Beth K. Fields Award

About the Beth K. Fields Award

Beth K. Fields

Beth K. Fields

The Beth K. Fields Award was established by the CASE Kentucky Board of Directors in 1994. The award was created in memory of Fields, who served as Director of Unit Associations for the University of Louisville Alumni Association, after a car accident on her way to work claimed her life, just one week after the CASE-Kentucky Conference.

Fields was an active CASE Kentucky Board member and admired advancement professional. The most prestigious award within CASE Kentucky, it recognizes the individual who continually goes above and beyond the call of duty in both their advancement profession and CASE Kentucky.

 

Headshot of Yvette Eastham

2021 Beth K. Fields Award

Yvette Eastham

Eastham has served at Hopkinsville Community College since 2008 as Chief Institutional Advancement Officer and Executive Director of the HCC Foundation, Inc. In her role overseeing marketing and communication, she has developed a team dynamic and expectation of herself that includes pivoting to immediate and urgent needs as diverse as creation and editing of video and generation of press releases. Learn more.

 

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? 

Nominators also will be asked to upload:

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

Nominations Open: Aug. 19, 2024

Nominations Closed: Oct. 11, 2024

2020: No award
2019: Sharron Townsend, Eastern Kentucky University
2018: Scott French, Western Kentucky University 
2017: Natasa Mongiardo, Transylvania University
2016: Rick DuBose, Western Kentucky University
2015: Kara Covert, Transylvania University
2014: Don Gorbandt, Thomas More College
2013: Donald Smith, Western Kentucky University
2012: Marci Hicks, University of Kentucky
2011: Michael Littell, St. Xavier High School, Louisville
2010: Dwight Dozier, University of Louisville
2009: Rick Meyers, Northern Kentucky University
2008: Joan McKinney, Campbellsville University
2007: John Paul Blair, Western Kentucky University
2006: Tina Kauffmann, Bellarmine University
2005: Marc Whitt, Eastern Kentucky University
2004: Lee Robertson, Western Kentucky University
2003: Terry Mobley, University of Kentucky
2002: Nancy Perry, Northern Kentucky University
2001: Lally Jennings, Eastern Kentucky University
2000: Rod Bussey, Berea College
1999: Bill Rothwell, University of Louisville
1998: Tom Arnold, Berea College
1997: Bernie Vonderheide, University of Kentucky
1996: Judy Griffin, Midway College
1995: Keith Kappes, Morehead State University
1994: Kenneth Miller, Kentucky State University