Deserved Recognition
On your campus, you and your colleagues work hard to break new ground, implement innovation, and achieve success. Now it is time to honor these achievements by nominating yourself or someone you know for a NACAS award. Your nominations make our community a better place and ensure excellence is promoted.
Awards & Scholarships
NACAS, with the financial support of the NACAS Education Foundation, honors the best and brightest in our industry with 13 different award & scholarship categories. Nominated by their professional peers, award winners are announced and honored at each year’s C3X Annual Conference & Expo.
Award and scholarship opportunities include:
- Mereese Ladson Scholarship
- Hassmiller CASP Scholarship
- Robert F. Newton Award for Distinguished Service
- Edwin R. Golden Award for Inclusive Excellence
- Innovative Achievement in Auxiliary Services
- David H. Lord Scholarship for Exemplary Community Service
- Central Past Presidents Scholarship
- Regional Rising Star
- Wright L. Lassiter, Jr. Legacy Award
- Retirement Award – Silver Torch
- Volunteer of the Year
- Outstanding Business Partner of the Year Award
- Regional Mentor Awards
- NACAS Presidential Service Award
2021 Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2021 NACAS Member Award winners! Your creativity, dedication to auxiliaries, and commitment to higher education have impacted not only your schools but all of NACAS.
Award
Name
Institution/Company
Robert F. Newton Award for Distinguished Service
Diane Reynolds, MBA, CASP
Virginia Commonwealth University
Edwin R. Golden Award for Inclusive Excellence
DaNesha Allen
University of Houston
Innovative Achievement in Auxiliary Services
University Dining Program
UW-Green Bay University Dining
David H. Lord Award for Exemplary Community Service
David C. Atkins
George Mason University
Dr. Wright L. Lassiter, Jr. Legacy Award
Jason A. Levy
Temple University
Outstanding Business Partner of the Year
Chartwells Higher Education
Volunteer of the Year
Emily A. Messa, PhD, CASP
University of Houston
Silver Torch
Robert Holden, MPA, CASP
University of Georgia (Retired)
Central – Regional Mentor Award
Matt Suwalski, CASP
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Central – Regional Rising Star
Dr. Anita Hicks
Oakland University
Central Region - Volunteer of the Year
David VanderSloot, CASP
Grand Valley State University
East – Regional Mentor Award
Phillip R. Allison
United States Naval Academy
East – Regional Rising Star
LTC Lee Clark, CASP
Virginia Military Institute
East Region - Volunteer of the Year
Mara Lowrey
Algonquin College
South – Regional Mentor Award
Michael L. Smith
Florida A&M University
South – Regional Rising Star
Khushbu Thakor
University of Houston
South Region - Volunteer of the Year
Rick Torres
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
West – Regional Mentor Award
Joseph Pearson, CASP
Central Washington University
West – Regional Rising Star
West Region - Volunteer of the Year
Lakshmi Sangaranarayanan, CASP
University of Calgary