Region II Awards
Travel Awards
Region II 2026 Annual Meeting Travel Award Nominations:
One travel award of $1,500 will be awarded to a Region II member to reimburse the recipient for the cost of registration, travel, hotel or related expenses to attend the NCURA Annual Meeting, August 1-4, 2026 in New York City.
A Recipient will be selected based on nominations received by the deadline and considered by the Region's Leadership Development and Nominating Committee and the Steering Committee. In addition to attending the entirety of the NCURA Annual Meeting, the recipient must provide a report of their experience at the meeting and a reimbursement request within 30 days of the meeting end date for the travel award to be paid.
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Eligibility: Nominees must be research administrators whose institutional location is in the Region II geographic area (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, WV) and who have never attended an in-person NCURA Annual Meeting. Nominees are not required to be members of NCURA at the time of nomination but will be required to join as part of the registration fee for the meeting. Self-nominations are permitted.
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Process: Complete and submit the Application Form with a letter of support from the nominee's supervisor by Friday, May 8, 2026. If you are unable to use the online form, please send nomination materials directly to Cassie Moore at cmoore17@umd.edu. Nominees will be notified by May 15, 2026.
Distinguished Service Awards
Region II members are nominated for the Distinguished Service Award by their peers and assessed using the DSA rubric by the Leadership Development and Nominating Committee based on the nomination letter and letters of support. The Distinguished Service Award is given to those who have made sustained and distinctive contributions to Region II and NCURA.
The 2025 Distinguished Service Award recipients were recognized at the award ceremony during the 2025 Region II Virtual Fall Meeting:
Our first Distinguished Service Award recipient was Charles Bartunek, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Charles was nominated by Cassie Moore, with letters of support coming from Jill Frankenfield and Katie McKeon.
Our second Distinguished Service Award recipient was Lamar Oglesby, Rutgers University. Lamar was nominated by Chea Smith, with letters of support coming from Rashonda Harris and Sybile Bayiha.
Please join us in congratulating Charles and Lamar!!