HACU Hall of Champions
Guidelines

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) launched the HACU Hall of Champions on October 31, 2011, with the induction of Dr. Antonio Rigual, founding Executive Director of HACU, during the association’s Silver Anniversary Gala.   Under the following guidelines, HACU will invite nominees and induct individuals to the Hall of Champions annually.

Eligibility Criteria
1. Nominees may be living or deceased.
2. Nominees must have made extraordinary contributions to Hispanic higher education success over a significant period of time.
3. Nominations shall document nominees’ special accomplishments in championing Hispanic higher education success.

Nominations
1. HACU will issue a call for nominations by the second full week in February of each year.
2. Nominations will be accepted via online form or hard copy by the second Friday in April of each year.
3. Nominations will be prepared by staff for review by the Executive Committee of the Governing Board.

Selection
1. The Executive Committee of the HACU Governing Board shall select from among the nominees those to be inducted into the HACU Hall of Champions.
2. The President of HACU will submit to the Executive Committee the list of nominees, along with nomination materials, with appropriate suggestions or observations on nominees for consideration.
3. A rating form will also be provided to Executive Committee members to evaluate each nominee’s merits consistently.
4. Staff will assist the Executive Committee to compile and summarize their ratings for the ranking of nominees.
5. The Executive Committee shall decide on their final selection(s) at least two months before the HACU Annual Conference.
6. The Executive Committee may decide not to select an inductee for any given year, and may also choose to review nominations on file from prior years for further consideration.

Inductee(s) will:
1. Be honored at HACU’s Annual Conference.
2. Receive a HACU statuette.
3. Be featured in The Voice of Hispanic Higher Education.
4. Be featured in a virtual Hall of Champions web page on HACU’s website.
5. Be listed on a Hall of Champions plaque at HACU headquarters.   

Criteria and procedures are subject to change.