2025-2026 TERRY O’BANION STUDENT TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
Student Developer Champion
Brandon Mardoian, Moraine Valley Community College
Student Technology Champion
Shazia Bano Patel, Fayetteville Technical Community College
LEAGUE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Congratulations to the 378 faculty, staff, and administrators from 65 member institutions who received 2025-2026 Excellence Awards for exemplifying exceptional teaching and leadership!
INNOVATION OF THE YEAR AWARDS
The 2024-2025 Innovation of the Year Awards celebrate innovations at 36 member institutions and honor the 178 individuals who designed, developed, and implemented these initiatives to improve and expand service to their students and communities. The League applauds these efforts.
Access a digital copy of the League Awards Program, which includes Innovation of the Year Award and Excellence Award recipient names and congratulatory messages, here.
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