2025 EAKC Lily von Klemperer Award Nomination

At NAFSA's 1988 annual conference, Lilian von Klemperer herself was the very first recipient of the EAKC Lily von Klemperer Award. Lily was founder of the education abroad profession during the mid-twentieth century and for years continued to be a true mainstay for the growing numbers of professionals in that new field. Each year, the Education Abroad Knowledge Community (EAKC) presents the LvK Award to worthy education abroad professionals who are seen still to have years to devote to the profession.

Primary Nominator

The primary nominator completes this form and provides details to address the award criteria.

Criteria for Award Nomination

Criterion #1

The primary nominator must be a *current* member of NAFSA. What is your NAFSA membership id number?

Criterion #2

The nominee should have between 5 and 15 years of experience in the field of education abroad.

What year did this nominee begin their professional career in education abroad?

Criterion #3

The nomination should provide strong evidence that nominee has volunteered their time to the field by developing resources, presenting at conferences, and/or serving in NAFSA or other volunteer leadership roles.


Please describe how the nominee has volunteered their time to the field. When did they volunteer? How did they volunteer?

Criterion #4

The nomination should describe how nominee has gone above and beyond the normal duties of their position to provide mentorship to multiple young professionals and has helped “bring other professionals along” in the spirit of Lily von Klemperer.


Please describe how and when the nominee as mentored others. Be specific.


Criterion #5

Each nomination should be supported by two additional letters of support, each from a NAFSA member, that highlight the nominee’s volunteer contributions to the field and/or describe the nominee’s mentorship of others. 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.

Second Nominator NAFSA membership

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

Is this second nominator a current NAFSA member?

Third Nominator NAFSA membership

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


Is this third nominator a current NAFSA member?


Please attach letters of support from a second nominator

*or*

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

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Disclaimer

Current members of the NAFSA Board of Directors, NAFSA staff, and the KC award selection group are not eligible for consideration. EA KC chairs remain permanently ineligible for the LvK Award.

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