The Henry Paley Memorial Award

 

Four recent winners of Paley Award: Bassett, Trout, Nelson, McGuire
William "Bill" Troutt, president of Rhodes College (TN) and 2017 recipient of the Henry Paley Award, receives congratulations from three former recipients, John Bassett (2016), Chris Nelson (2015), and Patricia McGuire (2012).
Named for Henry Paley, president of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities of New York from 1975-1984, the Paley Award recognizes an individual who embodies his spirit of unfailing service toward the students and faculty of independent colleges and universities. Paley Award recipients have set an example for all who would seek to advance educational opportunity in the United States. 
 

 

Recipients 

2024 Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., President, Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU)

2022

Hon. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Member, U.S. Senate and Former President, Southwest Baptist University (MO) (News Release)

2021

No award given; COVID Pandemic

​2020

Tina Bjarekull, Retired President, Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA) (News Release)

​2019

David L. Warren, Ph.D., President, NAICU (News Release)

2018

John B. Wilson, President, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of New Jersey (News Release)

2017

William E. "Bill" Trout, Ph.D., President, Rhodes College (TN) (News Release)

2016

John E. Bassett, Ph.D., President, Heritage University (WA) (News Release)

2015

Christopher B. Nelson, J.D., President, St. John's College (MD) (News Release) 

2014

Legal Services Review Panel, NAICU (News Release)

2013

Bernard Fryshman, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools (News Release)

2012

Patricia A. McGuire, J.D., President, Trinity Washington University (DC)
(News Release)

2011

Rev. Charles L. Currie, S.J., President, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (News Release)

2010

Sister Kathleen Ross, SNJM, President, Heritage University (WA) (News Release)

2009

Morgan Odell, Executive Director, Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (News Release)

2008

Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President, University of Notre Dame (IN)         (News Release)

2007

Alexander W. (Sandy) Astin, Higher Education Research Institute, University of California (News Release)

2006

Clare Cotton, President, The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts (News Release)

2005

Robert N. Kelly, Kansas Independent College Association

2004

Michael S. McPherson, Ph.D.,, Spencer Foundation, Macalester College (MN)

2003

James C. Ross, President, Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities of New York (News Release)

2002

Allen P. Splete, President Emeritus, Council of Independent Colleges (News Release)

2001

No award given; NAICU 25th Anniversary recognized all previous winners

2000

Sr. Mary Andrew Matesich, O.P., President, Ohio Dominican College (News Release)

1999

David Irwin, Washington Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (News Release)

1998

Rev. William J. Sullivan, President, Seattle University (WA)

1997

James Whalen, Ph.D., President, Ithaca College (NY)

1996

John Frazer, Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities

1995

Richard F. Rosser, President, NAICU

1994

Sr. Dorothy Ann Kelly, OSU, President, College of New Rochelle (NY)

1993

Derek Bok, J.D.,, President, Harvard University (MA)

1992

No award given

1991

Francis "Mike" Michelini, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania

1990

The Hon. Silvio Conte, U.S. House of Representatives (R-MA)

1989

The Hon. Thomas H. Kean, Governor of New Jersey

1988

The Hon. William H. Natcher, U.S. House of Representatives (D-KY)

1987

Frank "Sandy" Tredinnick, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts

1986

James Ream, Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities 

1985

Rev. Timothy S., Healy, S.J. President, Georgetown University (DC)

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