District V Individual Achievement Awards
Chief Executive Leadership Award
The Chief Executive Leadership Awards are an opportunity for CASE District V to applaud and promote the work and contributions of our top educational executives. We invite nominations of chief executives whose contributions to their institutions and communities deserve exceptional notice and praise.
The District's leadership will honor the recipient of the Chief Executive Leadership Award in December.
Take a moment to review the award criteria herein and consider deserving nominees for this significant honor. Discuss the award with colleagues and with your trustees or governing board leaders.
The award
The CASE V Chief Executive Leadership Awards are presented annually as follows:
- To the institution's chief executive officer to include a president, chancellor, headmaster, system head, or chief executive of a separately accredited CASE District V member institution (executives who have retired during the past year may be considered for the award).
- To qualify, nominees shall have demonstrated the ability to:
- Articulate a compelling vision for the institution and to have inspired others to that vision;
- Establish a positive image for the institution while leading it to higher levels of success;
- Increase the institution's stature in the community;
- Encourage innovation and risk-taking among employees; and
- Actively support all aspects of institutional advancement
Learn more about submitting a nomination.
Mike Ziemianski Distinguished Service Award
The Mike Ziemianski Distinguished Service Award honors CASE District V members who have excelled in service to the CASE District V community. Formerly the CASE V Distinguished Service Award, the honor was established in 1980 and renamed in 2019 for Ziemianski, a long-time CASE District V volunteer who died in June 2019.
The annual award recognizes advancement professionals who have given outstanding service to CASE District V for at least five years.
A committee composed of a member of the CASE District V Cabinet, two former award recipients, and a member-at-large makes the final recommendation for the selection.
Learn more about submitting a nomination.
Rising Star Award
The Rising Star Award (formerly the Emerging Leader Award) was established in 2018 and recognizes a person with three to ten years of advancement experience whose accomplishments distinguish their trajectory among their peers. It honors the accomplishments of those whose early success demonstrates their enthusiasm for and commitment to the profession, and an understanding of the needs and goals of the philanthropic tradition.
The candidates should be individuals whose performance demonstrates achievement, innovation, professionalism and leadership qualities.
The criteria for nomination are:
- Three to ten years professional experience in any advancement area
- A demonstrated and consistently high level of professional achievement
- Demonstrates potential for leadership within any area of institutional advancement: communications (public relations, media relations, publications, and others), alumni relations or philanthropy (fundraising, advancement services, and others).
- A strong commitment to the advancement profession
- An affiliation with CASE and/or NAIS.
Learn more about submitting a nomination.
Opportunity and Inclusion Award
The Opportunity and Inclusion Award recognizes an advancement professional who displays leadership in fostering inclusion and diversity within the profession, on 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.