
Georgia Continuing Education Association Awards were established to recognize outstanding leaders and programs of excellence in Continuing Education in both the Technical Colleges and the USG. All members of GCEA may nominate themselves or someone else for an award. The nominations are submitted to the Vice President for Member Services, who then convenes the Awards and Recognition committee. Awards are presented at the annual meeting of GCEA.
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MEMBER AWARD CATEGORIES
Eligibility requirements: CE Professionals, who work primarily in Georgia, have been a member of GCEA for a minimum of 2 years and, have worked less than ten years in the field of Professional/Continuing Education.
Criteria - The nominee’s application must demonstrate:
- Outstanding professional performance in their current job that includes covering a broad scope of work that has a significant impact on Professional/Continuing Education.
- Significant involvement in professional organizations
Eligibility requirements: CE Professionals who work primarily in Georgia, have been a member of GCEA for a minimum of five years and, have ten or more years of experience in the field of Professional/Continuing Education.
Criteria: The nominee’s application must demonstrate:
- Dedication and noteworthy service to the work of GCEA
- Broad scope of involvement in GCEA
- Impact of service given to GCEA
Eligibility requirements: CE Professionals who work primarily in Georgia, have been a member of GCEA for a minimum of five years and, have ten or more years of experience in the field of Professional/Continuing Education. Criteria: The nominee’s application must demonstrate:
- Extraordinary contribution on a long-term basis that has had an extensive impact on Professional and/or Continuing Education.
Eligibility requirements: CE Professional who works primarily in Georgia, and has been a member of GCEA for a minimum of 2 years and currently works in the field of Continuing Education.
This award recognizes the continuing education programs that are unusual, creative or innovative and will be presented to the person(s) responsible for the development, coordination, delivery, and results of the nominated activity.
Criteria: The nominee’s application must demonstrate:
- High-degree of innovation
- Approach used for planning and delivery of the program
- Audience impact
- Content value
- Results
- Assessment of results, taking into account intrinsic value and external result.
Eligibility requirements: CE Professionals who work primarily in Georgia, have been a member of GCEA for a minimum of two years and, currently work in the field of Professional/Continuing Education. This award recognizes marketing initiatives, projects, and/or services that are unusual, creative, or innovative and will be presented to the person responsible for the development, coordination, delivery, and results of the nominated activity.
Criteria: The nominee’s application must demonstrate:
- High-degree of innovation
- Approach used for planning and delivery of the program
- Audience impact
- Content value
- Results
- Assessment of results, taking into account intrinsic value and external result.
Includes the opportunity to attend GCEA sponsored programs and institute for 50% of registration fees.
Qualifications:
- Continuing Education Professional
- Works/worked primarily in Georgia
- Given to GCEA members who have retired or are retiring during the current year.
- Eligible recipients must hold a current membership at time of retirement
- Has at least 10 years of GCEA membership (not necessarily consecutive)
- Has at least 15 years of experience at the time of retirement in the field of Professional/Continuing Education
A GCEA member may nominate himself/herself for this award.
Criteria:
- Outstanding service in the field of Professional/Continuing Education
- Dedication and noteworthy service to the work of GCEA
Eligibility Requirements: A Continuing Education professional who has worked extensively in the field of Continuing Education (not required to be a member of GCEA)
Criteria: The nominee’s application must demonstrate:
- Outstanding service in the field of Professional and/or Continuing Education to include program development, program delivery, audience impact, instructional content, residual impact, evaluation.
PREVIOUS AWARD RECIPIENTS
2019 AWARD RECIPIENTS
- Distinguished Service in GCEA - Kathleen Kosmoski, Ogeechee Technical College
- Lifetime Member - George White
2018 AWARD RECIPIENTS
- Innovative Programming Award - Kennesaw State University Paralegal Program
- Innovative Marketing Award - Columbus State University - Active8 Summer Camps
- Lifetime Member - Deborah Champion
2017 AWARD RECIPIENTS
- Exemplary Contribution Service Award - Robert Gerstenecker, nominated by Pam Moss
- Innovative Program Award - Culinary Apprenticeship Certificate Program, nominated by Michelle Girage