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Leadership Star Award

The Leadership Star Award (formerly known as the IRPE Professional Leadership Award) is presented to a mid-career IRPE professional whose work spans multiple projects, years, and/or initiatives and is focused on the practitioner’s holistic impact on institutional effectiveness, success, and equity.

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Leadership Star Award Criteria

To be considered for the Leadership Star Award, nominees must meet the following criteria:

  • Currently employed at a college or district in the California Community Colleges system

  • Have been an IRPE professional for more than 10 years

  • Create a positive, strong team atmosphere and foster the development of colleagues

  • Create culture and systems changes across their institution and/or the IRPE community

  • Demonstrate strong leadership that spans multiple projects, initiatives, and/or processes

  • Provide support and service in the IRPE community as a whole

Nomination Process for Leadership Star Award

To nominate yourself or another individual for a Leadership Star Award, please enter the nominee’s information in the Leadership Star Award Nomination Form.

Nominations will require the following information:

  • Nominee's name

  • Nominee's current or most recent college or organization

  • Nominee's current or most recent job title

  • Nominee's current email address

  • A curriculum vitae (CV) or a list of positions and organizations served

  • A 500-word description of how the nominee meets the criteria and why they should be considered. Please be sure to specifically address each of the criteria listed above for this award.

Review Process

The RP Group's Board Development Committee oversees the process for this award. The committee reviews the nominations at its January meeting to determine the final list of recommended nominees, which the committee chair will present to the full Board for approval at the February Board meeting.

Please note the following: 

  • Every award category may not be recognized annually and will be determined by the review committee based on nominations received. We hope that by providing the opportunity for a variety of contributions to be recognized, we will maximize the chances of individuals earning awards.

  • The review committee has the authority to select and recommend a different award category for any nominee if it determines that one is more fitting based on the information provided in the nomination.

Award Winner Recognition

All award winners will be:

  • Posted on The RP Group’s website;

  • Celebrated in our RP Group communications; and

  • Recognized publicly during the awards ceremony at the RP Conference in April.

Questions?

Please email info@rpgroup.org.