Hugi Award Program Guidelines


1. Goal:  Recognition of individuals or groups whose outstanding work in technology has benefited NWACC member institutions.

2. Eligibility:  A Hugi Award may be given to:

  • Current or former employees (or groups of employees) of NWACC member institutions (except for current NWACC officers, staff, or NWACC Council members);
  •  An individual outside of NWACC whose lifetime contributions to technology in higher education have been of significant benefit to NWACC member institutions.

3. Scope/Criteria:  Hugi Awards may be made in any of the following categories:

  • Exemplary Practice, including:
    1. Academic technologies (e.g., teaching, learning, research);
    2. Technology administration (e.g., governance, policies, management, cost savings);
    3. Infrastructure (e.g., networks, data management, security);
  • Leadership by an individual to support and further the mission and ideals of NWACC;
  • Lifetime Contribution by an individual to foster the development and use of information technology in higher education with benefit to NWACC member institutions.

4. Process

  • Annually, the NWACC Awards Committee will invite Council members to recommend candidates for the Hugi Award Program.
  • The Committee will review the recommendations and may identify candidates themselves.
  • The Committee may select up to three award recipients, preferably from multiple categories (as listed above), to be approved by the NWACC Board.
  • The Chair of the Board or the NWACC President will formally notify recipient(s) that they have won.

5. Awardees

  • Award recipients will be invited to attend an NWACC Council meeting (at NWACC’s expense) to receive a commemorative plaque. If appropriate, they will be invited to give a presentation.
  • Recipients will receive a check payable to them, their institution, or a charity of their choice for $2,500 (Exemplary Practice); $3,000 (Leadership); or $5,000 (Lifetime Contribution).
  • If requested, NWACC representatives may visit the member institution to present the award in person and/or provide notice to the local campus community.

 

Note:
The scope of the Hugi Award Program was expanded in 2010. Prior to 2010, Hugi Excellence Awards recognized and raised awareness of outstanding IT practices among higher education institutions of the Pacific Northwest that provided useful models for improving technology resources throughout the region. Awards were made in the following categories:

  • Academic technologies: Achievements in the use of information technologies for teaching, learning, or research; innovations in learning space design.
  • Technology infrastructure: Achievements in voice, data, or video networking, mobile technologies, provision of network services, security practices, and data center design.
  • Business processes and systems: Achievements in the development or use of administrative information technologies and IT-based business practices.
  • IT management and administration: Achievements in governance and policies, organizational structure, staff deployment, staff development, management practices, and funding models.

Honorees from 2009 and earlier were selected within these parameters.