Celebrate Excellence: Awards and Presidential Perspectives

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM MDT

Location: Four Seasons Ballroom 4

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NAFSA honors excellence in international education in many ways and at many levels. Join us in recognizing the 2022 recipients of the NAFSA International Education Awards and the Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Senator Paul Simon Award program and hear presidential perspectives on the future of international education.

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Senator Paul Simon Awards		NAFSA International Education Awards
Comprehensive Internationalization Award
College of Lake County Kent State University Spotlight Award Marist College for its Freshman Year Abroad programs Northeastern University for its Global Cooperative Education Program Northwestern University for its Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI)		Rising Star Young Leader Award: Caitlin D. Johnson, University of Kentucky NAFSA International Education Award for Leadership and Collaboration (in honor of Cassandra Pyle): Hilary C. Landorf, Florida International University NAFSA International Education Award for Distinguished Service to NAFSA (in honor of Homer Higbee and Marita Houlihan): Daniel Whitmer, Indiana University-Bloomington NAFSA Award for Impact in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in International Education: Allegra Laing, Elon University Advocate of the Year: Alexis M. Akagawa, Columbia University NAFSA Life Membership: Janice Bogen, Kerry Geffert, Mark Hallett, Gail A. Hochhauser, Ann Kuhlman, Mary Reeves, and Susan M. Thompson

Senator Paul Simon Awards

NAFSA International Education Awards

Comprehensive Internationalization Award

Spotlight Award

Marist College for its Freshman Year Abroad programs
Northeastern University for its Global Cooperative Education Program
Northwestern University for its Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI)

Rising Star Young Leader Award: Caitlin D. Johnson, University of Kentucky
NAFSA International Education Award for Leadership and Collaboration (in honor of Cassandra Pyle): Hilary C. Landorf, Florida International University
NAFSA International Education Award for Distinguished Service to NAFSA (in honor of Homer Higbee and Marita Houlihan): Daniel Whitmer, Indiana University-Bloomington
NAFSA Award for Impact in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in International Education: Allegra Laing, Elon University
Advocate of the Year: Alexis M. Akagawa, Columbia University
NAFSA Life Membership: Janice Bogen, Kerry Geffert, Mark Hallett, Gail A. Hochhauser, Ann Kuhlman, Mary Reeves, and Susan M. Thompson

Speaker(s)

LaNitra M. Berger, PhD

NAFSA President and Chair of the Board of Directors
Senior Director, Office Of Fellowships, George Mason University
Esther D. Brimmer, DPhil

CEO/Executive Director
NAFSA: Association of International Educators

Moderator(s)

Joanna Regulska, Ph.D.

Vice Provost & Dean, Global Affairs
University Of California-Davis

Panelist(s)

Brigitte Baptiste

Rectora
Universidad Ean
Todd Diacon

President
Kent State University
Muddassir Siddiqi

College President
Houston Community College