Samantha Palmucci (HIED MSED ‘18) was recently awarded the NASPA NOW Profession Recognition Award for exemplifying NASPA’s pillar of Innovation! Winners of this honor are recognized for continuously seeking improvement through new and creative approaches. Sam innovates every day in her role as the Retention Coordinator in ODU’s Dean of Students Office and was scheduled to be recognized for this honor at this year’s NASPA Conference in Austin, TX which was recently cancelled due to COVID-19.
NASPA’s NOW Professional Recognition Award recognizes the exceptional contributions from new professionals and graduate students within NASPA. Launched in 2017 in partnership between the New Professionals and Graduate Students Knowledge Community and the NASPA Central Office, the NASPA NOW Professional Recognition recognizes the impact that new professionals and graduate students have upon the student affairs profession. Each year, 25 participants will be selected as winners in categories aligned with the NASPA Pillars, Integrity, Inclusion, Innovation, and Inquiry, as well as a fifth category of Impact.