The Open Education Awards for Excellence added an optional “Generative AI Transparency” field to its nomination form, asking nominators to disclose how generative AI was used when submitting entries. The process emphasizes that disclosure has “no bearing” on review outcomes, while seeking clearer documentation of AI assistance. In reviewing nominations, the organizers reported most respondents answered the transparency question, with many describing language help, response organization, or editing to meet word limits. The organizers also noted cases where nominations that claimed no AI usage included text that appeared to reflect rephrasing typical of AI tools. The change signals that education-focused awards and programs are shifting from informal disclosure toward structured reporting. For faculty, instructional designers, and university leadership teams, it adds another layer of compliance for scholarship and recognition workflows. The policy could become a model for how universities adapt academic recognition practices to generative AI use without changing the underlying evaluation standards.