AWARDS

Each year NUTN’s global awards program recognizes significant contributions, innovation and leadership by individuals and organizations. These much sought after awards are given to those advancing applications of technology to teaching and learning in higher education and include areas of Research, Distance Education Innovation, Synchronous Distance Learning, Service to the Field, and Student Recognition. Awardees are selected by review panels in response to an annual call for nominations, including self-nominations. In addition, awards nominated by NUTN members are given for Institutional Achievement and Leadership in NUTN.

The highest individual honor given by the NUTN Advisory Board is the Distinguished Service Award, given to an individual or group of individuals of national prominence, who may come from other fields of endeavor and whose work has significantly contributed to our dynamic field. The 2010 recipient is Dr. Dwight Allen, eminent authority on educational reform who will make a presentation at the NUTN 2010 Summit. All awards are presented at NUTN’s annual event.

• Best Research Paper Award
• Distance Education Innovation Award
• Distinguished Service Award
• Institution Achievement
• J.O. Grantham Leadership Award
• Nofflet Williams Service Award
• Shirley Davis Award for Excellence in Synchronous Distance Learning
• Student Recognition Award

This award recognizes the contribution of an individual or group to the collective understanding of the principles, practices and approaches that lead to improvement of the field of technology in education.

2011 (Fort Worth, TX) Washington State University: Dr. Rebecca Van de Vord, "Distance Students and Online Research: Promoting Information Literacy Through Media Literacy"

2010 (Colorado Springs, CO) Dr. M'hammed Abdous and Dr. Wu He, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA:
"Using Text Mining to Uncover Students' Technology-related Problems in Live Video Streaming"

2009 (Saratoga Springs, NY) Washington State University: Gary Brown, Theron Desrosier, Nils Peterson, Meriem Chida & Randy Lagier, The Center for Teaching, Learning, & Technology: Harvesting Feedback, Accountability & Community

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2008 (Park City, UT) Washington State University: Gary Brown, Yoon Jung Cho, Ashley Atter-Kranov: "Faculty Teaching Beliefs, ePortfolios, and Web 2.0 at the Crossroads"

2007 (Philadelphia, PA) Washington State University: Joan Anderson, Gary Brown, Stephen Spaeth: "Online Student Evaluations and Response Rates Reconsidered"

2006 (Minneapolis, MN) Regent University: Gail Derrick: "An Exploration of Attitudinal and Situational Factors Related to Intrinsic Motivation and Autonomy in Teacher Education Students"

This award recognizes an individual or group that has developed an innovative program or practice that contributes to the field of distance education, in the context of a new or ongoing program, student or support services, pedagogy, faculty development and support or technology.

2011 (Fort Worth , TX)

Distance Education, Learning and Teaching Support (DELTS), Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: "The Miawpukek First Nations Heritage Project"

Florida Distance Learning Consortium, Tallahassee, FL: "Orange Grove Texts Plus: Providing Affordable, Adaptable and Accessible Open Textbooks to Faculty and Students"

University of California, Irvine: "OpenCourseWare"

Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ: "FlashTrack – Education on the Move"

Honorable Mention:

Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: "High Park Tour with Sam Benvie"

Massey University, New Zealand: "A Student Success Framework: Beyond the Distance Retention Goulash"

Dr. Irena Bojanova and Les Pang, University of Maryland University College (UMUC), Adelphi, MD: "Integration of Virtual Worlds, Social Networks, and Cloud Computing for the Next Generation Learning Platform"

Dr. Frank Vander Valk, State University of New York (SUNY),Albany, New York

2010 (Colorado Springs, CO) Liz Anderson, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN:
"Next Generation Learning: New Models for Course Personalization and Relationship Building"

David Shupe, eLumen Collaborative, Saint Paul, MN:
"eLumen: A Truly Academic Approach to Assessing Learning Outcomes"

Honorable Mention:
Naza Djafarova, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: "Lake Devo Online Role Play Application"

2009 (Saratoga Springs, NY) Alexandra M. Pickett, Associate Director, SUNY Learning Network (SLN): Online Teaching Self-Assessment Survey for Experienced Online Faculty

2008 (Park City, UT) Weber State University: Jo Ellen Jonsson, WSU Online: Master Online Teacher Certification Program

2007 (Philadelphia, PA) The University of Michigan College of Engineering & General Motors Technical Education Program

2006 (Minneapolis, MN) Capella University

Each year, the NUTN Advisory Board selects one person to receive this highest award given. The honoree will be invited to be our luncheon speaker on the second day of our conference.

This award is sometimes described as the highest award the NUTN Board gives annually. From its inception in 1997, it is indeed a distinguished list:

2010 (Colorado Springs, CO) Dr. Dwight W. Allen, Eminent Scholar of Educational Reform, Emeritus, Old Dominion University
2009 (Saratoga Springs, NY) Elliott Masie, The Masie Center
2008 (Park City, UT) Gary Miller, Penn State World Campus
2007 (Philadelphia, PA) Chris Dede, Graduate School of Education/Futurist, Harvard University
2006 (Minneapolis, MN) Diane Oblinger, Vice President, Educause
2005 (San Francisco, CA) John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems
2004 (Kennebunkport, ME) Carol Twigg, President and CEO, National Center for Academic Transformation
2003 (San Antonio, TX) Steve Crow, Executive Director, The Higher Learning Commission
2002 (Washington, DC) Mary Beth Peters, U.S. Registrar of Copyrights, Library of Congress
2001 (Denver, CO) Lionel Baldwin, Founding President, National Technological University (NTU)
2000 (Toronto, ON) Sally Johnstone, Executive Director, WCET
1999 (Seattle, WA) Frank Mayadas, Program Director, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
1998 (Newport, R.I.) Larry Irving, Jr., Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce and Director, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
1997 (Vail, CO) Michael Leavitt, Governor of Utah contributions to Western Governors University

The J. O. Grantham Leadership Award, named for the founder of NUTN, is given to a person who represents strong leadership in the field of distance learning and technology. This award is given to an individual who has demonstrated strong leadership qualities in the NUTN organization and in the field of educational technologies as a whole. Nominations and vote of the NUTN membership determine the recipient of the award. Only NUTN members are eligible for this award.

2011 (Fort Worth, TX) Dr. Dana Offerman
2010 (Colorado Springs, CO) Gary Greenberg, Patrick Pow
2009 (Saratoga Springs, NY) Kim Scalzo
2008 (Park City, UT) Janis Hall
2007 (Philadelphia, PA) Nancy Thompson
2006 (Minneapolis, MN) Dick Hezel
2005 (San Francisco, CA) Pam Quinn
2004 (Kennebunkport, ME) Elizabeth Craft
2003 (San Antonio, TX) Cynthia Elliot
2002 (Washington, D.C.) Edie Barnett and Janis Hall
2001 (Denver, CO) Monica Pilkey
2000 (Toronto, Canada) Jeanne McGrath
1999 (Seattle, WA) Ted Christensen

In 2001, the NUTN Advisory Board established the Nofflet Williams Service Award in honor of the contributions and memory of Dr. Nofflet Williams as a founding member. Dr. Williams provided service to hundreds of individuals in the area of distance education at the local, regional and national levels.

This award recognizes an individual who exhibits, over a sustained period and in a consistent manner, the commitment to providing service to those in the field. It signifies the individual is acknowledged to be a contributor, a mentor, a do-er, and a leader of national and international note. Since the central core of NUTN is to provide service in the exchange of experience, practice and theory to all in the organization in a free manner, the award is doubly significant.

The Nofflet Williams Service Award is presented on an annual basis (as appropriate) by the NUTN Board to an individual who is seen as providing an outstanding example of service to the organization and to others in our field. All professionals in the field are eligible for this award regardless of NUTN membership.

2011 (Fort Worth, TX) Dr. Chris Geith
2010 (Colorado Springs, CO) Ann Marie Vaughan,  Press release
2009 (Saratoga Springs, NY) Joeann Humbert and Frank Mayadas
2008 (Park City, UT) Ted Christensen
2007 (Philadelphia, PA) Steve Crow
2006 (Minneapolis, MN) Monica Pilkey
2005 no award given
2004 (Kennebunkport, ME) Pam Quinn
2003 (San Antonio, TX) Mel Muchnik
2002 (Washington, D.C.) Anne Raymond Savage
2001 (Denver, CO) Jerry Hargis (first recipient)

Shirley Davis was a NUTN member and visionary leader of teleconference development and delivery at the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), where she was Director of Learning Innovations. The Shirley Davis Award for Excellence in Synchronous Distance Learning award recognizes the work of individuals, organizations and institutions in providing synchronous distance learning (via web- or video-conferencing) of a superior nature.

2011 (Fort Worth, TX) The United States Coast Guard (PSSU Honolulu Learning Center, Barber’s Point Air Station) in partnership with the Wayland Baptist University campus in Aiea, Hawaii.

Honorable Mention: Temple University and Catherine C. Schifter, Ph.D., "Introduction to Research Method and Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods"

2010 (Colorado Springs, CO) Dr. Ruth Farber, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA:
"National and International Models Serving People with Disabilities: Teaching Occupational Therapy Theory Using Distance Education"

2009 (Saratoga Springs, NY) Michigan State University: Gwyn Heyboer, Christine Skelly, Karen Vignare & Kathleen Anderson: My Horse University & Extension HorseQuest

2008 (Park City, UT) Capella University: Susan Perry, Nick White

2007 (Philadelphia, PA) Washington State University: Cheryl Dhein, DVM MS, "Web Conferencing in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University"

2006 (Minneapolis, MN) STARLINK: "Connecting CATs and CoLTs: Techniques to Improve Student Learning"

The NUTN Institution Achievement award recognizes an institutional member of the National University Technology Network (NUTN) for effective use of technology in teaching and learning and/or organizational administration (or administrative operations) that is exemplary, demonstrates leadership and commitment, and advances the field as an institutional model.

2011 (Fort Worth, TX) R. Jan LeCroy Center, Dallas County Community College District, Dallas, TX
2010 (Colorado Springs, CO) Memorial University of Newfoundland,
         Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Press release
2009 (Saratoga Springs, NY) Washington State University  View the video clip.

The NUTN Student Recognition Award recognizes students whose use of distance learning has been both exemplary and impactful in providing opportunities for personal or professional advancement.

Students for the NUTN Student Recognition award will be nominated by local or host institutions to the annual NUTN event (conference/summit). The nominating party should submit a brief synopsis of the student's distance learning experiences, and address the three criteria listed below. Selected students will be invited to attend the NUTN annual event with a complimentary registration to receive their recognition award.

Award Criteria:

• Opportunity – The student seized the opportunity afforded by distance learning, to further academic, personal and/or professional goals.
• Academic Achievement – The student has had a high degree of success as measured by academic achievement in distance learning courses and degree completion or advancement.
• Professional or Personal Advancement – The student been able to further his or her own goals professionally and/or personally through distance learning in significant ways.

2011
(Fort Worth, TX) Andrew Bedley, Cedar Valley Community College
(Fort Worth, TX) Leslie Sussan, The University of Maryland University College

2010
(Colorado Springs, CO) Mariana Faiai, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
(Colorado Springs, CO) Brian Mackes, Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, CO