Awards & Honors
Sustaining high-quality, equitable, and inclusive education requires many committed partners. Through prestigious annual awards, AAC&U recognizes leaders who are transforming liberal education and advancing innovations in learning.
Award recipients are recognized during the opening plenary session of the AAC&U Annual Meeting and featured at special sessions during the meeting.
K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award
The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award honors graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education and who are committed to academic innovation in the areas of equity, community engagement, and teaching and learning.
Delphi Award
Awarded by the Pullias Center for Higher Education in partnership with AAC&U, the Delphi Award recognizes noteworthy efforts to support adjunct, contingent, and non-tenure-track faculty in promoting student success.
Frederic W. Ness Book Award
A mark of distinction for both authors and publishers, the Frederic W. Ness Book Award recognizes outstanding written contributions to the understanding and improvement of liberal education.
President’s Award
The AAC&U President’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Education recognizes an individual or organization that has provided dedicated service, consistent advocacy, and outstanding leadership to the higher education community nationally or internationally. Honorees have made a meaningful and appreciable contribution to the issues and concerns affecting liberal education.