NIRSA Region III Scholarship Information
Information about scholarship and awards for NIRSA Region III Members will be posted here as it becomes available.
Congratulations to all Region III Scholarship and Award Recipients
Campus Rec Innovative Programming Awards
These awards recognize the work that is happening in our recreation centers that is instrumental in student success, builds community, and shares the important message of health and wellbeing. Congratulations to our winners from Region III:
Open Division
GVSU Adaptive Intramural Sports | Grand Valley State University
Game Changers | Grand Valley State University
Creative Excellence Awards
The NIRSA Creative Excellence Awards recognize NIRSA members’ outstanding accomplishments in marketing. Congratulations to our winners from Region III:
Comprehensive Brochure & Facility Publication – First Place
2022-23 Impact Report – Expanding Our Horizons | University of Wisconsin-Madison Recreation & Wellbeing
Integrated Marketing Campaign – First Place
We Root for Every Body Campaign | University of Wisconsin-Madison Recreation & Wellbeing
Large Scale Signage – First Place
Alienware Purdue Gaming Lounge: A Giant Leap in Student Engagement and Innovation | Purdue University
Student Digital Presentation – First Place
Recreational Sports 101 | The Ohio State University
Horace Moody Awards
Congratulations to our Region III winner:
Kyle A. Osburn, University of Notre Dame
NIRSA Annual Service Awards
The NIRSA Annual Service Award recognizes members for their outstanding contributions to NIRSA and the field of collegiate recreation. Congratulations to our Region III winner:
Mark A. Ferguson, Ohio University
for outstanding contributions in developing and delivering NIRSA’s inaugural Recreation for Wellbeing course.
Outstanding Facilities Awards
The NIRSA Outstanding Facilities Awards recognize the innovative designs of new, renovated, or expanded collegiate recreational facilities of NIRSA member institutions. Congratulations to our Region III winner:
Alienware Purdue Gaming Lounge | Purdue University
President’s Award for the Article of Distinction
This award recognizes excellence in writing from the previous year’s Recreational Sports Journal.
- Alison Miller, Indiana University – Bloomington
- William Ramos, Indiana University – Bloomington
- Austin Anderson, Indiana University School of Medicine
for their article titled “Perception Matters: Attitudes Towards Transgender Inclusion in Campus Recreational Sports,” which appeared in Volume: 48, Issue 2 of the RSJ.
Regional Awards of Merit
Congratulations to our Region III winner:
James S. Koeppe, University of Illinois Springfield
William N. Wasson Student Leadership & Academic Awards
Congratulations to our winners from Region III:
- Allie Huller, University of Notre Dame
- Sela Mary Tian Chamberlin, University of Notre Dame
- Teah Haag, University of Dayton
Congratulations to all of our winners and to all who applied. Thank you for showing that Region III is the place to be!