Recognizing Excellence In Community Engagement

Awards

Award Opportunities

Award applications are now closed. They will open again in 2023!

You are invited to nominate a colleague, a student, a community partner agency, or yourself for one of Community-Engaged Alliance’s state-wide community engagement awards and/or recognition opportunities.

Starting in 2022, we honor and recognize individuals at our Annual Fall Retreat in September. This new awards cycle allows us to intentionally engage awardees throughout the year. Also in 2022, we have added a recognition category for staff and re-designed our applications and nomination forms to make applying and nominating easier than ever.

Don’t be shy, nominate yourself! To view applications, navigate to a specific award page below. Finally, sign up for our monthly newsletter to stay up to date.

STUDENTS  |  FACULTY  |  STAFF  |  COMMUNITY PARTNERS  |  INSTITUTIONS

Student Awards Student Awards

Richard J. Wood Award
Richard J. Wood Student Community Commitment Award
This annual award honors students who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to community engagement.
This award is competitive.
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Emerging Leaders in Community Engagement
Emerging Leaders In Community Engagement
Recognizes students, both undergraduate and graduate, who demonstrate leadership, action, and passion in advancing community engagement throughout their communities.
This recognition is non-competitive.
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2022 Richard J. Wood Student Community Commitment Award Winner

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Abigail Abikoye
University of Notre Dame

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Faculty Awards Faculty Awards

Brian Douglas Hiltunen
Brian Douglas Hiltunen Faculty Award for the Outstanding Contribution to the Scholarship of Engagement
This annual award honors those who exemplify what it means to be an engaged scholar.
This award is competitive.
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Emerging Leaders in Community Engagement
Emerging Leaders In Community Engagement
Recognizes faculty who demonstrate leadership and innovation in advancing and shaping community engagement across the field and throughout their institution
This recognition is non-competitive.
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2022 Brian Douglas Hiltunen Faculty Award for the Outstanding Contribution to the Scholarship of Engagement

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Dr. Carla Earhart
Ball State University

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2022 Emerging Leaders in Community Engagement

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Dr. Carrie Mier
IU East

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Melanie Swihart
Ball State University

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Dr. Jane Siegler
Butler University

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Scott Sterling

Dr. Scott Sterling
Indiana State University

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Staff Awards

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Community Engagement Professional Award
Honors professional staff who demonstrate an ability to effectively cultivate, facilitate, and maintain high-quality partnerships with community organizations and representatives.
This award is competitive.
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Emerging Leaders in Community Engagement
Recognizes staff who demonstrate leadership and innovation in advancing and shaping community engagement across the field and throughout their institution.
This recognition is non-competitive.
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2022 Community Engagement Professional Award Winner

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Niki Messmore
IU School of Medicine

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Community Partner Awards

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Outstanding Community Partners
Recognizes community organizations that go above and beyond in partnership to co-educate students.
This Recognition is non-competitive.
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2022 Community Partner Recognition

United Way of St. Joseph County

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Campus Awards

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Engaged Partner Award
This triennial award honors our partners' exemplary commitment to advancing the civic purposes of higher education. Nominations open in 2023.
This Award is competitive.
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2019 Engaged Campus Award Winner

Ball State University
President Geoffrey Mearns

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