NBOA Professional Achievement Award

This award recognizes the invaluable contributions made by independent school business, finance and operations staff who are not business officers.

Criteria

This award will be given to a member of the business and operations staff who has made significant and lasting contributions to his or her school’s operations or financial health. The award recognizes professionals who generally fall under the supervision of the business officer. Eligible individuals include but are not limited to controllers, human resource professionals, facilities directors, IT directors and other members of the business office staff. Recipients’ accomplishments will exemplify high quality performance and exceptional work ethic, and demonstrate the highest standards of management, knowledge and business acumen. Recipients must be affiliated with an NBOA member school.

Nomination Questions:

• Is the nominee retiring during this current school year?
• Has the nominee's business officer been notified? Please notify the nominee's business officer if you haven't already.
• Number of years in current position?
• Total number of years of independent school business office/operations experience?
• Describe the role the nominee has at your school and how the nominee has made significant and lasting contributions to your school’s operations or financial health. Please give specific examples.
• Describe how this person exemplifies high-quality performance and an exceptional work ethic and demonstrates the highest standards of management, knowledge, and business acumen. Please give specific examples.
• Share in your own words why your nominee is deserving of the NBOA Professional Achievement Award.
• What is your relationship to the nominee and how long have you worked with or known them?

Recipients

There is no limit on Professional Achievement Awards; as many are given as there are deserving nominees. The award committee will select award recipients during October. NBOA will notify the nominators in the fall, and the award will be presented at the school. Award recipients will be announced in Net Assets magazine and acknowledged at the following NBOA Annual Meeting.

Past Recipients

NBOA applauds the 2024 recipients for their extraordinary contributions to their school communities.