These are distinguished colleagues who have unselfishly dedicated themselves to working in the family field, and have given outstanding service. NCFR provides a vehicle for honoring these people through its Awards program.

Members nominate members for the awards, send supporting evidence, and list three other people who can verify the nominee's qualifications. A selection committee evaluates the applicants and selects the winner(s). Deadline for nomination of all awards is April 15 of the year in which the Award will be presented (see special deadlines for the Jessie Bernard Awards.)

Please note: Nominees for all Awards must be current NCFR Members (except the Distinguished Service to Families). NCFR does not offer scholarships for any who are not members of NCFR.

Award winners are given special recognition at the Annual Conference and in the NCFR Report.

Don't wait for someone else to nominate your colleagues for Awards. Print out the application form and mail it right away.

Click here to see what NCFR Awards are available.
Deadline April 15, 2008!

Click here to see what NCFR Section Student Awards are available.
Deadline April 15, 2008!

NCFR Awards Nomination and Application Form (PDF Document)
Student/New Professional Section Awards (PDF Document)


The following awards are given:

• Margaret E. Arcus Outstanding Family Life Educator Award (Presented in 2008) - This award, sponsored by the Education and Enrichment Section was established for the following reasons: 1) to honor the remarkable contribution made to family life education by Margaret Arcus, 2) to encourage that tradition of excellence and scholarship in family life education, 3) to increase the visibility and credibility of family life education scholarship and practice.
  
• Association of Councils' Award for Meritorious Service (Presented in 2007 and 2008)
  This award recognizes the service of affiliate members within their local, state or regional council. Up to five Meritorious Service Awards will be given each year to deserving candidates who have been chosen from nominees who fulfill the required criteria. Applications are nominated by active affiliated councils.
  
• Association of Councils Outstanding Student Research Paper (Graduate & Undergraduate) (Presented in 2007 and 2008)
  The graduate student paper winner will receive $500 and be expected to present the paper at the NCFR conference and must be a NCFR member. The undergraduate student paper winner will receive $100. Applications are nominated by active affiliates.
  
• Distinguished Service to Families Award (Presented in 2007) - The award, under the auspices of the Association of Councils, is given in recognition of exceptional leadership and/or service to improve family living.
  
• Ernest W. Burgess Award (Presented in 2008) - This award, sponsored by the Research and Theory Section, recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement during the course of a career in the study of families.
  
• Ernest Osborne Award (Presented in 2007) - The award, sponsored by the Education and Enrichment Section, recognizes excellence in teaching of family studies.
  
• John L. McAdoo Dissertation Award (Presented in 2008) - This award is a tribute honoring the scholarship and leadership of John Lewis McAdoo, Professor of Family and Child Ecology at Michigan State University and a founding member of the NCFR Ethnic Minorities Section.
  
• Marie F. Peters Award (Presented in 2007) - This award, presented by the Ethnic Minorities Section, recognizes distinguished scholars, researchers, and practitioners who have made a significant contribution in the area of Ethnic Minority families.
  
• Jan Trost Award (Presented in 2007 and 2008) - This award, sponsored by the International Section, recognizes Outstanding Contributions in Comparative Family Studies.
  
• Jessie Bernard Award - Outstanding Research Proposal from a Feminist Perspective (Presented in 2007) - This award, sponsored by the Feminism and Family Studies Section, recognizes a graduate student/new professional who has demonstrated excellence in research and potential contribution to feminist scholarship.
  
• Jessie Bernard Award - Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Scholarship Paper (Presented in 2008) - This award, sponsored by the Feminism and Family Studies Section, recognizes a graduate student/new professional who has published or is about to publish a paper using feminist frameworks and methodologies in research.
  
• Ruth Hathaway Jewson Award (Presented in 2008) - This award is given to fund the best Family Studies dissertation proposal submitted by a doctoral candidate.
  
• Reuben Hill Award (Presented in 2007 and 2008) - This award, sponsored by the Research and Theory Section, is presented to the authors(s) of the best research article for the year prior to the award (2006 and 2007).
  
• Student Award (Presented in 2007 and 2008) - This award is given to a NCFR graduate student member who has demonstrated excellence as a student with high potential for contribution to the field of family studies.
  
• Mary Jo Czaplewski Fellowship (Presented in 2009) - This Fellowship is given to fund additional training in Administration for a NCFR member who is making a mid-career change to Administration.
  
• Anselm Strauss Award for Qualitative Family Research (Presented in 2007 and 2008) - This award, presented by the Qualitative Family Research Network, a focus group of the Research and Theory Section, recognizes outstanding qualitative family research.
  
• Cindy Winter Scholarship Award (Presented in 2007) - This award is to honor a student or new professional who has demonstrated outstanding leadership or service in family studies, human ecology, human development, family science, or a related field.
  Click here for the Cindy Winter Scholarship Award Application