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ACUI’s 2022 awards and scholarship recipients were announced throughout the Annual Conference, March 13–17. Some awards were announced live in Chicago, while others were shared via social media. Please congratulate recipients for their achievement and thank them for serving as models of leadership and innovation to advance our work as community builders in higher education.

2022 Award Recipients

Distinguished Awards

• Emeritus Award: Beth Bailey, Kansas State University; Justin Camputaro, University of Washington; Hollie Lutz, Indiana University; Denny Olsen, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities; Michael Swanigan, University of Michigan
• Honorary Lifetime Membership: Victoria Angis, Carleton State College; Elizabeth Beltramini, ACUI; Mary Connelly, University of Massachusetts–Lowell; Jim Eustrom, Chemeketa Community College; Whit Hollis, University of Utah
• Legacy Leader Award: Missy Burgess, University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh; Debra Hammond, California State University–Northridge; Sharon "Chickie" Silverstein, Suffolk County Community College
• Presidential Award for Distinguished Service: Elizabeth Beltramini, ACUI; Geoff Combs, University of Massachusetts–Boston
• Butts-Whiting Award: Lincoln Johnson, University of Washington

Campus Awards

• Collaborative Program of the Year: Islander Beach Bash, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
• Excellence in Student Training Programs: Scarlet Seals of Excellence, University of Houston
• Shirley Bird Perry Staff-Driven Program of the Year: Union Scholarship Program, University of Utah
• Student-Driven Program of the Year: Cultural Explosion, University of Houston
• Outstanding Service Project of the Year: Impact Living Learning Community University of Houston

Individual Awards

• ACUI Values Award: Ian Crone, University of Tennessee–Knoxville
• Excellence in Volunteer Service Award: Jennifer Duncan, Agnes Scott College; Ali Myszewski, Marquette University; Molly Orr, University of North Texas
• Revis A. Cox Memorial Award: Varselles Cummings, University of Houston
• Richard D. Blackburn New Professional Award: Andrea Giachino, Temple University
• Two-Year College Professional Service Award: Emily Brooke, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Fond du Lac Campus

Scholarships

• Chuck Morrell New Professional IPDS Scholarship: Adam Carlson, Clemson University
• Edward S. "Beanie" Drake Founders' Award: Kimberly Reed, University of Houston
• Greer Dawson Wilson Scholarship: Ja’Nelle King, University of Houston
• Manny Cunard Scholarship: Jordaan Houston, Georgia State University
• Meg Sutton I-LEAD® Scholarship: Emma Smith, University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh

Writing and Research Awards

• Earl Whitfield Regional Outreach Award: Region III, #StayConnected
• ACUI Research and Education Grant: Dr. Clayton Kolb, Dr. Sendy Alcidonis, Steven Feldman, and Denice Velez, West Chester University
• Daniel M. Maxwell Dissertation of the Year Award: Allen Womble, University of Illinois Chicago

Facility Design Awards

• Creative Village, University of Florida and Valencia College, Cannon Design
• L. Gale Lemerand Student Center, Daytona State College, ikon.5 architects
• D.P. Culp Center, East Tennessee State University, Moody Nolan
• Michigan Union, University of Michigan, Workshop Architects

Steal This Idea

The 2022 Steal this Idea Best in Show recipient is Sacramento State's Visiting Artists Calendar by Erin Umipeg. Find the complete listing here.