HECMA Award Winners

Current Award Categories

Please note, the affiliated institution to the awardee was current at the time of the award being issued and may not be an accurate to the awardee’s present-day affiliation.


Commitment to Equity & Inclusion

  • 2026 – Danielle Lutman, University of Toledo
  • 2025 – UC Berkely Center for Support and Intervention 
  • 2021 – Devon Boone, MiraCosta College

Outstanding New Professional

  • 2026 – Tyesha Butler, Vanderbilt University
  • 2025 – Haley Hamblin-Dold
  • 2022 – Ana Bowens, University of California San Diego
  • 2021 – Michelle Tassinari, Boise State University
  • 2020 – Alex Luisi, Cleveland State University

Outstanding Clinical Case Manager

  • 2026 – Robyn Groth, University of Wisconsin – Madison
  • 2025 – Hailey Brown
  • 2022 – Shelby Malize, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Outstanding Non-Clinical Case Manager

  • 2026 – Ray Grant, Williams College
  • 2025 – Dominique Rodriguez

HECMA Leadership Award

  • 2026 – Jonathan Richards, Michigan State University
  • 2025 – Angela Harris
  • 2022 – Carrie Smith, University Georgia
  • 2021 – Alicia Talbird, University of Georgia
  • 2020 – Justin Kelley
  • 2019 – Sean Joy
  • 2018 – Nicola Mannetter
  • 2017 – Mona Dugo
  • 2016 – Paul Tongsri
  • 2015 – Katherine Zilmer
  • 2014 – Ashley Blamey
  • 2012 – Jennifer “JJ” Larson
  • 2011 – Erica Woodley & Amy Powell

Phased Out Award Categories

Creative Collaboration

  • 2022 – Students with Dependents Workgroup, University of California San Diego
  • 2021 – Glen Harris, Jr., University of North Georgia
  • 2020 – Cleveland State University (Shannon Greybar Milliken and team)

Outstanding Mid-Level Professional

  • 2022 – James Kato, University of California Berkeley
  • 2021 – Mitch Lieberth, Cleveland State University
  • 2020 – Suzie Baker, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Supervisory Excellence

  • 2022 – Ali Martin Scoufield, Cleveland State University