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2012 Service Awards

Chief Executive Leadership Award Recipients

CASE District VI is pleased to offer this prestigious award to recognize outstanding leadership and service in support of education. We invite nominations of chief executives whose contributions to their campuses and communities deserve exceptional notice and praise.

The CASE District VI Chief Executive Leader Award is presented annually to an outstanding president, chancellor, head master or system head of a District VI CASE member institution. Executive directors and/or presidents of institutionally related foundations and/or associations are not eligible for this award.

Dr. Richard F. (Dick) Celeste
Past President
Colorado College

Dr. Gregory Geoffroy
President
Iowa State University

Distinguished Service Award Recipient

This award honors persons with exemplary professional service to CASE and District VI, including active involvement in the advancement profession for a minimum of eight years. Including:

Professional employment with CASE VI member institutions for a least eight year
Regular attendance at CASE VI meetings
Volunteer service to CASE sponsored conferences, programs, and activities
Outstanding achievement in the total spectrum of endeavors represented by CASE's objectives for the advancement profession

Erin Verry
Maryville University

Virginia Carter Smith Recognition Award Recipient

This award is presented to senior advancement professionals with exceptional service to CASE who are ending or will be ending their careers within the last or next 12 months. They must have at least 15 years of successful participation in institutional advancement and be employed by a CASE VI member institution at the time of retirement. The award is presented at the conference nearest the recipient's retirement date.

Judy Wright
University of Kansas - KU Endowment

Volunteer of the Year Award Recipients

This award is presented to persons outside CASE who have given time, talent, and/or gifts to further the success of education through a CASE VI member institution. The award reflects:

Voluntary service to education only
A diversity of service to education and the CASE VI member institution

Susanne Richardson Teel
Baker University

Kurt and Sue Watson
University of Kansas