ACE strives to honor the work of individuals, institutions, and programs that commit to diversifying the ranks of higher education leadership and generating creative campus innovation. For more information about each award, including nomination deadlines, visit the pages below.
The recipient of the ACE Lifetime Achievement Award is Lawrence S. Bacow, former president of Harvard University.
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The Annual Awards
ACE State Network Leadership Award
The ACE State Network Leadership Award for the Advancement of Women in Higher Education recognizes an outstanding and innovative program, sponsored by an ACE State Network or by a college or university that helped advance or support women or women’s issues in higher education.
ACE Donna Shavlik Award
This award was established by ACE in 1999 to honor the long and outstanding service of Donna Shavlik, past director of ACE’s former Office of Women in Higher Education. The award honors an individual whose leadership demonstrates a sustained commitment to advancing women in higher education through actions or initiatives enhancing women’s leadership and career development, campus climate, and mentoring of women at both the state and national levels.
Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award
Established to honor Reginald Wilson, the founding director of the Office of Minority Concerns, this award honors individuals who have demonstrated leadership and commitment on a national level to the advancement of racial and ethnic minorities and other underrepresented populations in higher education.
ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation
The ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation recognize colleges or universities which, in a period of great change in higher education, have responded to challenges in innovative and creative ways that allow the institution to thrive. The winning institution from each category will receive $10,000.