NACA Northern Plains

This award is given to a student, staff or associate member only when deemed appropriate and is not awarded each year. It is intended to honor a person who has made significant contributions to students, schools, the region, NACA and the field of campus activities. It is considered to be one of the highest awards bestowed upon a person in this region.

The Robert W. Busch Award honors a person for their outstanding contributions to the field of campus activities and their years of service to the NACA. The award is given to a student, staff or associate member only when deemed appropriate, and is not awarded every year. It is considered to be one of the region's highest honors bestowed upon a colleague.

Reserved for individuals who have left the field of campus activities, the Bud Goldstein Lifetime Member Award is named for Bud Goldstein, who though "retired", continues to support the work of the Association. The award is intended for those who have made a substantial contribution to the region.

This award is presented to individuals who have completed more than five years of full-time staff experience within the field of campus activities and are currently employed at an NACA member school. Recipients must have provided outstanding service to their institutions, been significantly involved with their campus and/or community, provided creative and innovative efforts to their institution, and been involved with NACA, but not necessarily in an official position.

This award is presented annually to an individual with at least one year and not more than three years full-time staff experience in the field, with at least one year with NACA Northern Plains. The individual will demonstrate innovative service, creativity, commitment to the profession, one's own institution and NACA, as well as active involvement in regional and/or national NACA activities, and involvement in other professional organizations and/or community organizations.

This award recognizes students from two-year, four-year, and graduate educational settings who have made substantial contributions to the NACA Northern Plains Region while continuing to maintain their responsibilities to their institution.

This award is to recognize an outstanding associate member. Students and/or staff will nominate associate members who meet or exceed the criteria. An associate member may be a regional or national member of NACA who is an artist, agent or representative of an agency providing services to schools in the region. The criteria for nomination are: interaction with students, quality of programs, ethics, professionalism, attitude, helpfulness, promotional efforts, reliability, promoting the goals of NACA and the Marketplace.