Honors Professional of the Year Awards

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The call for nominations for This Award is now OPEN. 

The deadline to submit is FRIDAY, February 27, 2026.​

Click here to apply.

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The Northeast Regional Honors Council is pleased to announce that it will recognize at least one outstanding honors professional this year. Students and colleagues alike are encouraged to nominate honors directors, honors faculty, or other honors staff members for this recognition. To qualify for this recognition, the honors professional must continually demonstrate a dedication to honors education at his/her honors program/college. This individual is passionate about honors, an advocate for students, and embodies the values of his/her honors program/college. The honors professional might also have worked to engage honors ideals outside their home institutions through book or article publications, participation in intercollegiate projects, NRHC and/or NCHC conferences, service to their communities, and more.​​​

 

Multiple parties may nominate the same individual for the award. 

 

Winners will be announced at the NRHC Awards Ceremony. Their names will be listed on the NRHC website. 

Note - Be sure to upload your letter of recommendation at the bottom of the page. ​

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*If you do not have a Google account, email your letter of recommendation to northeastregionalhonorscouncil@gmail.com.

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THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT TO THIS CONTEST IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2026 by 11:59 PM. Click here to apply.

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2025 Honors Professionals of the Year

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Administrator Category

Oya Dursun-Ozkanca, Elizabethtown College

 

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Staff Category

Lauren DelSignore, University of Pittsburgh

 

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Jan Pinkston, William Paterson University

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Past Winners

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2024

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AnnMarie DelliPizzi, Dominican University New York

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2023

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Administrator Category:

Linda Kobylarz, Post University​

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Stephen Wells, Community College of Allegheny County

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Renee Shissler, Community College of Allegheny County

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2022

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Administrator Category:

Dr. Chauna Craig, Indiana University of Pennsylvania ​

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Professor Scott Rudd, Monroe Community College

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2021

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Dr. Rivka Glaser, Stevenson University

 

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Dr. George Branch-Trevathan, Thiel College 

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2020

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Dr. Elizabeth Gruber, Lock Haven University 

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Dr. Tara Parrello, Dominican College

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2019

Administrator Category: 
Helen Fallon, Point Park University 

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Bruce Wigutow, Monroe College 

 

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