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President's Award
The President's Award is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to NCTA or have been of assistance to the President in his/her duties. It is a privilege of the President to be able to select a person or persons whom s/he personally wishes to recognize for their service and leadership.
- 2012 Recipients: Test Center Certification Committee (Duane Goupell, Nancy O'Shea, Steve Saladin, Theresa Scott, Buck Setter, & Gayle Veltman
- 2011 Recipients: Lois Burton, Sally Frazee & Francesca B. Taylor
- 2010 Recipients: Sally Frazee & Joleen Reynolds
- 2009 Recipients: Duane Goupell & Denise Duplechin & David Espinoza
- 2008 Recipient: Sally M. Frazee
- 2007 Recipient: Julian J. Szucko
- 2006 Recipient: Denise M. Duplechin
- 2005 Recipient: Marilyn Goulden
- 2004 Recipient: No Award Presented
- 2003 Recipient: Alberto Treviño
- 2002 Recipient: Sharon Kearns
- 2001 Recipient: Susan Ford Neel
- 2000 Recipients: Harriet A. Strasberg & Jewel Eggley
Service and Leadership Award
(formerly the Exemplary Leadership Award)
The Service and Leadership Award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the development and growth of testing.
- 2012 Recipient: Brian Endicott
- 2011 Recipient: Denise Duplechin
- 2010 Recipient: Steve Saladin
- 2009 Recipient: No Award Presented
- 2008 Recipient: Francesca B. Taylor
- 2007 Recipient: No Award Presented
- 2006 Recipient: No Award Presented
- 2005 Recipient: Julian J. Szucko
- 2004 Recipient: Sally Olsen
- 2003 Recipient: Gayle Veltman
- 2002 Recipient: Bud Wood
- 2001 Recipient: Tom Veltman
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award may be presented to a testing professional who has consistently provided extensive and exemplary service to the organization (NCTA plus MPACT and/or SETA). Through the contributions of this individual, the organization has made specific, direct, and definable gains in quality, substance, value, scope, and/or vision. A Lifetime Achievement Award recipient does not need to be retired, though in most cases it is presumed that s/he will be retired or close to retirement.
The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award remains a member in good standing at no charge, with all benefits of paying members, including voting rights.
- 2012 Recipient: No Award Presented
- 2011 Recipient: No Award Presented
- 2010 Recipient: Louis C. Woodruff
- 2010 Recipient: Bud Wood
- 2009 Recipient: No Award Presented
- 2008 Recipient: Julian J. Szucko
- 2007 Recipient: Diane M. Adelstein
- 2006 Recipient: No Award Presented
- 2005 Recipient: Pam Bedford
- 2004 Recipient: No Award Presented
- 2003 Recipient: Duane Goupell
- 2002 Recipient: Harriet A. Strasberg
Service Recognition Award
The Service Recognition Award, created in 2009, recognizes NCTA members who contributed to the organization in the preceding year through service on a standing committee, working on the Annual Conference, or participating in a special NCTA project. Through their professional efforts, these recipients have strengthened the organization expanded opportunities for its members.
- 2012 Recipients:
- Amy Danzo, Northern Kentucky University
- Amystique Harris Church, Delaware State University
- Ana Rodriguez, Community College of Denver
- Anita Chaudhri, Washtenaw Community College
- Bill Thelen, Central Washington University
- Bonnie Stinchcomb, National University
- Brian Endicott, Ohio State University
- Buck Setter, Howard Community College
- Callie Loyd, University of Alabama-Huntsville
- Celeste Smith, University of Kansas
- Cheryl Downey-Eber, Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Christopher Szucko, NCTA
- Connie Lorick, University of Texas-Arlington
- Criss Gilbert, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
- David Espinoza, University of Oregon
- David Smith, University of Michigan
- Derrick Koh, San Jose State University
- Diane Patterson, Three Rivers College
- Diane Smith, Portland State University
- Duane Goupell, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
- Francesca Taylor, University of West Georgia
- Gayle Veltman, Wichita State University
- Harriet Strasberg, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Retired
- Heidi Pettyjohn, University of Cincinnati
- Jack Turner, University of South Carolina
- Janet Martindale, Eastern Wyoming College
- Jarret Dyer, College of Du Page
- Jim Kalna, Columbus State Community College
- Jim Willis, St Mary's University
- Jim Wollack, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Joan Newman, Pellissippi State Technical Community College
- Joleen Reynolds, Univ. of Texas-San Antonio
- Kate Schultz, Franklin University
- Kay Alford, Coastal Carolina University
- Khristy Horne, North Carolina Central University
- Lea Brown, East Tennessee State University
- Leticia Martinez, Arizona Western University
- Linda Trevarthen, Michigan State University
- Lois Burton, Anne Arundel Community College
- Lupita Forsyth, St. Catherine University
- Mary Vaughn, Mississippi State University
- Michele Rousseau, Mercer County Community College
- Michelle Teasley, Columbus State Community College
- Michiel Davis, Austin Community College
- Nancy O'Shea, Brookdale Community College
- Nancy Ness, Boise State University
- Roberto Voci, University of Oklahoma
- Rosemary Freer, Arkansas State University
- Sally Frazee, Temple University
- Shannon Siebler, Northwest Arkansas Community College
- Sharon Mone, University of Vermont
- Silvio Rodriguez, Miami Dade College
- Steve Saladin, University of Idaho
- Susan B Morgan, Appalachian State University
- Susan Pauly, St. Catherine University
- Tammy Duddy, University of Louisville
- Theresa Scott, Florida Atlantic University
- Tim O'Connor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Tom Veltman, Wichita State University
- Wendy Shirey, Bellevue University
- Yassaman Mirdamadi, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
- 2011 Recipients:
- Alford, Kay, Coastal Carolina University
- Ariza, Cristina, University of the Incarnate Word
- Bertalott, Cynthia, University of Central Missouri
- Black, Vicki, University of Memphis
- Brown, Lea, East Tennessee State University
- Burton, Lois, Anne Arundel Community College
- Chisgar, Matti, University of Alabama-Huntsville
- Davis, Michiel, Austin Community College
- Downey Eber, Cheryl, Missouri University of Science & Technology
- Duddy, Tammy, University of Louisville
- Duplechin, Denise, University of Louisiana at Monroe
- Endicott, Brian, The Ohio State University
- Espinoza, David, University of Oregon
- Fenty, Joseph
- Frazee, Sally, Temple University
- Freer, Rosemary, Arkansas State University
- Gaughen, John, San Diego State Univ.
- Gilbert, C. Criss, University of Wisconsin La Crosse
- Goupell, Duane, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
- Gruver, Wendy, Texas A & M University- Commerce
- Horne, Khristy, North Carolina Central University
- Lang, Bob, Indiana University-East
- Lorick, Connie, University of Texas-Arlington
- Loyd, Callie, University of Alabama-Huntsville
- Mackey, Michelle, Galveston College
- McFadden, Cathy, University of North Carolina-Wilmington
- Mirdamadi, Yassaman, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
- Mitchell, Alice, University of Maryland
- Morgan, Susan B., Appalachian State University
- Nees, Nancy, Boise State University
- Nickel, Susan, Retired
- O'Shea, Nancy, Brookdale Community College
- Piety, Becky, University of Central Florida
- Ramirez, Raul, Cal Poly Pomona
- Reynolds, Joleen, University of Texas-San Antonio
- Robillard, Justin, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Rodriguez, Silvio, Miami Dade College
- Rousseau, Michele, Mercer County Community College
- Saladin, Steve, University of Idaho
- Scott, Theresa, Florida Atlantic University
- Setter, Buck, Howard Community College
- Shirey, Wendy, Bellevue University
- Shultz, Karen, Owens Community College
- Smith, Celeste, University of Kansas
- Spain, Tabitha, Western Kentucky University
- Stasek, B.J., University of South Florida
- Stinchcomb, Bonnie, National University
- Strasberg, Harriet, Retired
- Szucko, Christopher, NCTA Webmaster
- Szucko, Julian, Retired
- Taylor, Francesca, University of West Georgia
- Tomilson, Dorothy, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Trevarthen, Linda, Michigan State University
- Turner, Jack, University of South Carolina
- Vaughn, Mary, Mississippi State University
- Veltman, Gayle, Wichita State University
- Voci, Roberto, University of Oklahoma
- Willis, Jim, St Mary's University
- Wollack, Jim, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Woodruff, Lou, Retired
- 2010 Recipients:
- Kay Alford, Coastal Carolina University
- Cristina Ariza, University of the Incarnate Word
- Regina Beach, Morehead State University
- Vicki Black, University of Memphis
- Anastasia Brown, College of the Bahamas
- Lea Brown, East Tennessee State University
- Lynn Brown, Bossier Parish Community College
- Jill Carlson, San Juan College
- Matti Chisgar, University of Alabama-Huntsville
- Michiel Davis, Austin Community College
- Cheryl Downey-Eber, Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Denise Duplechin, University of Louisiana at Monroe
- Brian Endicott, Ohio State University
- David Espinoza, University of Oregon
- Joseph Fenty, Washtenaw Community College
- Sally Frazee, Temple University
- Rosemary Freer, Arkansas State University
- Criss Gilbert, University of Minnesota
- Duane Goupell, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
- Wendy Gruver, Texas A & M University - Commerce
- Khristy Horne, North Carolina Central University
- Sherry Jones, Georgia College & State University
- Sharon Long, Clayton State University
- Connie Lorick, University of Texas-Arlington
- Yassaman Mirdamadi, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
- Kimberly Moody, Temple University
- Susan B Morgan, Appalachian State University
- Nancy Ness, Boise State University
- Susan Nickel, University of Wisconsin La Crosse
- Nancy O'Shea, Brookdale Community College
- Joleen Reynolds, University of Texas-San Antonio
- Kathy Rich, North Georgia College and State University
- Steve Saladin, University of Idaho
- Theresa Scott, Florida Atlantic University
- Wendy Shirey, Bellevue University
- Shannon Siebler, Northwest Arkansas Community College
- Celeste Smith, University of Kansas
- Tabatha Spain, Western Kentucky University
- David Stacy, Georgia State University
- Barbara "B.J." Stasek, University of South Florida
- Christopher Szucko, NCTA
- Julian Szucko, University of Illinois-Chicago (retired)
- Francesca Taylor, University of West Georgia
- Linda Trevarthen, Michigan State University
- Mary Vaughn, Mississippi State University
- Gayle Veltman, Wichita State University
- Roberto Voci, University of Oklahoma
- Melissa Walton, North Georgia College and State University
- Jim Willis, St Mary's University
- Louis Woodruff, Bucks County Community College
- Judy Zachai, California State University, Chico (retired)
- 2009 Recipients:
- Kay Alford, Coastal Carolina University
- Cristina Ariza, University of the Incarnate Word
- Carol Baker, University of Pittsburgh
- Vicki Black, University of Memphis
- Raymond Blackstone, University of Texas at San Antonio
- Patricia Boisseau, Schoolcraft College
- Lynn Brown, Bossier Parish Community College
- Jill Carlson, San Juan College
- Michiel Davis, Austin Community College
- Matti Chisgar, University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Cheryl Downey-Eber, Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Denise Duplechin, University of Louisiana at Monroe
- Brian Endicott, The Ohio State University
- David Espinoza, University of Oregon
- Sally Frazee, Temple University
- Rosemary Freer, Arkansas State University
- Criss Gilbert, University of Minnesota
- Duane Goupell, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
- Wendy Gruver, Testing Director
- Khristy Horne, North Carolina Central University
- Sharon Long, Clayton College & State University
- Connie Lorick, University of Texas at Arlington
- Darnell Morehead-Olufade, Arizona State University West Campus
- Susan Morgan, Appalachian State University
- Susan Nickel, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
- Joleen Reynolds, University of Texas at San Antonio
- Steve Saladin, University of Idaho
- Theresa Scott, Florida Atlantic University
- Wendy Shirey, Bellevue University
- Shannon Siebler, Northwest Arkansas Community College
- Jonas Slonaker, University of Wyoming
- Celeste Smith, University of Kansas
- Tabatha Spain, Western Kentucky University
- Harriet Strasburg, University of Minnesota
- Julian Szucko, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Francesca Taylor, University of West Georgia
- Gayle Veltman, Wichita State University
- Mary Vaughn, Mississippi State University
- Jim Willis, St. Mary's University
- Carole Young, Medical College of Ohio
- Judy Zachai, California State University at Chico
Nominations
If you'd like to nominate a member for recognition, contact the Awards Committee or check the news section to see if nominations are currently being solicited.