Deadline: Friday, December 12, 2003

The Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) (http://conahec.org) invites member institutions and the higher education community in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada, to nominate individuals and/or institutions for:

• The “CONAHEC Award of Distinction for Outstanding Contributions to North American Higher Education Collaboration", and
• The "Manuel T. Pacheco Award".
  

ABOUT THE CONAHEC AWARD OF DISTINCTION FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO NORTH AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION COLLABORATION

The CONAHEC Award of Distinction is designed to acknowledge the achievements and contributions of persons or organizations involved in international higher education in Canada, Mexico, or the United States, and whose involvement has demonstrated substantial and effective contribution to the goals of educational integration, collaboration, and leadership. This award will be presented to individuals or organizations that have made significant contribution at either institutional or national levels.

Deadline for nominations: Friday, December 12, 2003

Submissions will be reviewed by a trinational committee designated by CONAHEC’s Board of Directors.

The award will be presented at CONAHEC’s Ninth North American Higher Education Conference, to be held March 17-20, 2004 in Guadalajara. For more information about the conference, visit our portal at http://conahec.org.

Eligibility: Nominees are not required to be members of CONAHEC.

Selection Criteria for the Award of Distinction:
This award is presented to an **individual or organization** that meets at least one or more of the following criteria:

• Outstanding contribution to the process of the integration of the North American academic community and educational systems of the three countries.
• Outstanding contribution to the development of education in his/her own country.
• Outstanding contribution to the development of international education and collaboration in North America.

Previous Recipients.

Past CONAHEC Awards of Distinction have been awarded to:

• Sylvia Ortega, founding president of AMPEI and current Mexican Undersecretary for Educational Services for the Federal District of Mexico (1997)
• David Strangway, former President of the University of British Columbia and current President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (1998)
• Victor Arredondo, former Mexican Director General of Higher Education and current President of Universidad Veracruzana (1999)
• Diana Natalicio, President of University of Texas, El Paso (2001)
• François Tavenas, Rector Emeritus, Université Laval (2002)

Nominations:
Nominations must be submitted by email to Margo Stephenson at mstephenson@wiche.edu no later than Friday, December 12, 2003.

The nomination must include:

a) Name and contact information of the NOMINEE
b) Name and contact information of the nominator
c) A brief bio description of the NOMINEE
d) Reasons for which the nomination is submitted.

ABOUT THE MANUEL T. PACHECO AWARD

Named on behalf of Manuel T. Pacheco, a distinguished international educator, this award acknowledges his work and effort in promoting CONAHEC and its trilateral educational focus. This award is given to an outstanding individual from Mexico, Canada, or the United States who has demonstrated exceptional achievement and contribution to the development and progress of CONAHEC, its mission, and in meeting its program objectives. The award recipient must be a member of a CONAHEC member institution.

The Awards Committee will accept nominations from CONAHEC member institutions until Friday, December 12, 2003. Submissions will be reviewed by a trinational committee designated by CONAHEC’s Board of Directors.

Deadline for nominations: Friday, December 12, 2003.

The award will be presented at CONAHEC’s Ninth North American Higher Education Conference, to be held March 17-20, 2004 in Guadalajara. For more information about the conference, visit our Web site at http://conahec.org.

Selection Criteria for the Manuel Pacheco Award:
The award will be presented to an **individual** either from Mexico, Canada, or the United States who meets at least one or more of the following criteria:

• Has made outstanding contribution to the development and strengthening of CONAHEC as an organization and has furthered the organization's mission and goals.
• Is or has been a member of a CONAHEC member institution.
• Has made an outstanding contribution to the development of higher education opportunities in his/her country and, by doing so, strengthened the country's integration to the North American academic community.

Previous Recipients:

Past Manuel T. Pacheco Awards have been given to:

• Manuel T. Pacheco, former President of University of Missouri System (1998)
• Norman Collins, former representative of The Ford Foundation in Mexico and Central America (1999)
• Richard W. Jonsen, former Executive Director of WICHE (the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (2001)
• Walter Uegama, former Vice President of Continuing Education, University of British Columbia (2002)

Nominations:
Nominations must be submitted by email to Margo Stephenson at mstephenson@wiche.edu no later than Friday, December 12, 2003.

The nomination must include:

a) Name and contact information of the nominee
b) Name and contact information of the nominator
c) A brief bio description of the nominee
d) Reasons for which the nominee should be considered.