SANsational Awards Call for Nominations

The call for nominations for the 2024 SANsational Awards is open June 17, 2024 until July 17, 2024!  The electronic submission form will be available June 17, 2024.

Please visit this page to access documents and the electronic submission form that is pertinent to this award process. 

The deadline for submissions this year will be Friday, July 17, 2024. (now closed)

The SANsational Award recognizes outstanding efforts by SAN member institutions and organizations in developing a high-quality, comprehensive solution to a challenging state authorization issue.  This award is meant to showcase good practice in state authorization work while encouraging others to strive for continued progress.

Works Nominated for the SANsational Award should:

• Present solutions that meet the requirements and needs of regulators, SARA, the institution, or (most especially) students.
• Demonstrate a clear, comprehensive, and practical solution to meeting compliance requirements.
• Exhibit capability to be adapted or replicated as a model for others. 
• Meet the requirements of the sub-category and submission guidelines.

Eligibility

SAN members (institutions, organizations, or corporations) in good standing are eligible to be nominated for a SANsational Award. Members may nominate themselves for the award. Members are encouraged to look to their own campus and to those of their network for successful works that meet the award criteria. Members should encourage their colleagues to submit a nomination.

Awardee Selection

The SANsational Award Committee, comprised of Jeannie Yockey-Fine of NC-SARA, Sharyl Thompson of HER Consulting, Bill Hall of Campbell University (a 2022 SANsational award winner), and Miquel Valenzuela of The Chicago School (a 2023 SANsational award winner) will review all nominations and select the recipients. The award committee may grant a maximum of three awards per category and reserves the right to grant fewer than three awards per category.

The committee will use a rubric to conduct a general review of each submission on an individual basis. The rubric is provided for download. Final awardees will be determined through deliberation and discussion with the entire committee.

Award winners will be notified by mid to late August 2024.

Award Criteria

The SANsational Award recognizes outstanding efforts by SAN member institutions and organizations in applying an innovative solution to challenging state authorization work.  Well-written nominations that directly address each criterion are encouraged for this competitive award.  Each nomination should address each criterion thoroughly and include examples, such as links to the work. Please review the 2024 Call for Nominations and Instructions.