ACUI Announces Award Recipients at 2025 Annual Conference
ACUI’s 2025 awards and scholarship recipients are being announced throughout the Annual Conference, March 16–20. 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.
2025 Award Recipients
DISTINGUISHED AWARDS
- Butts–Whiting Award: Brenda Evans, University of Massachusetts–Lowell
- Emeritus Award: Jeff Dunbar, Kim Roenn-Devney, Cynthia Thompson, Michael Slevin, Jeanni Winston-Muir, Maggie Towle
- Honorary Lifetime Membership: Dr. Jennifer Zamora
- Legacy Leader Award: Deepti Chadee, Mark Guthier, Dr. Jeremy Schenk
CAMPUS AWARDS
- Collaborative Program of the Year: UnWind Your Mind, University of Massachusetts–Lowell
- Excellence in Innovations in Sustainability: Norris Retail Compost Program, Northwestern University
- Excellence in Student Training Programs: Sykes Union & Student Activities Student Staff Training, West Chester University
- Joseph H. Benedict Jr. Social Change Award for Racial Justice: The Art of Reclamation, University of the Arts London
- Outstanding Service Project of the Year: A State of Orange: A Day of Cowboy Service, Oklahoma State University
- Shirley Bird Perry Staff-Driven Program of the Year: Crafternoon, Boise State University
- Student-Driven Program of the Year: Blatt Bonanza, University of South Carolina
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
- ACUI Values Award: Laurie Frederickson, Indiana University; Carole Dowell, Virginia Commonwealth University; Gilbert Falcon, Colorado State University
- Distinguished Faculty Award: Dr. Marcelo Vinces, Northwestern University
- Excellence in Volunteer Service Award: Kraemer Clayton, George Washington University; Beth Goad, University of Denver; Isaac Barber, University of Connecticut
- President of the Year Award: Dr. M Brian Blake, Georgia State University
- Revis A. Cox Memorial Award: Dr. Philip Smith, Rutgers University
- Richard D. Blackburn New Professional Award: Ian Fournie, Indiana University
- Two-Year College Professional Service Award: Chelsea Kimmett, Portland Community College
SCHOLARSHIPS
- Adell McMillian Scholarship: Domonique Sak, Rochester Institute of Technology
- C. Richard Scott Memorial Scholarship: Abigail Farley, Northwestern University
- Don Rohel Scholarship: Lauren Gyurisin, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Edward S. “Beanie” Drake Founders’ Award: Alison Ward, University of Tennessee
- Greer Dawson Wilson Scholarship: Nicole BellCorelli, University of Wisonsin–OshKosh
- Manny Cunard Scholarship: Kevin Ramirez, University of Texas–Rio Grande Valley
WRITING AND RESEARCH AWARDS
- Chester A. Berry Scholar Award: Michelle Boettcher, Clemson University, and Dr. Cristobal Salinas Jr., Florida Atlantic University
- Daniel M. Maxwell Dissertation of the Year Award: Dr. Tari Hunter, California State University–Northridge
- Earl Whitfield Regional Outreach Award: Region VII Newsletter
- Gretchen Laatsch Grant & Scholarship: Steven Feldman, Indiana University
FACILITY DESIGN AWARDS
- Category: Less Than $25 Million: Workshop Architects, Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of Notre Dame
- Category: Over $55 Million: AE Works, University Union, Towson University
Steal this Idea Best in Show
- Sunburst Sparklers Promotional Campaign, University of Wisconsin–Madison
