Awards

2013 Awards Nomination Announcement

ISTTE presents each year several awards to its members during the annual conference. The purpose of the awards is to encourage excellence in travel and tourism education and to provide special recognition to members and former members of the Society. The awards coordination process is handled by a Board member appointed by the President with the approval of the Board.

The following awards are available at specific annual rotations:

ISTTE Martin Oppermann Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement

The award recognizes and honors an individual who has provided significant service to the Society. This award is given once every three years.

ISTTE Institutional Achievement Award

This award recognizes and honors an institute that has made significant long-term contributions to the field of travel and tourism education. The contributions may be at any educational level and may be anywhere in the world. This award is given once every five years.

ISTTE Four-Year University and College Achievement Award

This award recognizes and honors an individual who has made significant lifetime contributions to the field of travel and tourism at the four-year level educational institutions granting a bachelor's degree or higher. This award is given once every three years.

ISTTE John C. Kesler Achievement Award

This award recognizes and honors an individual who has made significant lifetime contributions to the field of travel and tourism education at a post-high school, two-year degree granting institution or at a high school or proprietary school educational institution. This award is given once every three years.

Based on the rotation of the ISTTE awards, the following awards will be available in 2013:

• ISTTE John C. Kesler Achievement Award

Any ISTTE member may make nominations. The nominated individual or institution must be a current member or a former member of ISTTE. The nominator should turn in a complete nomination package that includes:

1. A nomination form (Download Here)
2. A copy of the nominee's resume or an institutional profile that will indicate in detail merits for the respective award
3. Any other supporting documents that demonstrate excellence in travel and tourism education and merit the award.

Once the awards nominees are submitted to the Awards Coordinator, the list of nominations and credentials is forwarded to the Board for a vote. In cases of an absence or insufficient nominations, the Board may decide not to grant some Awards for a particular year.

Electronic submissions are preferred. Please send nominations to:

Thomas Padron, Ph.D.
Ohio University
Grover Center E160
1 Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
Email: padron@ohio.edu
Telephone: 740-593-2594 or FAX 740-593-0284