Region I: Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Performance as a Chief Student Affairs Officer

NASPA membership is required for this nominee.

The regional winner of this category will be forwarded to NASPA for consideration for recognition at the national level. NASPA defines "Dean" as any title that denotes the most senior student affairs officer on a campus (e.g., Vice President for Student Affairs).

This award, named for NASPA's founding Chair of the Board of Directors (1919-1920) and former dean of men at the University of Wisconsin, is presented to a Senior Student Affairs Officer (SSAO) who has demonstrated sustained professional achievement in student affairs work, innovative response in meeting students' varied and emerging needs, effectiveness in developing staff, and leadership in community and college or university affairs. The award recipient must also have earned stature among and support of student, faculty, and fellow administrators on campus, and made significant contributions to the field through publications or involvement in professional associations.

Required Criteria:
● Serves as home institution's Senior Student Affairs Officer (e.g., Vice President for Student Affairs)
● Seen as collaborative, effective, and inspirational by a range of campus constituencies
● Strategic and innovative in providing programs and services to students
● High level of competency in developing staff
● Active individual NASPA membership

Preferred Criteria:
● Exemplary managerial and administrative skills
● Extended length of service to the student affairs profession and as a Senior Student Affairs Officer
● Leadership in greater campus and community affairs
● Significant contributions to literature about student affairs and higher education
● Significant contributions to professional associations