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 2025 NORDP Awards were recognized during the annual NORDP Conference held virtually from April 28 – May 1. 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
Kayla Dryden, The University of Texas at Austin
Nicole Motzer, Montana State University
Nicholas Stelzner, University of Washington
Mentoring Award
Angela Jordan, University of South Alabama
Innovation Award
Fostering Opportunities through Collaborative University Synergies (FOCUS): Tracy Gatlin and Nicole Motzer (Montana State University), Carly Cummings and Ryan McAllister (University of Idaho), Heather Borck, Matthew Dwyer, Nathan Meier, Jackson Hardin, and Tisha Gilreath Mullen (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Carrie Busha and Aurora Pinkey (University of Nevada, Reno), Jeri Hansen and Dawnie Elzinga (Utah State University)
Grants Development Ecosystem Inventory (GDEI): Kara Luckey (Seattle University), Jennifer Glass (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), Dean Gerstein (Pomona College), Sarah Robertson (Bryn Mawr College), Amy Chan-Hilton (University of Southern Indiana)
Leadership Award
Jill Jividen, University of Michigan
Anne Maglia, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Research Development Champion Award
Russell Wyland, National Endowment for the Humanities
Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski Service Award
Joanna Downer, Duke University
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