The purpose of this non-monetary award is to recognize an NIU faculty member or a supportive professional staff (SPS) member who, over time, has significantly contributed to international education at NIU. The announcement of the awardee will be made at the International Recognition Presentation on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center Sky Room.
If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Lindell at 815-753-9526 or slindell@niu.edu.
Staff members of the Division of International Affairs are not eligible for this award.
The award recipient will have made sustained contributions over time to the enhancement of international education at NIU through teaching, research, artistry, public service, and/or student service efforts. Not every nominee will have done something in every category. Recipients will have made a lasting contribution by a combination of efforts such as:
The nomination deadline is 4:30 p.m. Friday, October 31, 2025.
A Selection Committee established by the Division of International Affairs will review the nominations and select award recipients. The selection committee will notify nominators of the selection outcome before the beginning of International Week, November 17, 2025. All nominees for the award will be invited to the International Recognition Reception during International Education Week, when the award will be announced.
Year | Recipient |
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2024 | E. Taylor Atkins, Department of History |
2023 | Jeanette Rossetti, School of Nursing |
2022 | Rhodalyne Gallo-Crail, World Languages and Cultures and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies |
2021 | James Cohen, Department of Curriculum and Instruction |
2020 | Purushothaman Damodaran, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering |
2019 | Kheang Un, Ph.D., Department of Political Science |
2018 | Jui-Ching Wang, Ph.D., School of Music |
2017 | Eric Jones, Ph.D., Department of History and Center for Southeast Asian Studies |
2016 | Ismael Montana, Ph.D., Department of History |
2015 | Abu Bah, Ph.D., Department of Sociology |
2014 | Trude Jacobsen, Ph.D., Department of History and Center for Southeast Asian Studies |
2013 | Catherine Raymond, Ph.D., Center for Burma Studies and Department of Art History |
2012 | Jeffrey Chown, Ph.D., Department of Communication |
2011 | Christopher M. Jones, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, University Honors |
2011 | Prof. Jon Ashmann, School of Art |
2010 | J. D. Bowers, Ph.D., Department of History |
2009 | Gabriel Holbrook, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences |
2008 | Daniel Kempton, Ph.D., Department of Political Science |
2007 | Dan Weilbaker, Ph.D., Department of Marketing |
2006 | Robert Self, Ph.D., Department of English |
2006 | Jorge Jeria, Ph.D., Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education |
2005 | Dwight King, Ph.D., Department of Political Science |
2005 | Madan Annavarjula, Ph.D., Department of Management |
2004 | Gene Roth, Ph.D., Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education |
2003 | Susan Russell, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology |
2002 | Tanuja Singh, Ph.D., Department of Marketing |
2001 | Ladd Thomas, Ph.D., Department of Political Science |
2001 | Kuo-Huang Han, Ph.D., School of Music |