NERCOMP Awards
The Distinguished Team Award honors outstanding collaboration among NERCOMP member institutions in advancing information and technology. The award recognizes teams that have made a measurable impact on a specific challenge or project through inclusive processes, innovative approaches, and forward-looking applications of learning.
The Mark Berman Community Outreach Award recognizes a person who demonstrates excellence in nurturing relationships and bringing people together within higher education, regardless of who they are, where they are in their career, or their personal or professional identity.
The Katie Vale Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a woman who demonstrates a passion for the role of technology in higher education and embodies the characteristics of an emerging leader.
Nominations will open in October 2026.
2026 Award Winners

Karen Warren
Wesleyan University
Kimberly Money Priddy
Middlesex Community College - MA
Dartmouth online MENG team
Dartmouth College
WPI - Information Technology Services
Worcester Polytechnic Institute