Vicki Morris Benion Honored With NACS Foundation’s Brian Cartier Distinguished Service Award

Top Honor Given by Philanthropic Arm of National Association of College Stores (NACS)

OBERLIN, OHIO (March 14, 2019) – Vicki Morris Benion, retired executive director of the NACS Foundation and former director of the B&N Bucknell University Bookstore in Lewisburg, Pa., has been presented with the NACS Foundation ’s Brian Cartier Distinguished Service Award.

Introduced in 2002, the award is the NACS Foundation’s highest honor and recognizes devotion, service, and visionary leadership to the foundation, the philanthropic arm of the National Association of College Stores (NACS). The award was recently presented at a ceremony during CAMEX 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. Produced by the National Association of College Stores, CAMEX is the largest education and trade show in the collegiate retailing industry.

Benion has a long history of involvement with NACS, the foundation, and the industry. Prior to joining the NACS Foundation as executive director in 2012, she was director of Bucknell’s campus store for 33 years. Benion served on the NACS Board of Trustees and was the board’s president in 2009-2010.

“It was an honor to present the foundation’s highest award to Vicki,” said former NACS Foundation President Carol Miller Schaefer, who presented the award. “Vicki’s passion and dedication to our industry and the foundation has truly made a real difference. We are very thankful for her leadership and tireless work on behalf of the collegiate retailing industry.”

As executive director of the NACS Foundation, Benion led the highly successful “Building A Better Tomorrow” campaign, which raised over $1.3 million.Those funds sponsored NACS education programs at industry events. She also led a significant strategic planning process that will position the foundation as the leader in creating college store standards.

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About The NACS Foundation

Operating for more than 30 years, the NACS Foundation is the philanthropic resource for the collegiate retailing industry. Since its inception, it has disbursed more than $3 million for industry education and research, and awarded more than 3,000 professional development grants to college store personnel. The foundation has touched the careers of thousands of collegiate retailing professionals and counts some of the industry’s leading vendors among its top corporate donors.

About The National Association of College Stores

The National Association of College Stores (NACS) is the professional trade association representing the collegiate retailing industry. NACS represents campus retailers and industry-related companies that supply course materials and other merchandise and services to campus stores. NACS provides education and other resources that help its member stores support student success, the campus experience, and the academic missions of higher education institutions. NACS is headquartered in Oberlin, Ohio. Additional information can be found online at www.nacs.org