Kelli Huth, Ball State University’s Associate Vice President for Community Engagement, received two community engagement awards in September.
On Sept. 25, Kelli received the 2025 University-Community Partnership Leadership Award during the Conference on Civic Studies and Democracy on the BSU campus.
She was told that her “leadership and contributions to civic life, cultural advancement, and community engagement embody the very spirit of this conference.”
The second award, from the Community-Engaged Alliance, was received during a luncheon in Indianapolis on Sept. 26. Kelli received the 2025-26 Community Engagement Professional Award.
This award “recognizes the essential role of community engagement professional in advancing the civic mission of higher education. Your leadership in cultivating strong campus-community partnerships, supporting faculty and students, and creating structures that sustain meaningful engagement exemplifies the very best of this work. Your efforts have strengthened both Ball State and the broader communities it serves,” according to an announcement from the CEA.