Higher Ed HR Awards
The Higher Education HR Awards
The award nomination period has now closed. Award recipients will be announced in the summer of 2024.
The Higher Education HR Awards recognize the efforts of individuals, teams and institutions who are transforming HR at their institutions and influencing the profession on a wider scale. Nominees must be CUPA-HR institutional members. This is your chance to nominate a deserving colleague or team for the most prestigious awards in the higher ed HR profession!
Nominees must be CUPA-HR institutional members.
- Recipients are selected by the national awards committee, and awards are presented virtually in the summer.
National Awards
- Donald E. Dickason Award – Awarded to an outstanding CUPA-HR leader
- Distinguished Service Award – Awarded for distinguished service to CUPA-HR and the profession
- Chief Executive HR Champion Award – Awarded to an institutional president or chancellor
- Inclusion Cultivates Excellence Award – Recognizing excellence in cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace
- HR Innovation Awards - Recognizing transformative HR work in higher ed
- Higher Ed HR Rock Star Award - Recognizing an early-career professional making an impact in higher ed HR.
- National Chapter Excellence Award – Awarded to one of the regional recipients
Region Award
Each region selects a Chapter Excellence Award recipient to recognize a chapter that is making a significant impact. Only chapter board members can nominate their chapters for this award.
Awards Timeline
- Nominations Open – January 19, 2024
- Nominations Close –February 14, 2024
- Notifications – Last week of May
- Awards Presentations – Virtually this summer