NACAS Announces CEO Kelsey Harmon Finn Stepping Down After Five Successful Years
NACAS, the largest auxiliary and ancillary services support organization serving higher education, announces that CEO Kelsey...
Read More
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.
This year’s nomination window closes July 8, 2020.
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
- Regional Rising Star, Sponsored by Spelman Johnson
- 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
2020 Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2020 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
Carlos Garcia, CASP
University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
Edwin R. Golden Award for Inclusive Excellence
Morris Arboretum Visitor Education and Guided Tours Program
University of Pennsylvania
Innovative Achievement in Auxiliary Services
Student Center & Event Services
University of California - Irvine
David H. Lord Award for Exemplary Community Service
Esmeralda C. Valdez
University of Houston
Dr. Wright L. Lassiter, Jr. Legacy Award
Emily A. Messa, PhD, CASP
University of Houston
Outstanding Business Partner of the Year
Chick-fil-A
Volunteer of the Year
Deborah T. Huebler
University of Houston
Silver Torch
Ronald L. Martel
Johnson & Wales University - Providence (Retired)
Central – Regional Mentor Award
Richard R. Thomas
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Central – Regional Rising Star Scholarship, sponsored by The Spelman & Johnson Group
Jennifer Paiotti
Transact (Previously with Xavier University)
Central Region - Volunteer of the Year
Jason Maslanka
University of Illinois at Chicago
East – Regional Mentor Award
Christopher Bradie
University of Pennsylvania
East – Regional Rising Star Scholarship, sponsored by The Spelman & Johnson Group
Jonathan A. Kukta
Penn State - Berks
East Region - Volunteer of the Year
Diane L. Reynolds, MBA, CASP
Virginia Commonwealth University
South – Regional Mentor Award
Esmeralda C. Valdez
University of Houston
South – Regional Rising Star Scholarship, sponsored by The Spelman & Johnson Group
Rosario "Rosie" Ashley
University of Houston
South Region - Volunteer of the Year
Stephie Edgett
University of Texas at Arlington
West – Regional Mentor Award
Jeff Rensel
Arizona State University
West – Regional Rising Star Scholarship, sponsored by The Spelman & Johnson Group
Casey Kelly
Sonoma State University
West Region - Volunteer of the Year
W. Colin Moore
University of British Columbia
