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!