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 Applying (RP Awards Info from 2022)

The Call for Nominations for the 2022 RP Group Awards is now closed. Award winners will be announced in January 2022.

The RP Group Awards program seeks to achieve the following:

  • Promote exceptional work

  • Emphasize project and IRPE leadership impact on institutions/students

  • Recognize projects and professionals who have made a significant impact on student and organizational outcomes

Categories

This year the RP Group Awards will focus on two award categories:

  • Outstanding Project Award

  • IRPE Professional Leadership Award

Download a full description and criteria for this year’s awards

Nomination Process

To nominate your or your team’s project for the Outstanding Project Award, submit your nomination here. If you would like to plan for your nomination using a paper version of the form as a reference, you can download a PDF copy.

To nominate your colleague for the IRPE Professional Leadership Award, submit your nomination here. If you would like to plan for your nomination using a paper version of the form as a reference, you can download a PDF copy.

Review Process

Nominations are reviewed by the IRPE Professional Development Steering  Committee, composed of RP Group board members and volunteers from the field with extensive experience and expertise in institutional research, planning, and effectiveness.

Dissemination of Winning Projects

  • Award winners will be posted to the RP Group Awards page

  • Award winners will be recognized at a ceremony at the RP Conference 2022, April 12-14, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove, CA

  • Award winners will receive a presentation slot at the RP Conference 2022 as well as a follow-up webinar

Questions?

Please contact Adore Davidson and Bri Hays, IRPE PD Steering Committee Co-chairs.

 Lifetime Achievement Awards (from LAA 2022)

Lifetime Achievement Awards recognize contributions of individuals with extraordinary long-term involvement and service over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. The RP Group awards a Lifetime Achievement Award to members of the California Community College Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness (IRPE) community who have made significant contributions to the field.

2022 Award Nominations

The call for nominations for a 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award is now open! Nominations must be submitted through our nomination form by January 19, 2022 to be considered for a 2022 award. Anyone may nominate another person who meets the criteria outlined below. No one may self-nominate.

Criteria

To be considered for the lifetime achievement award, nominees must meet the following criteria:

  • Have worked in a California community college/district, the Chancellor’s Office, and/or RP Group for at least 10 years

  • Are nearing retirement or retired within the past five years

  • Have recognized contributions to IRPE leadership, equity, research, planning, policy, or institutional effectiveness that have led to a significant impact in the California Community Colleges

Ways this significant impact in the California Community Colleges may be demonstrated include:

  • Programs/projects: The individual contributed significantly to the development of a program, project, or product that has been widely recognized, adopted, or influential in the community.

  • Policy: The individual contributed significantly to policies that led to improvements in learning, student achievement, or increased equity within the California Community Colleges.

  • Service/Leadership: The individual contributed significantly to the advancement of the RP Group mission, such as through leadership on the Board, mentorship and development of IRPE professionals beyond their college or office, service on statewide committees, or in other broad capacities.

Nomination Process

Nominations will be submitted through the survey form linked above and require the following information: 

  • nominee's name,

  • current contact information,

  • a curriculum vitae (CV) or another list of positions and organizations served, and

  • a brief description of how the nominee meets the criteria and why they should be considered. 

Review Process

  • The ED and/or Board President will present the nominations to the Executive Committee at their January/February meeting for consideration and to determine the final list of recommended nominees. 

  • The Board President will present the final recommendations for approval at the February Board meeting. 

  • The awards process is constructed to align with presenting the awards at the annual RP Conference; however, there is no expectation the Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded annually.