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    Congratulations to the 2023 District I Individual Achievement Awardees
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    Andrea Marcille

    2023 District I Chief Executive Leadership Award

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    Anthony Robert Hannon

    2023 District I Rising Star Award 

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    Miriam E. McLean

    2023 District I Opportunity and Inclusion Award 

    Each year, CASE District I recognizes outstanding individual contributions to education through volunteer leadership and professional achievement.

    Chief Executive Leadership AwardOpportunity and Inclusion AwardRising Star Award
    Chief Executive Leadership Award 

    The Chief Executive Leadership Award has been established to honor institutional leaders for outstanding contributions to their campus communities, for efforts promoting public understanding of education, and for support of advancement at their campuses. Nominees must have demonstrated the ability to increase their institution’s stature in the community and to establish a positive image for their institution while leading it to even higher levels of success.

     

    Opportunity and Inclusion Award

    The Opportunity and Inclusion Award, established in 2022, recognizes an advancement professional who displays leadership in fostering inclusion and diversity within the profession, on their campus, and/or within the surrounding community.
    Recipients will possess the following criteria:

    • A demonstrated and sustained passion for the advancement of diversity.
    • A demonstrated and sustained contribution to increasing diversity within their institution and community.
    • A demonstrated and sustained commitment to the progression, career advancement, and promotion of diverse, new leaders in the profession.
    • Achievements in support of diversity plan goals and/or demonstrated diversity improvement effort. 
       
    Rising Star Award

    The Rising Star Award recognizes the accomplishments of new advancement professionals whose early success promises future leadership and achievement.
     

    Nomination Instructions

    The nominator must be on staff at a CASE member institution, educational affiliate, or educational partner.

    All application materials are submitted online. Nominators will be asked to answer these questions:

    • Please provide a brief overview of why you are nominating this candidate for this award. If selected for an award, this statement will be used on the CASE website and in promotional materials.
    • In addition to attaching the candidate's resume/CV, please provide a brief summary of the candidate’s professional experience. If selected for an award, this statement may be used on the CASE website and in promotional materials. 
    • Describe the length, type and variety of service that the candidate has given to the institution. 
    • Explain the impact that the candidate has made on the institution and the communities it serves. 
    • Describe the candidate’s involvement with CASE and/or other volunteer service. 
    • What sets this candidate apart from others? 
    • Describe how the candidate has supported advancement efforts, including marketing/communications, alumni relations, advocacy, and fundraising*.

    *Only required for the Chief Executive Leadership Award 

    Nominators also will be asked to upload:

    • A resume/CV of the candidate
    • Two letters in support of the nomination from someone other than the person submitting the nomination.

    The nomination period began on Oct. 13, 2022, and closed on Nov. 30, 2022.

    Past Winners

    Rising Star

    Shannon Wood
    Assistant Director, Holy Cross Fund
    College of the Holy Cross

    The Chief Executive Leadership Award

    Dr. William Fitzgerald
    Head of School
    St Joseph High School

    Rising Star

    Stephanie Quinn
    Director of Annual Giving
    Boston University

    The Chief Executive Leadership Award

    Gretchen Larkin
    Head of School
    Charles River School

    Rising Star

    Dana Grider
    Senior Director, Institutional Advancement
    Berklee College of Music

    The Chief Executive Leadership Award

    Kerry Healey
    Babson College

    Rising Star

    Diana Curran
    Assistant Director, Annual Giving and Digital Fundraising
    Worcester State University

    Quarter Century Circle

    Judith Cole
    Executive Vice President and CEO, Alumni Association
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    David Woodruff
    Associate Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Resource Development
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Carol and Stephen Hebert Award

    Christine Tempesta
    Senior Director of Information Systems and Volunteer Services
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Eleanor Collier Award

    Judy Doherty
    Executive Director, Information Management Systems and New Media
    Dartmouth College

    Distinguished Friend of Education Award

    Kristine Trustey
    Volunteer
    Shore Country Day School and Brooks School

    Chief Executive Leadership Award

    Zorica Pantić
    President
    Wentworth Institute of Technology

    Rising Star Award

    Stefanie Seslar
    Director of Alumni Relations
    Albertus Magnus College

    The Quarter Century Circle Award

    Dwight Bachman
    Public Relations Officer
    Eastern CT State University

    The Eleanor Collier Award

    Scott Nichols
    Senior VP for Development & Alumni
    Boston University

    The Carol and Stephen Hebert Award

    Timothy Lawlor
    Vice President of the Academy
    Ursuline Academy

    Leisha LeCouvie
    Senior Director for Alumni Relations
    Concordia University

    Distinguished Friend of Education Award

    Bill & Joy Cummings
    Friends and supporters of Tufts University

    The Chief Executive Leadership Award

    Gena Glickman
    President
    Manchester Community College

    Rising Star Award

    Jennifer Crane
    Bowdoin College
    50th Reunion Giving

    Nibal Awad
    Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement and Giving
    St. John’s Preparatory School

    The Quarter Century Circle Award

    Nory (Eleanor) Babbitt
    Senior Director, Club and Association Relations
    Yale University

    Michele Nota
    Executive Director, Alumni Relations
    University of Rhode Island

    The Eleanor Collier Award

    Christine Mota
    Director, Media Relations
    Concordia University

    The Carol and Stephen Hebert Award

    Paul Sheff
    President Emeritus
    Catholic Memorial School

    Distinguished Friend of Education Award

    Bernard M. and Sophia Gordon
    Salem State University

    The Chief Executive Leadership Award

    Steven H. Kaplan
    President
    University of New Haven

    Rising Star Award

    Nicole Sullivan
    Senior Administrative Associate
    Emerson College

    Amy Swiniarski
    Director of Alumni Relations
    The Governor’s Academy

    The Quarter Century Circle Award

    Eric Johnson
    Vice President for University Advancement
    Tufts University

    Andy Tiedemann
    Vice President, Communications and Marketing
    Emerson College

    Nancy K. Winship
    Senior Vice President of Institutional Advancement
    Brandeis University

    The Eleanor Collier Award

    Celeste Mahoney
    Director of Special Events
    Tufts University

    The Carol and Stephen Hebert Award

    Dorcey Baker
    Director of Communications and Planning
    Brown University

    Distinguished Friend of Education Award

    Ted Cutler
    Former Chairman of the Board of Trustees
    Emerson College

    The Chief Executive Leadership Award

    Robert A. Brown
    President
    Boston University

    Rising Star Award

    Lindsey Mayo
    Director of Alumni Relations
    Northern Essex Community College

    The Quarter Century Circle Award

    William Bennett
    Senior Development Officer
    Wellesley College

    John C. Davis
    Associate Vice Chancellor
    University of Massachusetts Lowell

    The Eleanor Collier Award

    John Fuedo
    Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations
    Boston College

    The Carol and Stephen Hebert Award

    Lisa Maizite
    Assistant Vice President for Development
    Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    Distinguished Friend of Education Award

    Janet Turnbull Irving
    Co-Founder and Trustee Emerita
    Maple Street School

    The Chief Executive Leadership Award

    Heather Munroe-Blum
    Principal and Vice Chancellor
    McGill University

    Rising Star Award

    Melissa L. Perkins
    Director of Leadership Gifts
    Pomfret School

    Tramaine E. Weekes
    Assistant Director of Development
    The Chestnut Hill School

    The Quarter Century Circle Award

    Steven A. Hall
    Vice President for Alumni Relations
    Boston University

    Sherwood C. Haskins, Jr.
    Assistant Head of School for External Affairs
    Buckingham Browne & Nichols School

    Michael C. Newhall
    Chief Advancement Officer
    St. John’s Preparatory School

    The Eleanor Collier Award

    Janet A. Canepa
    Director of Alumni Relations
    Fairfield University

    The Carol and Stephen Hebert Award

    Jeri L. Goetz
    Director of Development
    The Chestnut Hill School

    Distinguished Friend of Education Award

    Shelly Nemirovsky
    Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees, and Opening Minds Campaign Chair
    Buckingham Browne & Nichols School

    The Chief Executive Leadership Award

    Martin T. Meehan
    Chancellor
    University of Massachusetts Lowell

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