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30th Annual Leadership Awards - 2025

These awards recognize excellence in activities, programs, and services that promote cross-cultural understanding of Asian American and Asian international experiences, and that provide educational and cultural support for Asians and Asian Americans in our university community.

See photos from the 2024 Leadership Awards

The awards will be presented at the annual ceremony which will begin at 7:00 pm sharp, Monday, April 28, 2025 at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center Ballroom. Doors will open at 6:30 pm. For more information contact the Asian American Cultural Center at aacc@illinois.edu or call (217) 333-9300.

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Award Categories

Outstanding Asian & Asian American Student Organization

Student organizations that have developed and implemented activities, programs, and services that promote greater cultural, social, or political awareness of Asian American issues. The award recipient must be a registered organization affiliated with the AACC. *Previous awardees must include examples in their 2024 nomination on what (if any) specific aspects they have changed or improved since their last nomination.

Outstanding Asian & Asian American Program / Event

Programs/events that have shown a significant impact in serving the Asian American community, developing awareness of Asian American issues, and/or promoting unity in the Asian American campus community. The award recipient must be sponsored primarily by a student organization. *Previous awardees must include examples in their 2024 nomination on what (if any) specific aspects they have changed or improved since their last nomination. 

Outstanding Asian & Asian American Undergraduate Student Leader Award

Undergraduate student leaders for excellence in developing and implementing programs for the Asian American campus community, excellence and innovation in classroom instruction that furthers knowledge of Asian American communities, and/or excellence in research that promotes awareness of Asian American issues. Award consideration favors those nominees who have exemplified several semesters of leadership to our campus and will soon be graduating.

Outstanding Asian & Asian American Graduate Student Leader Award

Graduate and professional students for excellence in developing and implementing programs for the Asian American campus community, excellence and innovation in classroom instruction that furthers knowledge of Asian American communities, and/or excellence in research that promotes awareness of Asian American issues. Award consideration favors those nominees who have exemplified several semesters of leadership to our campus and will soon be graduating.

Outstanding Asian & Asian American Faculty/Staff Award

This award recognizes faculty and staff who have shown years of commitment to the Asian/Asian American campus community. Previous awardees for this category have collaborated with the AACC in providing mentoring, advising, programming, counseling, teaching, and/or research opportunities that develop students’ self-awareness and promote understanding of Asian/Asian American issues.

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Guidelines for regarding our nomination process and letter can be found in our nomination form.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at aacc@illinois.edu with the subject line AALA 2024.

All nominations must be submitted by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.