NAFSA Award for Impact in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in International Education

1. The primary nominator must be a NAFSA member.
2. The nominee must be a NAFSA member.
3. The nominee must have at least 3 years professional experience in international education, as shown with submission of the nominee's resume or c.v.
4. The nominee has had an impact in at least one of the following three areas:
   1. Advocating for the interests of under-represented populations;
   2. Improving recruitment and retention of under-represented populations; or
   3. Incorporating diversity or anti-oppression training in international education programming
5. Nominations must include two additional letters of support.

If the nominee is not awarded in the first year of submission, the nomination will carry over for one year for consideration as long as the nomination remains eligible for the award. The primary nominator and nominee must meet the award criteria on each deadline for the next year.

Nominations that do not comply with the award criteria or nomination procedures will not be considered.

NAFSA does not bestow posthumous awards.

The awardee will receive:

• Complimentary registration to attend NAFSA Annual Conference to receive this award
• Recognition at a NAFSA Annual Conference
• Acknowledgement on Circle of Excellence signage at the NAFSA Annual Conference and on the NAFSA website
• A video interview to be hosted on the NAFSA website
• An opportunity to review Shared Interest proposals for a future annual conference
• A framed recognition plaque to display at their home or office or a donation made in their honor to a charity in partnership with NAFSA
• An invitation to write a NAFSA blog post on their connections to international education, NAFSA leadership, etc.

• Ashlee Toomey-Flinn, Georgia Tech, 2023
• Allegra Laing, Elon University, 2022
• Gretchen Cook-Anderson, IES Abroad, 2021