By Tom Kirch and Breeana Myatt
The NIRSA Honor Award is one of our Association’s highest recognitions. It’s awarded annually to a NIRSA member of outstanding professional achievement who has demonstrated exemplary service to the Association over the course of their career and who has made significant contributions to the field of collegiate recreation. The Honor Award Committee is currently accepting nominations for the 2016 NIRSA Honor Award!
The award recipient will be celebrated at the Honor Award Banquet at the 2016 NIRSA Annual Conference & Recreational Sports Expo taking place in Kissimmee, Florida from April 3–6. They will also be featured in the NIRSA News and in an issue of the NIRSA Know.
Take advantage of this opportunity to honor an inspirational NIRSA colleague! Eligibility and selection criteria as well as tips for writing your nomination letter can be found on the NIRSA website. Nominations are due by Monday, November 3!
About the 2015 NIRSA Honor Award recipient
Moe McGonagle, CRSS, is the Director of Campus Recreation at DePaul University. She has been a NIRSA member for almost thirty years, was NIRSA President from 2006–2007, and has served on countless committees, commissions, and work teams—including, but not limited to, the Nominations and Appointments Committee, the Career Opportunities Committee, the Region III Award of Merit Selection Committee, and the Annual Conference Program Committee.
As an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Moe came up with the idea for the very first NIRSA Region III Lead On. There are now student Lead Ons in every NIRSA region, and they are a staple professional development opportunity for those aspiring to a career in collegiate recreation. From early in her campus rec career, Moe has continuously demonstrated a strong commitment to the profession and the Association.
You can read more about Moe McGonagle and her many contributions to the collegiate recreation profession on the NIRSA website.
For more information about the NIRSA Honor Award, please contact the Honor Award Committee Chair Tom Kirch or NIRSA Headquarters’ Representative to the Honor Award Committee Breeana Myatt.
