The CASE Leadership Award celebrates CASE member institutional chief executive officers, college and university system heads, and trustees for outstanding efforts in promoting the value of education and supporting advancement at their campuses. Recipients, through their ability to create a vision and inspire others, have established a positive image for their institution while leading it to even higher levels of success.
Eligibility
CASE celebrates the leadership, innovation, and impact of professionals from different lived experiences. As in all its initiatives, CASE values inclusivity, and therefore, the Individual Achievement Awards actively seek the broadest possible set of nominations from institutions and individuals across the globe.
To be considered for this award, nominees must meet the following requirements:
- Institutional CEO, system head, or trustee (current or retired) for a CASE member institution.
- Institutionally Related Foundations or self-governed alumni association CEOs and trustees are not eligible for nomination.
- Current members of the CASE Board of Trustees and Regional Councils are not eligible for nomination.
- Self-nominations will not be accepted.
Nomination details
When to enter
Nomination windows vary by region.
- Latin America: September 15 - November 30, 2025
- Asia-Pacific: 1 November 2025 - 31 January 2026
- US-Canada: December 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
- Europe: 1 May - 30 June 2026
How to enter
All nomination information and materials should be submitted online by someone at a CASE member institution or Educational Partner. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
The nominator will be asked to submit:
- Responses to two prompts:
- Describe the nominee’s leadership qualities, including the ability to create a vision and inspire others, and the resulting impact on establishing a positive image for their institution and leading it to higher levels of success.
- Describe the nominee’s efforts to promote the value of education and support of advancement at their campus.
- Nominee's resume, CV, biography, or a link to similar information, such as their LinkedIn profile.
- At least one and not more than three supporting letter(s) (not from the nominator) endorsing the nomination.
Guidance for letters
- Please reference the name of the award and limit the letter to not more than two pages.
- Letters can be addressed to the CASE Regional Council Awards Subcommittee.
- Documents can be in PDF or Word format.
- Please do not mail any materials directly to CASE.
Contact us
You can reach the CASE Awards team at [email protected]. Please include in your correspondence the name of the award.