ACUI Announces Award Recipients at 2024 Annual Conference
ACUI’s 2024 awards and scholarship recipients are being announced throughout the Annual Conference, March 24–28 in Denver. Please congratulate recipients for their achievement and thank them for serving as models of leadership and innovation to advance our work as community builders in higher education.
2024 Award Recipients
DISTINGUISHED AWARDS
- Butts-Whiting Award: Sarah Aikman, Northern Kentucky University
- Emeritus Award: Carlos Garcia, Susan LeBow, Amy Lopez-Matthews, Michael Madecky, Rene Singleton, Betsy Sundholm, and William Schwehr
- Honorary Lifetime Membership: Dave Barnes, Matt Cameron, Debra Hammond, and Lanita Legan
- Legacy Leader Award: Sarah Aikman, Northern Kentucky University; Lanita Legan, Texas State University; and Gail Sutton, Georgia State University
- Presidential Award for Distinguished Service: Sarah Comstock, University of Puget Sound, and Wendy Denman, University of North Texas
CAMPUS AWARDS
- Collaborative Program of the Year: #IWillListen Mental Health Awareness Week, Morgan State University
- Excellence in Innovations in Sustainability: Campus Community Garden, University of Akron
- Excellence in Student Training Programs: Student Staff Development Programme, University of Westminister Students’ Union
- Joseph H. Benedict Jr. Social Change Award for Racial Justice: Table Dialogue and Podcast, University of Maryland–Baltimore
- Outstanding Service Project of the Year: Mini Cougar Cupboard Pantries, Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville
- Shirley Bird Perry Staff-Driven Program of the Year: Rochester Traditions, University of Rochester
- Student-Driven Program of the Year: Paint the Town Garnet and Black Block Party, University of South Carolina
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
- ACUI Values Award: Tari Hunter, California State University–Northridge
- Distinguished Faculty Award: Dr. Jacqueline Hodes, West Chester University
- Excellence in Volunteer Service Award: Cody Buechner, University of Alaska–Anchorage
- Revis A. Cox Memorial Award: Hayden Greene, Marymount Manhattan College
- Richard D. Blackburn New Professional Award: Amanda Griffiths, University of Tennessee
SCHOLARSHIPS
- Adell McMillian Scholarship: Eva Ulukivaiola, University of Alaska–Anchorage
- C. Richard Scott Memorial Scholarship: Sarah Khan, University of Houston
- Don Rohel Scholarship: Annissa Rhynders, Clackamas Community College
- Edward S. “Beanie” Drake Founders’ Award: Alison Doehring, University of Akron
- Greer Dawson Wilson Scholarship: Makiya Owens, University of Houston
WRITING AND RESEARCH AWARDS
- ACUI Research and Education Grant: Kim Celano, Temple University
- Daniel M. Maxwell Dissertation of the Year Award: Philip Smith, Rutgers University
- Earl Whitfield Regional Outreach Award: Region III
- Gretchen Laatsch Grant & Scholarship: Alison Doehring, University of Akron
FACILITY DESIGN AWARDS
- Category: Less Than $25 Million: Perkins&Will, Cox Hall Identity Spaces, Emory University
- Category: $25-$55 Million: Workshop Architects, Purdue Memorial Union, Purdue University
- Category: Over $55 Million: CannonDesign, Western Michigan Student Center, Western Michigan University
- Category: Student Life Projects Other Than Student Center: Mackey Mitchell Architects, SCAD Forty Four and Forty Five, Savannah College of Art & Design–Atlanta
STEAL THIS IDEA
The 2024 Steal this Idea Best in Show recipient is California State University Fullerton’s Student Wellness Week Initiative. Find the complete listing here.
