Lily von Klemperer Award

At NAFSA's 1988 annual conference, Lilian von Klemperer herself was the very first recipient of the Lily von Klemperer Award. Lily was founder of the education abroad profession during the mid-twentieth century and for years continued to be a true mainstay for the growing numbers of professionals in that new field. The inspiration, guidance, and training that Lily provided to all in education abroad is impossible to overestimate.

It was understood in 1988 that the award would eventually be presented in Lily's name at NAFSA annual conferences to worthy education abroad professionals who are seen still to have years to devote to the profession. The "LvK" Award seeks to recognize people who, like Lily, have "brought other [education abroad professionals] along" in the field and who maintain the highest standards of professional ethics while sharing their skills, knowledge, and expertise with all colleagues.

Criteria for Selecting Lily von Klemperer Nominees

Any member of NAFSA who has been professionally active in the field of education abroad for between 5 and 15 years is eligible to be nominated. People serving in elected positions on the Education Abroad Team, however, are ineligible for nomination throughout their actual terms of office, and former SECUSSA and Education Abroad chairs remain permanently ineligible.

Nomination Procedures

All education abroad NAFSA members are invited to initiate nominations for the award each year. Three confidential nomination letters must be received for each individual: one letter from the "primary nominator" plus two other letters of support. The primary nominator must provide:

Basic biographical and professional information for the nominee, and
The names of the two additional people writing in support of the nomination.

The primary nominator is responsible for ensuring that the two supporting letters are received by the deadline date. All nominations and supporting materials (which may be transmitted via e-mail, fax, or traditional mailing methods) should be sent by the deadline to:

Steve Seaworth
Chair, Education Abroad Awards Subcommittee
Field Director, Institute for Study Abroad – Butler University
10755 Scripps Poway Parkway #492
San Diego, CA 92131
sseawort[at]san.rr.com
Tel: 970.988.0808
Fax: 413.826.6557

Nominations are reviewed by the Education Abroad Awards Subcommittee (appointed by the Education Abroad National Team), and its recommendation is sent to the Chair of the Education Abroad National Team for approval. The LvK Award is presented at the annual Education Abroad Update Meeting at the NAFSA annual conference each year. (All nominees, successful or not, for whom complete nomination packages have been received by the deadline date will be informed of that fact prior to the conference.)

Recipients

The 2008 Lily von Klemperer Award was presented to Joël A. Gallegos of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the NAFSA annual conference in Washington, DC.

Past recipients of the LvK award (and their professional affiliations at the time of the award) are:

2008 Joël A. Gallegos, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
2007 Lance Kenney, Villanova University
2006 Martha Johnson, University of Minnesota
2005 Steven Seaworth, Butler University
2004 Stephen Ferst, Rutgers University
2003 Randall Martin Simon, Fraser University, Canada
2002 Art Neisberg, University of Cincinnati
2000 Nancy Ericksen, Trinity University
1999 Cindy Chalou, Michigan State University
1998 Susan Thompson, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1997 Anji Yucas, University of Pittsburgh
1996 Ned Quigley, Boston University
1995 Margery Ganz, Spelman College
1995 Mickey Slind, University of Idaho
1994 Jim Gehlhar, University of Tennessee
1993 Steve Cooper, Louisiana State University
1991 Nancy Stubbs, University of Colorado
1988 Lily von Klemperer