Global Leadership Awards
Global Leadership Awards are peer-nominated and presented annually by HBA Central in recognition of exceptional contributions by individuals across the association. These awards honor standout leadership, commitment, and meaningful impact, showcasing how recipients help advance HBA’s mission and strengthen its global professional community.
Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has exemplified effective leadership and dedication to the mission of the HBA and has had a measurable impact on the HBA organization, members, and/or corporate partners.
Criteria: The nominee has served in an HBA volunteer capacity for two or more years, recognized for their leadership efforts demonstrated.
Eligibility: Open to all Global, Affinity Group, Regional, and Chapter leaders
Who can nominate: All current volunteer leaders and HBA staff
Purpose: This award recognizes an individual/group who has demonstrated commitment, passion, and a drive for results whose outcome created a new process, product, service or recognition for the HBA that has/will positively benefit the association and operations.
Criteria: The nominee has led the development/successful launch of a new concept/product that has a positive financial impact that is sustainable over several years.
Eligibility: Open to all Global, Affinity Group, Regional, and Chapter leaders
Who can nominate: Current volunteer leaders and HBA staff
Purpose: This award recognizes an entire regional council that has excelled in an area of regional operations that exceeded the HBA’s membership and/or financial targets for the region and chapters within.
Criteria: Success is measured by membership growth and/or retention, number of programs or attendance, financial measures, marketing and/or PR achievements, participation on functional calls, collaborative participation, etc.
Eligibility: Open to all regions
Who can nominate: All current volunteer leaders and HBA staff
Purpose: This award recognizes an entire chapter board that has excelled in an area of chapter operations that exceeded the HBA’s membership and/or financial targets, policy compliance, and the chapter’s own expectations.
Criteria: Success is measured through membership growth and/or retention, the number of programs or attendance, financial measures, marketing and/or PR achievements, collaborative participation, member satisfaction, etc.
Eligibility: Open to all current chapters
Who can nominate: Current regional council leaders, chapter board leaders, and HBA staff.
Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated consistent leadership that positively impacted their region and promoted excellence in furthering the HBA mission.
Criteria: The nominee has significantly contributed to organizational leadership, strategic and tactical planning, decision-making, and prioritization. They have collaborated cross-functionally within the region, understand and provide input for financial success, and have been a champion through change management.
Eligibility: Open to current regional council leaders (chair, deputy chair, treasurer, functional presidents, and chapter presidents)
Who can nominate: All current volunteer leaders and HBA staff
Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated consistent leadership that positively impacted their chapter and promoted excellence in furthering the HBA mission.
Criteria: The nominee has contributed significantly to organizational leadership, strategic and tactical planning, decision-making, and prioritization; has collaborated cross-functionally within the chapter and the region; understands and provides input for financial success and has been a champion through change management.
Eligibility: Open to current chapter board leaders (president, vice president, chapter operations director and DALs)
Who can nominate: Current regional council leaders, chapter board leaders, and HBA staff
Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated consistent leadership that positively impacted corporate relations, fostered collaboration, and promoted excellence in furthering the HBA mission.
Criteria: The nominee has significantly contributed to organizational leadership, strategic and tactical planning, decision-making, and prioritization. They have been collaborative cross-functionally as well as with chapters in the region, understand and manage the financial aspect of the functional area, and have been champions through change management.
Eligibility: Open to all Global, Affinity Group, and Regional Corporate Relations Leaders
Who can nominate: Current global committee for corporate relations, regional council leaders, and HBA staff.
Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated consistent leadership that positively impacted member engagement, fostered collaboration, and promoted excellence in furthering the HBA mission.
Criteria for this award: Has significantly contributed to organizational leadership, strategic and tactical planning, decision making, and prioritization. They have been collaborative cross-functionally as well as with chapters in the region. Understands and manages the financial aspect of the functional area and has been a champion through change management
Eligibility for this award: Open to all Global, Affinity Group, Regional, Chapter Engagement/Member Experience/Volunteer Experience/Member and Volunteer Engagement Leaders
Who can nominate: Global committee chairs for engagement/member and volunteer experience, regional council leaders, chapter board leaders, and HBA staff.
Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated consistent leadership that positively impacted programming, fostered collaboration, and promoted excellence in furthering the HBA mission.
Criteria: Has significantly contributed to organizational leadership, strategic and tactical planning, decision-making, and prioritization. They have been collaborative cross-functionally and with chapters in the region. Understands and manages the financial aspect of the functional area and has been a champion through change management.
Eligibility: Open to all Global; Regional; Chapter Programming/Educations and Events
Who can nominate: Global Committee for Education and Events, regional council leaders, chapter board leaders, and HBA staff.
Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated consistent leadership that positively impacted marketing and communications, fostered collaboration, and promoted excellence in furthering the HBA mission.
Criteria: Has made significant contributions to organizational leadership, strategic and tactical planning, decision making, and prioritization. They have been collaborative cross-functionally as well as with chapters in the region. Understands and manages the financial aspect of the functional area and has been a champion through change management.
Eligibility: Open to all Global; Affinity Group; Regional; Chapter Marketing and Communication Leaders.
Who can nominate: Global committee for marketing and communications, regional council leaders, chapter board leaders, and HBA staff.
Purpose: This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated consistent leadership that positively impacted programming, fostered collaboration, and promoted excellence in furthering the HBA mission.
Criteria: Has significantly contributed to organizational leadership, strategic and tactical planning, decision-making, and prioritization. They have been collaborative cross-functionally and with chapters in the region. Understands and manages the financial aspect of the functional area and has been a champion through change management.
Eligibility: Open to all Global; Regional; Member Value Offerings team members
Who can nominate: Global Committee for Member Value Offerings, regional council leaders, chapter board leaders, and HBA staff.