CSPA Awards and Nominations

 

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Congratulations to the 2005 Award winners! 

 

Professional organizations play an important role in higher education by singling out and presenting appropriate awards to individuals who have made meritorious contributions.  Since 1982, CSPA has presented such awards at its annual conference.

The following presents information on the recent history and description of the CSPA Awards. You will notice that awards are not made each year, but are considered selective and presented only when an outstanding individual is nominated.

 CSPA Awards and Honors Nomination Procedures

As a member of CSPA, you are called upon by your organization to assist in the process of identifying individuals you consider to have met the criteria of a particular award.  Your nomination(s) are valued and sought after by the Awards Committee.  Please discuss the nomination process with other CSPA members and encourage your colleagues to consider submitting nominations.  All nominations will be reviewed by the Awards Committee and recommendations will be forwarded to the CSPA Executive Council.

We have a simple process to encourage members to make nominations. A member may nominate an individual for only ONE award. We are relying on the nominator to supply supporting documentation. The committee will screen all nominations and conduct appropriate background reviews.  Campaigning is not encouraged nor is the CSPA mailing lists or labels available for that purpose.

The nomination process usually begins in the late Spring and concludes early in the Fall semester.  The names of the recipients will be announced at the Honors and Awards Banquet held at the Annual Conference.

 OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROFESSION:

To honor a member of the profession for outstanding services or significant contribution to the post-secondary student personnel profession. Recipients of this award must be members of the profession who have contributed significantly to or provided outstanding serve to the student personnel profession.

 Past Recipients:

1990          Charles P. LaMorte
1991          Leile Moore
1992          Terry Williams
1993          Mary Roark
1994          Malcolm C. Van Deursen
1995          Not Awarded      
1996          Thomas Quatroche
1997          Patrick Love
1998          Mike D’Attilio
1999          Designs By RAS
2000          Timothy Gallineau  
2001         Marion Schrank
2002        Margaret McCarthy
2003        Robin Diana
2004        Amy Reynolds
2005        Christine Strong

 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO HIGHER EDUCATION:

 To honor an educator who has given distinguished service to higher education and whose ideas show considerable promise for improving the quality of the learning climate in post-secondary institutions. Recipient must have been a practicing professional in post-secondary education for a minimum of five years.

 Past Recipients:

1990          Laurine Fitzgerald
1991          Robert D. Brown
1992          Warren Martin
1993          Ernest Boyer
1994          Nancy Schlossberg
1995          Gary Pavela
1996          Not Awarded
1997          Not Awarded
1998          Susan Komives
1999          Dr. Robert B. Young
2000               Dr. Cathy McHugh-Engstrom  
2001               Dr. Patrick Love
2002                Dr. Vincent Tinto
2003                Dr. Ray Schwarz
2004                Raechele Pope
2005                Dr. Robert Bonfiglio

 SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH/PUBLICATION:

 To call attention to a significant piece (e.g., an outstanding thesis, dissertation, field study) or published report (e.g., journal article, monograph book) having both intrinsic merit and educational significance for the field of student personnel as practiced in post-secondary educational institutions. Recipients of this award must be (a) a practicing professional or a masters or doctoral candidate in the field of student personnel or a supporting discipline or (b) the author of a major book or article, appearing in a journal in the field of student personnel.

 Past Recipients:

1991          Thomas J. Quatroche
1992          Patrick T. Terenzini
1993          Susan Ebbs and John Wilcox
1994          Not Awarded
1995          Not Awarded
1996          ACPA  for the “Student Learning Imperative"
1997          Paul Rogat Loeb
1998          Not Awarded
1999          Art Levine & Jeannette Cureton
2000          Dr. Keith Anderson  
2001          Not Awarded
2002           Not Awarded
2003            Not awarded
2004            Amy Reynolds and John Mueller
2005            Not awarded

 OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE ASSOCIATION: ( * In 2001 renamed, The Dr. Daniel Bratton Award for outstanding service to the association)

 To honor a member of the Association for outstanding service to the College Student Personnel Association. Recipients of this award must be members of the Association and have contributed outstanding service to the Association.

 Past Recipients:

1990          Barbara Schoonmaker
1991          Louis Copertino
1992          Steve Tyrell
1993          Carmel Scalese
1994          Susan Kaegle and Geneva Walker-Johnson
1995          Chris Strong
1996          Dennis McDonald
1997          Wendy Niefeld Wheeler
1998          S. Regina Sargent
1999          Elizabeth Gaffney
2000          Marie Shuman  
* 2001        Graham Knowles
* 2002            Eric Duschcherer
* 2003            William Kernan
* 2004            Deb Pawlikowski
2005               Leah Cassellia 

 MERITORIOUS CONTRIBUTION AS A NEW PROFESSIONAL:

    To honor an outstanding New Professional member of the Association for an innovative contribution to his/her campus and/or CSPA region. Recipients of the award must be three years or less in a full-time position in student affairs. A description detailing the nature of the contribution/project must accompany the nomination. Recipients for this award must be members of the Association

 Past Recipients:

1990          Lisa LoParco
1991          Chris Koutsovitis
1992          Not Awarded
1993          Lisa Yengo
1994          Michelle Wood
1995          Not Awarded
1996          Lauren Romero
1997          Theodore Smith
1998          Jennie Volforte
1999          Leah LaValle ( now Casselia)
2000          not awarded  
2001          Nicole Qualtieri
2002               Not Awarded
2003               Jennifer Hinton
2004              Bonnie Yung
2005              Michael Fogarty        

 OUTSTANDING REGIONAL COORDINATOR AWARD:

 To recognize an outstanding leader from a region who has made significant contributions to their region. Nominations for this award must be made by a regional member.                 

The following criteria will be used for selection:

      • specific areas of outstanding service to the region

• detailed reasons why the person should be chosen for the award

• membership recruitment and retention efforts and programs

 Past Recipients:

1995         Paul Nocera & Patricia Marin
1996          Lisa Pierce
1997          Marie Laguerre-Lewis
1998          Aaron Koch and Dave Kloiber
1999             Christine Nadeau and Kris Erickson
2000              Deb Waller-Frederick  
2001          Annette Robbins
2002           Jennifer Hinton and Peter Smith
2003           Brian Haggerty and Mary Gallivan
2004            Not awarded

 SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT REGIONAL AWARD:

 To recognize the region judged to be the most improved in terms of the fulfillment of its during the past full association year. Nominations for this award must be made by the regional coordinator. The following criteria will be used for selection:  

            • statement of goals & objectives of the region for the year as
      opposed to prior years.

          • programs and activities which support these goals and objectives.

     • identify specific evaluation measures used to evaluate these programs.
             How was success determined.

• specific plans the region has for the next year. summarize the reasons your region should win

 Past Recipients:

1995          North Country
1996          Mohawk Valley
1997          Great Lakes
1998          Metro Region
1999              Mohawk and Heartland Regions           
2000          North Country
2001          Heartland
2002           Great Lakes
2003            Metro Region
2004            Not Awarded

 OUTSTANDING REGION AWARD:

 To recognize the region judged to be outstanding in the fulfillment of its goals during the past full association year.  Nominations for this award must be made by the Regional Coordinator.  The nomination letter is limited to two pages. The following criteria will be used for selection:

 Ø      • statement of goals and objectives for the region for the year as opposed to prior years

Ø      • program and activities which support those goals and objectives

Ø      • identify specific evaluation measures used to evaluate these programs. How was success determined?

Ø      • specific plans the region has for next year

Ø      • summarize the reasons your region should win this award

 Supporting materials are limited to copies of goals and objectives as well as outcomes of any specific evaluation or needs assessments.

 Past Recipients:

1995          Mid-Hudson Region
1996          Mid-Hudson Region
1997          Vintage Region
1998          Mid –Hudson Region
1999          Capital Region
2000          Mid-Hudson Region  
2001          Heartland
2002          Vintage Region
2003            Great Lakes
2004            Not Awarded

ANNUAL CONFERENCE AWARDS

             The following is a list of the awards and winners from events that are held each year at the annual conference.

 ESTER LLOYD JONES CASE STUDY

             Beginning with the 1995 annual conference, CSPA began offering graduate students in New York State preparation programs an opportunity to begin practicing the skills acquired through their programs.  This award is named for Ester Lloyd Jones, who was instrumental professional in establishing CSPA.

 Past Recipients:

1996          David Ascenio & Ronald Gray (Buffalo State College)
1997          Andre Chambers & Averl Otis (SUNY Potsdam)
1998          Marcel Jeanette & Carolyn Doxey (SUNY Plattsburgh)
1999          Amanda Bingle - Canisius College
2000    
2001            Emanuel Akinyele, Binghamton University, Katie Heather- Marist College
                     &  Keith Johnson - SUNY Utica/Rome
 2002            Kristen Lynaugh, NYU; Michele Fischetti, Syracuse University; James 
                    Luciano, Skidmore; Erika Smith, SUNY Delhi
2003            Michael Fogarty, SUNY Geneseo; Andrea Sturtevant, New York University
2004            Annabelle Guercio, Buffalo State; Kelly Naples, NYU; Corey Inzana, Marist College; 
                    Meagan Elsberry, Marist College
2005            Russell Martin, Ithaca College; Louis Kaminski, SUNY IT; and Sue Mykins, Syracuse University.


           

Outstanding Graduate Student Award

This award beginning at the 2002 annual conference.  

2002        Janice Goca
2003        Sara Bleiberg
2004        Andrea Sturtevant


 SHOW CASE PROGRAM AWARD

           This is award to the program that was determined to be the best of the conference.  The winning program and presenter will be submitted to ACPA for consideration as a program for the following year's national conference.

1998  Jennie Volforte - Alfred University
1999  Bill Kernan - Marist College
2000    Jennifer Davis - Cornell University  
2001     Marian Lebron, Don Sawyer, Stacey Parker, Alvin Sturdivant - Syracuse University
2002    Kim Yousey, New York University
2003    Kevin Heise; Buffalo State College; and Stacy Shuppman. Medaille College
2004    Luis Inoa, New York University
2005    Dr. Richard Herdlein, Buffalo State College


  REGIONAL DISPLAY ( this award was stopped in 2000)

1997  North Country
1998  Mid-Hudson
1999  Long Island

REGIONAL COMPETITION

1999    Mohawk Valley Region
2000    Capital Region
2001    Heartland
2002    Great Lakes
2003     Metro Region
2004    Not awarded