Awards: Introduction

Distinguished Service Award Nominations

As you know, one of the reasons for the development of The ASSOCIATION was to provide professional recognition for outstanding Washington community college administrators. Since its inception, the Earl Norman Award has served as the sole vehicle for that recognition. This award, generally granted to one individual each year, is a significant award, and will remain the premier honor of The ASSOCIATION.

The ASSOCIATION currently numbers some 800 Washington community and technical college administrators as members. Clearly a single award each year does not permit the recognition of the broad range of outstanding service given by administrators. In addition, the award traditionally has been given to active senior district administrators, frequently presidents; awards for retired individuals, lower level administrators, State Board staff, and others were nearly precluded. Finally, there simply was a need to recognize the achievements and contributions of more than one administrator each year.

We are now requesting ASSOCIATION members to consider possible nominations.  Please think about people who have served your college, several colleges, or the system, well. Perhaps an ASSOCIATION Distinguished Service Award would be one way to recognize them.

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