2025

• Susan Wegmann, Ph.D: “For her strategic initiatives that have transformed digital learning environments, and commitment to the OLC mission.”

• Lisa Templeton: “For her legacy of leadership, scholarship, service, and vision in the field of digital education.”

2024

• Michele Gribbins: “For exemplary contributions in research and professional development to the field of Online Learning.”
• J. Garvey Pyke: “For outstanding service, leadership, and contributions to the field of Online Learning and OLC.”
• Andrew Shean: “For exemplary leadership and contributions to the field of Online Learning.”
• Melissa Vito: “For visionary leadership and dedication to academic innovation in the field of Online Learning.”

2023

• Deborah Adair: “For her dedication to the advancement of quality assurance in online learning.”
• Curtis Bonk: “For his dedication to advance the principles and practices that underpin OLC’s Five Pillars of Excellence.”
• Bettyjo Bouchey: “For her many distinguished contributions to different OLC initiatives like conferences, awards, publications, and professional development.”
• Jason Rhode: “For his extraordinary contributions and leadership in developing and driving effective strategies in the field of online learning.”

2022

• Terry Anderson: “For outstanding online learning research and the co-founding of the Community of Inquiry Framework.”
• Luke Dowden: “For distinguished service to the field, particularly related to innovating in online learning, increasing adult access to quality online education, and generous mentoring of colleagues.”
• Kate Jordahl: “In recognition of her vision, leadership, commitment and passion for equitable quality online teaching and learning.”

2021

• Cristi Ford: “For her exceptional contributions to the field of online, blended and digital learning.”

2020

• Jason Ruckert: “For his belief in sharing information and empowering others to grow and develop.”
• Kelvin Thompson: “For his innovative leadership in online and blended learning and creation of many award-winning resources.”

2019

• I. Elaine Allen: “For her work and dedication to the field of online learning through her outstanding contribution to the research of online and blended learning.”
• Angela Gunder: “For her dedication to service, innovation, scholarship and students in online learning.”
• Kadriye O. Lewis: “For her work and dedication to advance online learning for health professions and medical education.”
• Russell Poulin: “For his engagement and advocacy for rational and student-focused higher education policy on behalf of the national online learning community.”
• Jeff Seaman: “For his long-term commitment to national research and role in raising awareness of online learning, which exemplifies the Fellows designation.”
• Kaye Shelton: “For her passion for improving the quality of online teaching and learning, advancing research and scholarship, and service to the profession.”

2018

• Linda Enghagen: “For her exemplary service to the OLC through her capacity to translate the complexity of copyright and fair use law by training generations of distance educators.”
• Fred Hurst: “For his lifetime career in digital learning and contributions spanning multiple institutions to extend anywhere, anytime learning.”
• Norman Vaughan: “For his advancement of blended learning and faculty development across educational sectors, countries and continents.”

2017

• Jill Buban: “For her contributions in building visibility in online learning research, leadership at two OLC member institutions and in strengthening the research mission for the Online Learning Consortium.”
• Vickie Cook: “For active and engaged leadership in advancing online learning as an author, speaker, evaluator, and director of programs for the University of Illinois, Springfield.”
• Laurie Dringus: “For exceptional contribution to research devoted to improving the field of online learning.”

2016

• Robbie Melton: “For her leadership, advocacy, passion and generosity of time and talent in the promotion of the effective use of technology in teaching and learning.”
• Jennifer Richardson: “For her significant contributions to the areas of scholarship, teaching and service.”

2015

• Elizabeth Ciabocchi: “For exemplary service to the Online Learning Consortium and exceptional leadership in blended and online learning administration and leadership development in private higher education institutions.”
• Charles R. Graham: “For outstanding achievement in advancing theory, research and effective practice in online and blended learning.”
• Kathleen Ives: “For her leadership in developing the OLC Institute and the transition from the foundation-supported Sloan Consortium to the Online Learning Consortium, a fully, self-sustaining member-supported, professional association.”
• Jack M. Wilson: “For his visionary leadership and nationally recognized advocacy for online education as a professor, CEO of UMass Online, and President of the University of Massachusetts.”

2014

• Thomas B. Cavanagh: “For exceptional contributions to the online learning community in the areas of scholarship, assessment, and administration.”
• Catheryn L. Cheal: “For visionary and courageous leadership in spearheading bold educational reform involving high-quality online programs that champion student needs.”
• Marie A. Cini: “For visionary contributions that have significantly advanced the field of online learning and enabled thousands of people to transform their lives and careers.”
• Gerard L. Hanley: “For exceptional leadership and advancement of online learning through the development of the MERLOT repository for the international education community.”
• David A. Sachs: “For pioneering leadership in establishing a coalition to provide outstanding industry-driven online education to students across the globe.”
• Wayne D. Smutz: “In recognition of a career-long commitment to opening doorways of opportunity and avenues to success for non-traditional students through innovations in online learning.”
• Murray Turoff: “For his pioneering and visionary research in computer-mediated communications, learning management systems, and the effectiveness of online learning.”

2013

• Eric E. Fredericksen: “For exceptional national leadership in the development and advancement of online learning and for distinguished service to the Online Learning Consortium.”
• Christine Marie Geith: “For outstanding leadership in promoting a wide array of technologies and policies needed to advance global online education.”
• Tanya M. Joosten: “For exceptionally creative work in advancing blended and online learning in the K-12 and higher education environments.”
• George Otte: “For energetic, exemplary promotion of online and blended education across the many campuses of the country’s largest public, urban university system.”
• Bill Pelz: “For distinguished service to faculty development that is deeply rooted in his extraordinary enthusiasm for and belief in online teaching and learning.”
• John Sener: “For pioneering development of online degree programs and for his contributions as an innovative thought leader in the field of online education.”

2012

• Joel L. Hartman: “For exceptional leadership in online and blended learning on a national and international scale.”
• Phil Ice: “For distinguished service to Sloan-C and for outstanding research that has advanced the field of online learning.”
• Alexandra M. Pickett: “For innovation and vision in conceptualizing and implementing high-quality faculty development programs and course design and delivery processes.”
• Karen K. Vignare (2012): “For exemplary service to OLC and for visionary leadership in the administration of online learning programs having a global scale.”

2011

• Patsy D. Moskal: “In recognition of her groundbreaking work in the assessment of the impact and efficacy of online and blended learning.”
• Mary P. Niemiec: “For remarkable vision and national leadership in conceptualizing and advancing blended learning.”
• Lawrence C. Ragan: “For national leadership in preparing faculty for online teaching success and for creating innovative approaches to the design of online learning environments.”
• Peter J. Shea: “For outstanding research that has advanced our understanding of online learning and for noteworthy contributions to the field of online education.”
• Robert N. Ubell: “For exceptional leadership in scientific and technical online learning programming, international collaboration, and enterprise learning.”

2010

• Meg Benke: “For innovative and inspirational work in the creation, design, and evaluation of online student services and for sustained advocacy for online learning on a national scale.”
• John R. Bourne: “For exceptional service as the founding Executive Director of the Online Learning Consortium and the founding Editor of the Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks.”
• Bruce N. Chaloux: “For his leadership of OLC as it transitioned to a self-sustaining professional society and for his contributions to national projects that demonstrated the power of online learning.”
• Charles D. Dziuban: “For developing new and more effective data analysis models that provide information about technology’s impact on the online, blended and Web 2.0 learning environments.”
• D. Randy Garrison: “For advocacy of collaborative and engaged learning and for advancing our understanding of online and blended learning.”
• Ralph E. Gomory: “For remarkable vision and leadership in recognizing the importance of online education and for making online education a recognized part of American higher education through targeted philanthropy on a national scale.”
• Starr Roxanne Hiltz: “For conceiving the idea of Virtual Classrooms and for scholarship related to the design, implementation, and verification of effective online education over multiple decades.”
• A. Frank Mayadas: “For outstanding vision and sustained leadership in transforming higher education through support of exemplary approaches to online education, and for creating the Online Learning Consortium (formerly the Sloan Consortium).”
• Gary E. Miller: “In recognition of a forty-year career devoted to using online learning and electronic media to increase access to education at all levels nationally and internationally.”
• Jacqueline F. Moloney: “For her role as a national leader in championing the application of the OLC pillars in building online programs that provide quality access for students and while advancing strategic institutional goals.”
• Burks Oakley II: “For innovative and inspirational work in the conceptualization, implementation, and advocacy of online learning in higher education on a national scale.”
• Anthony G. Picciano: “For outstanding publications that have advanced the field of online learning and for his tireless contributions to the conference activities of OLC.”
• Janet K. Poley: “In recognition of a distinguished career devoted to expanding distance education and to improving technology access, and for exceptional service to OLC.”
• Raymond E. Schroeder: “For increasing access to higher education by cultivating
• Karen P. Swan: “For rigorous research that has advanced our understanding of learning effectiveness in online and blended education.”
• Calvin H. Sydnor, III: “For sustained advocacy of online learning and its implementation within the HBCU community and for exemplary service to OLC.”