NPCA Awards

Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award

The Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award seeks to honor an outstanding global leader whose life was influenced by the Peace Corps and whose work retains strong connections to their home country by celebrating the accomplishments of host country nationals whose lives were significantly impacted by the Peace Corps and providing them with the opportunity to share their story with others. Ultimately, the Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award seeks to fulfill the Third Goal of the Peace Corps in “bringing the world home” and embodies the mission of National Peace Corps Association in championing lifelong commitment to Peace Corps ideals.

Strong preference will be given to nominees who grew up in and continue to live in a country where Peace Corps Volunteers served and who is a citizen of the country where the Peace Corps connection began. There is no requirement to personally know a candidate for nomination.

As a first step to nominate a candidate, we prefer that you complete the preliminary nomination form below, and complete the full nomination upon our request. Provide your contact information so that we may follow up as needed.

The nominators of qualified candidates will be contacted and invited to submit a full formal nomination package for consideration, which will include questions regarding not only the nominee’s personal experience with Peace Corps volunteers, but also how the tenets of the Peace Corps have continued to influence their thinking, values, and actions to this day.

To nominate an individual for the Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award, please click on the link below to access the Google form. Please submit all subsequent nomination materials to [email protected]. (Contact us for nomination materials in Word.)

The Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award is named after the former U.S. Senator and special assistant to U.S. President John F. Kennedy who was instrumental in the formation of the Peace Corps. Learn more about Harris Wofford.

Stay tuned later this year on information for the 2026 award.

See the full list of previous award winners

The Loret Miller Ruppe Award for Outstanding Community Service

The award aims to recognize the great work that RPCV groups are doing and to share ideas and practices that other groups can replicate. Eligible projects and initiatives include those completed within the past two years or ongoing for at least three years. The annual Loret Miller Ruppe Award, named after the widely admired 10th director of the Peace Corps, is presented by NPCA to RPCV affiliate groups for outstanding initiatives and projects that successfully

• increase Americans’ understanding of other cultures and peoples, or
• continue to serve host countries, or
• build cooperation between communities or
• promote service and volunteerism

View the Ruppe Award Application package to learn more.

Stay tuned later this year on information for the 2026 award.

Questions? Email [email protected]

See the full list of previous award winners