NORDP is powered by the excellence and impact of its members. Each year, NORDP Awards celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of NORDP members making exemplary contributions to the organization as well as the practice and/or study of research development. NORDP Awards honor the distinctive achievements and contributions of individuals, collaborative groups or work teams, programs or projects, and organizations.
Recipients of 2024 NORDP Awards were recognized during the annual NORDP Conference held April 28 – May 1 in Bellevue, WA. In the coming months, you will have a chance to learn more about each awardee through in-depth interviews that will be shared through NORDP News. Congratulations to all of the fantastic awardees for your service to our organization and profession!
Rising Star Award
Katie Pelland, Senior Research Program Officer, University of Virginia Brain Institute
Elizabeth Lathrop, Proposal Development Specialist, University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering
Volunteer of the Year Award
Elizabeth Festa, Assistant Director of Research Development, Rice University
Mentoring Award
Paula Carney, Director of Research Development, Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work
Tisha Gilreath Mullen, Director of Proposal Development, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Innovation Award
Emory University’s Training Grant Support Office: Kelly Moore, Director of Training Grant Support; Amber Mason, Associate Director of Evaluation; Dena Reinoso, Assistant Director of Training Grant Support; Tekla Smith, Project Support Specialist
NORDP Fellow Award
M.S. “Peg” AtKisson, Founder and President, AtKisson Training Group
Kimberly Eck, Associate Vice President for Research, Emory University
President’s Commendation
Kimberly Eck, Associate Vice President for Research, Emory University
RD Champion Award
Andy Burnett, Co-Founder and CEO of KnowInnovation
Holly Falk-Krzesinski Service Award
Faye Farmer, Director of Design Enterprise Initiatives, Arizona State University
Learn more about the NORDP Awards program and view past awardees.
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