Member Awards
ACUA Awards Applications
Deadline for submissions - July 31
- Member Excellence in Service Award - This Award recognizes a member who has made outstanding contributions to the mission of ACUA through exceptional service.
- Outstanding Professional Contributions Award - This Award recognizes a member who has made outstanding and noteworthy contributions to the profession of internal auditing in higher education.
- Rising Star Award - This Award recognizes an “up-and-coming” member who has made significant individual contributions in the areas of internal audit, compliance, or risk management that furthers the mission of ACUA.
Click here to read about the 2018 Award Winners.
Past Winners
| Member Excellence in Service Award |
| 2018 |
Gail Klatt |
University of Minnesota |
| 2017 |
Doug Horr |
Vanderbilt University |
| 2016 |
Laura Buchhorn |
University of Texas - San Antonio |
| 2015 |
Julia Hann |
Georgia College & State University |
| 2014 |
Richard Dawson |
University of Texas-San Antonio |
| 2013 |
Betsy Bowers |
Univ. of West Florida |
| 2012 |
Kathryn Kapka |
The Univ. of Texas at Tyler |
| 2011 |
Kimberly F. Turner |
Texas Tech University System |
| 2010 |
Jim Sleezer |
Oklahoma State Univ./A&M Board of Regents |
| 2009 |
Sandy Jansen |
Texas Tech University System |
| 2008 |
Mary Barnett |
University of Richmond |
| 2007 |
Phillip Hurd |
Georgia Tech |
| 2006 |
Toni Messer |
University of Texas at Dallas |
| 2005 |
Helen C. Vanderland |
University of Mary Washington |
| 2004 |
Don Holdegraver
Tom Salzman |
University of Nebraska
Illinois State University |
| 2003 |
David P. Coury |
Florida State University |
| 2002 |
Virginia Key
Rick N. Whitfield |
Montana State University-Bozeman
Pace University |
| 2001 |
Kate M. Head
Charles A. Jefferis |
University of South Florida
University of Vermont |
| 2000 |
Steven M. Jung
Camille R. Rigney
|
Stanford University
Brown University
|
| 1999 |
Kathy Burgmeier |
The University of Montana |
| 1998 |
Seth Kornetsky |
Tufts University |
| 1997 |
Rob Clark |
Georgia Tech |
| Outstanding Professional Contributions Award |
| 2018 |
Mark Salamasick |
University of Texas System |
| 2017 |
Kevin Robinson |
Auburn University |
| 2016 |
Tom Dwyer |
Syracuse University |
| 2015 |
Betty McPhilimy |
Northwestern University |
| 2014 |
Richard Dawson |
University of Texas-San Antonio |
| 2014 |
Kim Turner |
Texas Tech University |
| 2013 |
Thomas N. Luccock |
Michigan State University |
| 2013 |
Michael L Somich |
Duke University |
| 2012 |
Charles G. Chaffin |
University of Texas System |
| 2011 |
Mary Lee Brown |
University of Pennsylvania & Penn Medicine |
| 2010 |
Gail Klatt |
University of Minnesota |
| 2009 |
J. Michael Peppers |
University of Texas |
| 2008 |
Patti Snopkowski |
Oregon University System |
| 2006 |
Rob Clark |
Georgia Tech |
| 2005 |
Charlie Chaffin |
University of Texas System |
| 2003 |
David Crawford |
University of Texas System |
| Rising Star Award |
| 2018 |
Kara Kearney-Saylor |
University at Buffalo |
| 2017 |
Marion Candrea |
Rutgers University |
| 2016 |
Meaghan Smith |
Oregon Health & Science University |