Must be a current member to be eligible.

Not a member? Visit Membership to join for just $25! You'll get access to:

• our monthly virtual Brown Bag events, 
• our Spring Log-In Conference, 
• eligibility for ILACADA Awards (each comes with free annual conference registration and travel funding assistance) 
  
  

• The Outstanding Academic Advisor Award honors an ILACADA member whose advising practice consistently reflects professionalism, student-centered service, and commitment to student achievement. This award highlights excellence in the advising role and dedicated support of student success. 

Nominees must be current ILACADA members employed in an academic advising role. Awardees receive paid registration and up to $150 in funding to support attendance at the ILACADA Annual Conference.

• The Outstanding Academic Advising Administrator Award recognizes an ILACADA member in a leadership or administrative role who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to advancing academic advising administration. This award honors sustained leadership, systemic innovation, and meaningful contribution to the advising profession and institutional success.

Nominees must be current ILACADA members serving in an advising leadership or administrative capacity. Awardees receive paid registration and up to $150 in funding to support attendance at the ILACADA Annual Conference.

• The ILACADA Student Award recognizes a currently enrolled student who exemplifies proactive engagement in the advising process and partnership with their academic advisor. This award celebrates students who take responsibility for academic planning and demonstrate commitment to their educational success.

Nominees must be currently enrolled students who are in good academic standing.   

Nomination Deadline: April 17th

Winners will be announced at the 2026 ILACADA Spring Log-In Conference hosted by Quincy University, and honored at the 2026 ILACADA Annual Conference in September.