In memory of Harry Rowland Carroll (1924-1982). NEACAC recognizes Harry R. Carroll for twenty-five years of dedicated service to the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH and Colby College, Waterville, ME. To honor his memory, NEACAC is proud to dedicate its Distinguished Service Award to be known as the Harry R. Carroll Distinguished Service Award. The award is presented to those individuals in the admissions and counseling professions whose outstanding contributions and achievements deserve special recognition. His standards of academic excellence, his dedication to fair and impartial work on behalf of students, and his commitment to the ethical standards of the admissions profession set a mark which will be remembered by school and college colleagues cross the nation. With a sense of fair play and good humor, Harry Carroll in his lifetime provided leadership, guidance, and wise counsel to the admissions profession in New England and throughout the United States.

The recipient of the Harry R. Carroll award for 2008 is Peter E.Caruso, Associate Director for Campus Programming and Staff Development, Boston College, Chesnut Hill, MA.