If you, or someone you know deserves to be awarded for their actions, nominations are currently open for 2025 GREEA Awards! Descriptions of the Awards Nominations are below.

 

Nominations must be received no later than September 26, 2025, at 5:00pm.

 

To jump to the nomination form, scroll to the bottom.

If you have questions or need some help, please contact Janet Goff at awards@greea.org.

 

AWARD CATEGORIES

• Mary S. Shern Educator of the Year
• Administrator of the Year
• Rising Star (Member must be within the first 3 years of being an Instructor) 
• Distinguished Career 
• Community Service Volunteer of the Year
• Volunteer of the Year (Must provide the volunteer's efforts throughout the year of 2025)
• New Outstanding Class/Course ( MUST BE a new unique class/course available to all)

 

CRITERIA

For each of the Awards, the following criteria must be met:

1. Nominees must  be a current member for the year 2025.
2. Current GREEA President, President-Elect and Immediate Past President are not eligible to receive.
3. The award nomination form must be used.
4. Signature of the person submitting the nomination is required. E-signatures will be accepted.
5. A hi-resolution photo is an image of 30+ dpi (1,000 KB or over 1 MB) resolution in a jpg, pdf, or tiff format of the nominee must be emailed to awards@greea.org by the deadline.
6. Entries received that do not adhere to these criteria will not be considered.
7. The judges will be requested to consider the applicant's total personality and lifestyle to ensure that the winner will be held up to the public as “the best of us.”
8. The Awards Committee reserves the right to ask for additional information.

Nominations must be received no later than September 26, 2025, at 5:00pm.

 

Thank you in advance for your help in recognizing our members.  We all know how hard we work and this is an excellent opportunity to recognize those who stand just a little taller when working to educate those in our profession.

 

Janet Goff

Awards Committee Chair 2025