The ILACHE Board of Directors invites nominations from our membership for our 2018-2019 ILACHE Leadership Awards. All the nominations will be reviewed by the conference committee and presented to the ILACHE Board for approval.

Each winning nominee and a guest will receive a complimentary ILACHE Conference registration and must be present to accept the award on Friday, April 19, 2019 at the 27th Annual ILACHE Conference to be held at University of Illinois at Chicago.

Please note: You will not be able to save this form and return to it later. We ask that you please read the instructions and have your nomination statement ready to be uploaded.

Eligibility: Who can be nominated?

A Latina/o/x who has made significant contributions to the Latino higher education community through service and leadership.

Award Categories

Lifetime Achievement Award - Honors a leader whose lifetime body of work and commitment serves as a model for other educators. This award is reserved for a person whose contributions to Latinos in higher education are inspiring and whose trajectory we want others to emulate.

Leadership Award - Acknowledges important contributions that improve access and equity for Latinos in higher education. The award was created in 2001 to recognize an individual who has demonstrated years of exemplary service, commitment and leadership to Latinos in Higher Education in the state of Illinois.

Emerging Leader Award - Recognizes the contributions of a student leader. This award category was created in 2011.

Nomination Process

The completed nomination packet consists of a "Nomination Form" and an "Essay" demonstrating the persons’ achievement(s). The essay must include the individuals’ contribution(s) to the Latino community, involvement above and beyond their work contributions.

Nomination Due Date

The Nomination Form and Nomination Statement must be completed and submitted no later than 11:59 PM on Friday, March 8, 2019.

Please note: We will not be able to consider incomplete and late nomination.

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Please upload a statement, which denotes the nominee’s significant contributions to the Latino higher education community through service and leadership.

If the nominee is selected as an award recipient, a brief biography and a photograph (Headshot) of the nominee will be requested from you for inclusion in the ILACHE conference announcements.

Thank you for taking the time to complete the ILACHE Leadership Award Nomination.

Award recipients will be recognized and introduced to the membership at the 27th Annual ILACHE Conference on Friday, April 19, 2019 held at the Univeristy of Illinois at Chicago. .

Each winning nominee and a guest will receive a complimentary ILACHE Conference registration and must be present to accept the award.

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