Presidential Medal

The ASHE Presidential Medal will be presented to an individual of the current president’s choice each year. The recipient can be a mentor, colleague, research collaborator, or someone else in higher education whom the outgoing president deems worthy of public acknowledgment. In the event of a posthumous presentation, a colleague, former student, or family member will be invited to accept the medal on the awardee’s behalf. Only one ASHE Presidential Medal can be presented each year.


Recipients

2025 Lori Patton Davis
2024 Tadd M. Johnson
2023 Center for Urban Education
2022  The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) 
2021 Excelencia in Education
2020

Local Change Agent Award - Tamara Bertrand Jones
Honorable Mention - Ansley Booker
Honorable Mention - Tara Parker 

2018 Mary Howard Hamilton