This year, we were excited to launch the Distinguished Team Award!
This award celebrates the incredible collaboration across NERCOMP member institutions by recognizing teams that have advanced information and technology. The award received outstanding nominations showcasing truly impactful work across the higher education IT community.
Meet the Distinguished Team Winners!

WPI - Information Technology Services at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The evaluation committee was impressed by WPI’s innovative approach to the challenge, its focus on both the technical problem and changing community behavior, and the diverse technical team behind its successful cross-campus collaboration efforts.

Dartmouth online MENG team at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth earned a winning spot in this year’s awards by simultaneously developing system and content, successfully delivering highly technical material through distance learning, and fostering strong collaboration between academic and IT instructional teams.

The Generator Interdisciplinary AI Lab at Babson College
Babson distinguished itself through rapid consensus-building around a clear approach, a holistic effort that moved beyond policy writing to actively solving the problem, and an initiative both created and driven by faculty.
Congratulations to our three Distinguished Team Award winners!
Your teamwork and dedication don’t go unnoticed, and we’re grateful for the great work you bring every day. Launching this award this year is just the beginning, and we’re thrilled to continue recognizing outstanding teams for many years ahead.