NCA Luminary Award

Nominations for the 2026 award cycle will open on September 15, 2025.

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The NCA’s highest honor, the Luminary Award recognizes an individual whose extraordinary and groundbreaking contribution(s) has been a driving force of positive change and has had a significant, profound, and lasting impact on the coffee community. The Luminary Award (formerly the NCA Lifetime Achievement Award) is not presented annually, but rather in recognition of an individual whose contributions are deserving of this exceptional honor.

See the Terms and Conditions for full details, including nomination, judging, selection, and notification processes, and 2026 NCA Luminary Award recipient benefits.

Questions: Contact Terri Bartlett, Director of Member Relations, at trbartlett@ncausa.org.