Stand UP Award - Association of University Presses

University presses exist within a rich and diverse scholarly community, which we support through our work and from which, in turn, we draw support. In recognition of this mutual relationship with the greater scholarly community, the Association of University Presses presents the annual Stand UP Award, to honor a person or group, not currently on staff at a member press, who, through their words and actions, has supported, defended, and celebrated the university press community and mission. There are so many unheralded advocates—the Stand UP Award seeks to recognize them.

Stand UP Award Procedures

Any employee of an Association member press can nominate a recipient. To do so, they should send a letter of nomination detailing why the individual is deserving of the award with links to supporting materials (for example, newspaper or magazine articles, blog posts, etc.). Nominations must be seconded by at least one other individual.

Nomination letters should be addressed to the AUPresses Board of Directors and emailed to Peter Berkery. Nominations are accepted at any time, although a cut-off date, typically in the spring, will be posted for each year’s consideration. The deadline appears in the Calendar of Events.

Nominations are reviewed by the awards subcommittee of the Association’s Board of Directors, the same committee that reviews Constituency Award nominations. This subcommittee will make a recommendation for the approval of the Board of Directors.

During years when no nominations are submitted or when, in the judgment of the award subcommittee, no nominee is deemed worthy of the Award, none will be given.

Past Winners