Nancy Romer, PhD, PSC-CUNY, described by colleagues and friends as a visionary, passionate, and effective activist was honored with the NYSC AAUP 2025 Francis “Frank” Higman Award for Service to AAUP Collective Bargaining Chapters in New York State. The award, named in honor of Frank Higman, a longtime member of the AAUP and founding member of the Niagara University Lay Teachers Association, where he served for over two decades as NULTA’s President and chief negotiator. In turn this award specifically honors a person who is exemplary in, “advancing academic freedom or shared governance; promoting the economic security of academics; helping the higher education community organize; and ensuring higher education’s contribution to the higher good.” We congratulate Nancy for receiving the Higman Award, truly a symbol of her lifetime achievements.
A virtual award ceremony was held on Thursday, April 10th, and was well-attended by family, friends, and colleagues. Thank you all for your support of Nancy and her work, and thank you Nancy for being such an incredible inspiration to us all! Here is a link to the video of the award ceremony: https://youtu.be/
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