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Impact and Innovation Award

The Award for Impact and Innovation is presented annually to two members of the Association. The awards are for an early-career professional and a mid-career professional who exhibit exemplary professional accomplishments, a positive IMPACT on the Association, and INNOVATION in the career services and recruiting field. Nominees must be members of the Association, demonstrate a commitment to the advancement of the field, and be a positive role model for the profession and their peers.

The award for early-career professionals is designated for nominees who have been employed in the career services or recruiting field for less than five years. The award for mid-career professionals is designated for nominees who have been employed in the career services or recruiting field of more than five years and members of Midwest ACE for a minimum of two years.

The nomination deadline is September 27, 2024. The recipient will be announced at the Annual Conference.

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Recipients:

2023     Mid-Career Eden Haycraft Smothers, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2022 Early Career Jennifer Tasneem, UIUC Mid-Career Jean Drasgow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2021 Early Career Dillon Waggoner, Ball State University Mid-Career John Link, Webster University
2020     Mid-Career Kristin Nisbet-White, University of Illinois Springfield
2019 Early Career Eilis Wasserman, University of Michigan Engineering   Mid-Career Tabatha Cates-Powell, Enterprise Holdings