Awards

The SWCA sponsors annual awards that recognize excellence at both the tutor and supervisor levels. Awards are presented at our annual conference. See below for details about awards and the nomination process.

Information about Nominations

• Nominations and self-nominations are welcome for all awards. Nominations are accepted up until October 31 November 9 each year. Winners will be notified by early December, and awards are presented at the next SWCA annual conference (the following February).
   

• To submit a nomination, please email the required information to the SWCA Awards Committee Chair, Megan Minarich, at megan.l.minarich@vanderbilt.edu.
  
  
• Nominees should be from schools within the SWCA region (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA). For a nominee to be eligible for an award, the nominee, their center’s director, or their institution must be an SWCA member by October 31 of the year in which they are nominated. Award winners are encouraged, although not required, to attend the SWCA conference.

Nomination Requirements: Undergraduate Tutor Award

i. Nominee’s name, email address, and phone number

ii. Nominee’s institutional affiliation and Director’s name

iii. Award  Name—Undergraduate Tutor Award

iv. An explanation for why this person should receive this award (no more than one page)

Nomination Requirements: Graduate Tutor Award

i. Nominee’s name, email address, and phone number

ii. Nominee’s institutional affiliation and Director’s name

iii. Award Name—Graduate Tutor Award

iv. An explanation for why this person should receive this award (no more than one page)

v. A statement (no more than one page) of nominee’s writing tutor philosophy

Nomination Requirements: Professional Tutor Award

i. Nominee’s name, email address, and phone number

ii. Nominee’s Institutional affiliation and Director’s name

iii. Award Name—Professional Tutor Award

iv. An explanation for why this person should receive this award (no more than one page)

v. A statement (no more than one page) of nominee’s writing tutor philosophy

Nomination Requirements: SWCA Achievement Award

i. Nominee’s name, email address, and phone number

ii. Award Name—SWCA Achievement Award

iii. Nominee’s institutional affiliation

iv. An explanation for why this person should receive this award (no more than two pages)

v. A statement (no more than two pages) of the nominee’s writing center philosophy

vi. The nominee’s CV

vii. A statement of support from a peer in the writing center field

Past Award Recipients