Jason Coolman, who serves as associate vice-president, development, in the Office of Advancement, was honoured with a Crystal Apple award by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
Jason Coolman accepts his Crystal Apple award for excellence in teaching from CASE president Sue Cunningham.
The award is achieved by speakers who receive outstanding feedback and evaluation from their peers at 10 or more international CASE conferences and seminars. Jason’s ties to CASE span many years, both as a member and as a volunteer. He has presented at CASE events in Canada, the US and Europe, and has authored several feature articles on the topic of alumni engagement for CASE CURRENTS magazine. He also sits on the magazine’s editorial advisory panel, serves on CASE’s Board of Directors (District II), is a faculty member for the annual CASE Europe Alumni Relations Institute, and has served as chair of several conferences and workshops. In 2011 Jason received a Rising Star award from CASE, in recognition of his early accomplishments in the field of advancement.
At the awards ceremony, Jason said, "Our institutions are filled with students, faculty and staff who are making positive changes in the world - from medical breakthroughs, to social and environmental change, to the next technological revolution - and I'm extremely fortunate and proud to play a part in it.”
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