Awards: The NACADA Service to Commission Award was created to recognize an individual who has provided outstanding service, leadership, and commitment to a specific commission. Each NACADA Commission that has been in existence for a minimum of three years may select one individual each year to receive a NACADA Service to Commission Award.  Each recipient of this award will be presented with a recognition plaque during the respective Commission's annual meeting held during the NACADA annual conference in the fall. 

Eligibility:

Each nominee must have been a member of the commission for at least one full year prior to the date of the nomination submission. For each commission, previous winners of that commission's award are not eligible. However, previous winners from one commission are eligible for another commission's award. Current commission officers (chair and chair-elect) and members of the commission's selection committee are not eligible for this award.

Criteria:

The criteria for the selection of a Service to Commission Award winner may include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Active participation in commission and/or steering committee activities
2. Length of commission membership
3. Length of NACADA membership
4. Presentations at annual/regional/state conferences on commission-related topics
5. Commission-related contributions to the NACADA Journal, Academic Advising Today, and other publications
6. Contributions to the local campus in support of commission goals and objectives
7. General willingness to work on commission needs and tasks such as
   • Recruiting NACADA members to participate in commission-related projects
   • Recruiting conference speakers to give presentations on commission-related topics
   • Evaluating commission-related conference proposals
8. Other appropriate examples of contributions and commitment to the specific goals and objectives of the respective commission

Nomination Process:

Nominations must contain adequate factual or descriptive material for the selection committee to evaluate the nomination, including:

1. A completed online nomination form
2. A supporting letter from the nominator providing evidence that the candidate has made significant contributions to the goals and objectives of the respective commission
3. Letters of support from colleagues within the commission (not to exceed three letters)

Questions concerning the Service to Commission Award for a particular commission should be directed to that commission's current Chair. A list of current Commission Chairs can be found on the CIGD web site.

Responsibilities Involving the Service to Commission Award

Responsibilities of the Commission & Interest Group Division:

1. To oversee the Service to Commission Awards including coordinating guidelines, criteria, and nomination/selection processes;
2. To promote the Service to Commission Awards generally; and
3. To review the guidelines, criteria, and nomination/selection processes regularly (every three years) and to recommend appropriate changes and improvements.

Responsibilities of individual commissions:

1. To review general criteria established for the Service to Commission Awards and to determine, if appropriate, additional criteria specific to the commission (optional). (If additional criteria are determined, the NACADA Executive Office must be notified with sufficient time to include in award promotion.);
2. To request funds for the award when appropriate;
3. To actively solicit nominations for this award;
4. To create an award selection committee comprised of commission members - chair of the commission should be a member of this committee, but does not necessarily need to serve as its chair; and
5. To follow processes and procedures for selecting a candidate and granting the award as set by the CIGD. This would include notifying the NACADA Executive Office of the Award recipient and working with the NACADA Executive Office to notify appropriate parties including the nominator, the award recipient, and commission members.

Responsibilities of the NACADA Executive Office:

1. To assist the CIGD and individual commissions in the processes and procedures associated with the Service to Commission Award, including dissemination of information about these awards and award recipients; and
2. To prepare notification and congratulatory letters, as well as award plaques for the Award recipients.

Timeline and Deadlines for the Service to Commission Award