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 CEO 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.

Nominations closed on Nov. 30, 2022.

Titles and institutions indicate position at time of award.

2022
Dr. Kim Wilcox, Chancellor, UC Riverside

2021
No recipient

2020
Leroy M. Morishita, President, California State University, East Bay

2019
George Blumenthal, Chancellor, University of California, Santa Cruz

2018
Len Jessup, president, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

2017
Randy Bertin, Head of School, Besant Hill School

2015
Alexander Gonzalez, President, California State University, Sacramento

2013
Robert J. Birgeneau, Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley

2011
Daniel Y. Habuki, President, Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, CA

2009
James K. Scott - President, Punahou School, Honolulu, HI

2008
Laura Skandera Trombley - President, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA

2007
Janet L. Holmgren - President, Mills College, Oakland, CA

2006
Stephen Morgan – President, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA

2005
Milton A. Gordon – President, California State University, Fullerton

2004
Warren J. Baker – President, California State University Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo

2003
James L. Doti, President, Chapman University, Orange, CA

2003
Clinton P. Wilkins – Head of School, Sage Hill School, Newport Coast, CA &

2002
Marvalene Hughes - President, California State University, Stanislaus

2002
Donald R. Nickerson - Headmaster, St. Gregory College Prep School, Tucson

2001
James R. Appleton, President, University of Redlands

2000
Robert C. Maxson, President, California State University, Long Beach

1999
John D. Welty, President, California State University, Fresno

*Titles and institutions indicate position at time of award.

• Terri Carlos, Director of Development, University Initiatives, California State University, San Bernardino

• Carri P. Jenkins, Assistant to the President for University Communications, Brigham Young University

• Ron Stephany, Vice President, University Relations, University of Redlands
• Fred C. Albrecht, Executive Director of Alumni Relations, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Daniel G. Aldrich III, Assistant Chancellor, University Advancement, UC Santa Cruz
• Merilyn Bonney, Director of Alumni Relations, University of Redlands
• Alice B. Carpenter, Director of Major and Planned Gifts, Scripps College
• Leo O. Case, Vice President for Planning and Development, Occidental College
• Ray Colvig, Public Information Officer, UC Berkeley
• Norman A. Darais, Director of Publications and Graphics, Brigham Young University
• Barbara F. Davidson, Assistant Chancellor, UC Irvine
• Donald V. Dotts, Alumni Director, Arizona State University
• James Erickson, Vice President for Advancement, University of California, Merced
• Paula Faust, Director of Development and Public Affairs, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
• Raymond A. Haeckel, Exec. Director, Government and Community Relations, University of Utah
• Lee Harlan, Director of Alumni Relations, Pomona College
• Ronald G. Hyde, Assistant Vice President for University Relations, Brigham Young University
• Thomas F. Jordan, Former Vice President, College Relations, College of Notre Dame
• Virginia Kelsch, Associate Vice Chancellor, University Relations, UC Davis
• Michael J. Koll, Executive Director, California Alumni Association, UC Berkeley
• Jack Kinney, Executive Director, UC Santa Barbara Alumni Association
• McRay Magleby, Creative Director, Brigham Young University
• Ed L. Masterson, Associate Vice President for University Advancement, CSU Chico
• Richard E. Matheny, Vice Chancellor, University Relations, UC Davis
• Howard Metzler, Associate Vice President for Development, Pomona College
• Donald Pattison, Director of Public Affairs, Pomona College
• Kent D. Rollins, President of the Arizona Alumni Association, University of Arizona
• June B. Smith, Development Policy Officer, University of California Systemwide
• William E. Stone, President, Stanford Alumni Association, Stanford University
• Susan Clouse Dolbert, President, Arizona State University Alumni Association
• Ron Simons Associate Vice President, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
• Deborah Mandabach, Public Relations Director, University of La Verne, CA
• Pamela Hillman, Vice President for University Advancement, CSU Fullerton, CA
• Peggy Mitchell, Director of Development and Alumni, Town School for Boys, San Francisco, C
• Joanne Clark, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
• James H. Moore, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, University of Arizona Foundation
• Peter Smits, Vice President Emeritus, California State University, Fresno
• Kyle Button, Associate Vice President for Development, California State University, San Marcos
• Timothy O'Malley, Vice President for University Relations, University of San Diego
• Nancy Treser-Osgood, Senior Director of Alumni Relations, Pitzer College

Titles and institutions indicate position at time of award.

• Casilda Pagan, Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement at San Diego State University
• Margaret Stutt, Associate Director of Donor Stewardship University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
• Michael Smart, Media Relations Manager, Brigham Young University, Utah
• Lisa A. Lapin, Assistant Vice Chancellor for University Communications, UC Davis, California
• Michael Remedi, Director of Development, Arizona State University, Arizona
• Marilyn Grinsdale, Protocol and Government Relations Officer, Citrus College, Glendora, CA
• Andre Khachtourians, Annual Giving Manager, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
• Adam Jarman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
• Andrew DiNuzzo, Major Gifts Officer, University of California, Irvine
• Brandon Buzbee, Senior Director of Outreach and Engagement, University of California, San Diego
• Pam Pacelli, Director of Major Gifts, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis
• Jon McBride, Media Relations and Social Media Manager, Brigham Young University
• Megann Padovani, Lead Applications Developer, University of California, Davis