ACA Awards

Each year at the American Correctional Association's winter and summer conferences, the Association recognizes professionals who have dedicated their careers to ensuring the integrity and vitality of the corrections profession. The Association responds to these professionals by offering a variety of significant awards authorized by its governing bodies: the Executive Committee, the Board of Governors and the Delegate Assembly.

* In order to submit a nomination, you must be an ACA member

The Awards of the American Correctional Association are as follows:

• Community Service Award Note: This award is open to ACA chapters and affiliates exclusively. 
• E.R. Cass Correctional Achievement Award
• Innovations in Corrections Award
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Award
• Medal of Valor Award
• Award of Merit
• Outstanding Journalism Award
• Peter P. Lejins Research Award
  

Please be sure to download and complete the form before submitting via email to ACA, awards@aca.org.

For additional information regarding these awards, please contact ACA Executive Office at awards@aca.org.