2025 EAKC Education Abroad Leadership Award

The Education Abroad Leadership Award was established in 1999 with the support and approval of the then-SECUSSA national team to recognize members whose records of distinguished service to the education abroad profession exceed 15 years. Each year, this award is given each year by the EAKC to one education abroad professional.


Note: Nominees may not hold current elected positions on the Education Abroad Knowledge Community leadership team.

Criterion #1

Nominee's NAFSA membership*

The nominee must be current a NAFSA member.

To confirm NAFSA membership this nominee, visit https://network.nafsa.org/members and use the Member Directory.

Is this nominee a current NAFSA member?

Criterion #2

The nominee must have a career in education abroad that exceeds 15 years.

In what year did this nominee begin a career in education abroad?

Criterion #3

The primary nominator must be current a NAFSA member. To confirm NAFSA membership, visit https://network.nafsa.org/members and use the Member Directory.

Are you a current NAFSA member? Please provide your NAFSA membership number.

Criterion #4

The nominee must have an exemplary record of publication, teaching, advising, advocacy, leadership, new program development, or general service to the field.

Please describe the nominee's record, focusing on the accomplishments noted above.

Criterion #5

The nominee has made and will continue to make a lasting contribution to education abroad.


Please summarize the nominee's contributions thus far and your assessment of their potential for future contributions to education abroad.

Criterion #6

The nomination should be supported by two additional letters of support, each from a NAFSA member, that highlight the nominee’s exemplary record and contributions to the field.

Letters may be uploaded below *or* emailed separately before the deadline.

The Second Nominator must be current a NAFSA member. To confirm NAFSA membership, visit https://network.nafsa.org/members and use the Member Directory.


Is this nominator a current NAFSA member?

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The Third Nominator must be current a NAFSA member. To confirm NAFSA membership, visit https://network.nafsa.org/members and use the Member Directory.


Is this nominator a current NAFSA member?


Each nomination should be supported by two additional letters of support, each from a NAFSA member, that address the award criteria. The primary nominator is responsible for ensuring the letters are submitted by the deadline.


Please attach letters of support

*or*

have them email their letters to eakc@nafsa.org by the deadline of February 1, 2025 at 5PM EST.

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