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NACAS C3X Annual Conference & Expo Unveils 2023 Conference Program
Event Takes Place November 5-8 in Toronto, Canada, Registration Now Open
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 07, 2023...
NACAS, with the financial support of the NACAS Foundation, honors the best and brightest in our industry with 11 different award categories. Nominated by their professional peers, award winners are announced and honored at each year’s NACAS Annual Conference. Learn more about the nomination process and criteria for each award below.
The Robert F. Newton Award for Distinguished Service is the most prestigious award recognizing an individual who has displayed extraordinary and outstanding service to NACAS and to the profession.
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The winner would receive perpetual NACAS membership after retirement including perpetual complimentary C3X Annual Conference registration after retirement. The winner would also be eligible to designate $2,500 of unrestricted NACAS Foundation funds towards the restricted fund(s) of their choosing.
This award was established in 1992 in honor of Edwin R. "Bob" Golden for his foresight in acknowledging the need for attention to issues of cultural diversity in the Association. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding campus leadership, activities and/or programs promoting cultural awareness and inclusion. This award recognizes exemplary and outstanding service to cultural awareness in the profession of college auxiliary management and the promotion of inclusion in an on-going fashion, through leadership in the areas of cultural diversity and equality.
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Winners will be featured in the NACAS magazine, College Services, and will be recognized at the Annual Conference.
This award recognizes imaginative and unique quality of product, service or program that enhances customer service, generates additional revenue or reduces costs, and provides adaptability for other institutions.
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The winner would be provided $500 towards airfare reimbursement to attend the C3X Annual Conference & Expo and receive the award. The Association would provide one (1) complimentary C3X Annual Conference registration to the award winner as well as four (4) nights at the conference hotel. The winner’s project would be presented in an article in College Services magazine and/or at an educational session during conference.
This Award recognizes one individual in an auxiliary service unit or central management organization who has provided excellent services and has demonstrated the ability and desire to excel in the field of auxiliary services management. Candidates must possess the potential to assume progressively more auxiliary management responsibilities. There is one recipient of this award and scholarship per NACAS region.
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A one-time scholarship in the amount of $1,000 is provided to recipients to be used to attend the C3X Annual Conference & Expo. This scholarship will be applied to the registration fee, and the remaining funds may be used towards travel and accommodation expenses.
In recognition of the vision for a professional association serving auxiliary/ancillary services in higher education, NACAS is proud to offer a Legacy Award in the name of one the founders and the first president of NACAS, Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr. In recognition of his extraordinary and outstanding service to NACAS, the institutions he served and the many professionals he taught and mentored, NACAS will each year honor an auxiliary/ancillary services professional or business partner member who demonstrates Dr. Lassiter's leadership qualities and his commitment to volunteerism and community service.
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The winner would be provided $500 towards a future C3X Annual Conference & Expo registration.
The Silver Torch Award honors an employee of a member institution or Business Partner who retires during the conference year and has served in the profession for ten or more years.
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All those selected for the award will be recognized at the Annual Conference.
This award recognizes members who have demonstrated exceptional volunteer work, at the regional and/or national level, that supports the NACAS mission. Nominees for this award should be individuals that have reached out to meet others in the organization, demonstrated exceptional work as a NACAS volunteer, unselfishly worked with others to improve the Association and its mission, and/or performed services or tasks that are not part of their normal assignments.
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Winners will be recognized at the Annual Conference
This award is presented to the companies which have made particularly noteworthy contributions to NACAS member institutions and to the auxiliary services profession.
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Winner will be recognized at the Annual Conference and will be featured in the NACAS magazine, College Services.
This award recognizes a member in each region who has shown initiative in welcoming newcomers and promoting/encouraging involvement of members at the regional/national level.
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Winners will be recognized at their respective Regional Breakfasts at the C3X Annual Conference & Expo.
This award, selected by the NACAS President, recognizes an individual who has made a lasting impact on NACAS and the auxiliary services profession. This award recipient has given willingly of their time and expertise with the simple goal of improving the profession.
Selection is based on an individual who has made the most significant contribution to the NACAS community through their participation and leadership, and contribution of support, vision, energy, and talent.
Each year, if appropriate, the NACAS President may bestow this recognition on an individual or individuals of his/her choosing.
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