ACUI Celebrates 2020 Awards Recipients
It is important to take time to celebrate the outstanding successes in our profession over the past year. ACUI’s 2020 awards and scholarship recipients will be revealed throughout the next month via email and social media. We encourage you to 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.
2020 Award Recipients
DISTINGUISHED AWARDS
- Emeritus Award: Jimmie Baker, University of Colorado; Charlie Francis, University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Steve Gnadt, University of Maryland; Tina Pinocci, Rowan University; Rachel Wussow, University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
- Honorary Lifetime Membership: Tami Kuhn, Michigan State University
- President’s Award for Distinguished Service: Deepti Chadee, Texas Christian University
CAMPUS AWARDS
- Collaborative Program of the Year: Juneteenth – Come Celebrate Liberation, University of Texas–San Antonio
- Excellence in Innovations in Sustainability: Borderlands Produce Rescue @ ASU, Arizona State University
- Excellence in Student Training Programs: The Level Up Program, University of California–Irvine
- Joseph H. Benedict Jr. Social Change Award for Racial Justice: Students Advocating for Students, Marquette University
- Outstanding Service Project of the Year: Seminar Service Project, University of Minnesota–Duluth
- Shirley Bird Perry Staff-Driven Program of the Year: Gobblerfest – Student Engagement and Campus Life, Virginia Tech
- Student-Driven Program of the Year: Sustainable Office Program, California State University–Northridge Associated Students Sustainability
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
- ACUI Values Award: Tricia Dobrient, Marquette University; David Lemon, University of St. Thomas; and Michael MacStudy, Ramapo College
- Excellence in Volunteer Service Award: Angel Flowers, Indiana University-Purdue University–Indianapolis; and Daniella Mancuso, Southern Oregon University
- Distinguished Faculty Award: Lawrence Baden, Webster University
- President of the Year Award: Dr. Eli Capilouto, University of Kentucky
- Revis A. Cox Memorial Award: Keith Kowalka, University of Houston
- Richard D. Blackburn New Professional Award: Edi Kuhn, Marquette University
- Two-Year College Professional Service Award: Don Phelps, County College of Morris
SCHOLARSHIPS
- Adell McMillan Memorial Scholarship: Spencer Stidd, Virginia Tech
- Chuck Morrell New Professional IPDS Scholarship: Denee Jenkins, SUNY–Old Westbury
- Edward S. “Beanie” Drake Founders’ Award: Victoria Culver Rice, Missouri State University
- Greer Dawson Wilson Scholarship: Yakima Melton, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
- Manny Cunard Scholarship: Spencer Vincent, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Meg Sutton I-LEAD® Scholarship: Jacob Hoffman, University of South Carolina
- MHB Internship Program: Sydney Scott, William & Mary
WRITING AND RESEARCH AWARDS
- ACUI Research and Education Grant: Heidi Lang, Ed.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Chester A. Berry Scholar Award: Brian Magee, Ed.D.; Tricia Shalka, Ph.D.; and Chloe Corcoran, University of Rochester
- Daniel M. Maxwell Dissertation of the Year Award: Dorsey Spencer, Jr., Ph.D., Florida State University
- Earl Whitfield Regional Outreach Award: Region VII Newsletter
- Gretchen Laatsch Grant & Scholarship: Renae Mantooth, North Carolina State University
FACILITY DESIGN AWARDS
- Barbara Walters Campus Center by KSS Architects and Sarah Lawrence College
- Carlton Union Building by Hanbury, Worrell Design Group, Affiliated Engineers Inc., Walter P Moore, and Stetson University
- Emory Student Center by Duda|Paine Architects, MHTN Architects, and Emory University
- Multicultural Center by Opsis Architecture, RMC Architects, and Western Washington University
STEAL THIS IDEA
- Best in Show: Winter Week of Welcome, University of Vermont
