Rodney H. Adams Endowment Management Award

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Nomination Requirements

Purpose: To recognize outstanding individual contributions to professional development activities in the area of university endowment and investment management.

Background: This award honors the late Rodney H. Adams, former treasurer of Stanford University, former trustee of Commonfund, and past chair of the NACUBO Investment Committee.

Nomination Process: The Awards Council seeks annual nominations for this award from the higher education community, investment management firms, and other relevant parties. The recipient is selected in the spring with the presentation of the award to occur at the NACUBO Annual Meeting.

Selection Criteria: Criteria for selection include, but are not limited to:

Applicability and significance of research to advancing state-of-the-art endowment management
Effectiveness of instructional ability in communicating endowment management techniques to business officers
Design, development, and implementation of new professional development programs in endowment management
Frequency and relevance of articles, compositions, and other written materials in endowment management
Provides leadership to the organizations that promote sound endowment management practices
Advances the professional practice of endowment management
Designs, develops, or implements innovative endowment management techniques

Nature of Award: An inscribed plaque, suitable for display.

Promotion of Award: An annual publicity campaign to provide maximum visibility to the program, including coverage in Business Officer magazine.