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NAEP 2025 Award photo — Brittany Bezick-Hamel accepts the NAEP New Professional in Procurement Award (2025)

Brittany Bezick-Hamel wins the New Professional in Procurement Award from NAEP

Brittany Bezick-Hamel, UWF Procurement and Contracts, was awarded the New Professional in Procurement Award at the 2025 National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) Awards Luncheon where a total of nine individuals and institutions were celebrated for transforming higher education procurement through leadership, innovation, and community impact. With 35 nominations from 20 institutions, this year’s awards reflected the dedication and creativity shaping the educational procurement profession. Award winners received 18,000 NAEP educational credits to support their continued growth.

Notable Roles that brought Brittany to the New Professional in Procurement Award include:

NIGP (National Institute for Government Procurement)
- 2022-2023 Newsletter Editor for the Central Gulf Coast Chapter of NIGP (CGCC-NIGP)
NAEP
- Committees
  - NAEP National Program Committee for Annual Conference
  - New Attendee Ambassador
  - District III Regional Membership Committee
  - District III Regional Program Committee
- Presenter / Speaker at Conferences:
  - 2023 District III - Panel Presentations:
    - Disrupting the Us vs Them - Supplier Buyer Relationship - breakout session
  - 2024 NAEP EPIC National - Panel Presentations
    - Disrupting the Us vs Them - Supplier Buyer Relationship - Breakfast keynote
    - Contract Management and Risk Aversion - breakout session
    - 2024 Volunteer of the Year Award
- Active Groups:
  - Monthly Analyst Call with other institutions to discuss strategic sourcing, tools, trends, and share resources

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