The University Distinguished Service Award is designed to acknowledge the demonstrated outstanding contributions by Civil Service and/or A/P Staff to the work of the University. This award is intended to encourage professional development and improve morale by honoring sustained contributions made by selected individuals.
This award is the highest non-faculty award given by the University. This award's criteria are based on significant contributions over a period of time and this award is not typically given for a single contribution.
Separate selection committees will be convened by each Council for the purpose of selecting recipients of these awards.
Awards should be open to all A/P and Civil Service staff who have been employed at the University five years or more. Nominations may be made by any University employee or student. A person may receive this award no more than once every seven years.
Each winner of the University Distinguished Service Award will receive a $1000 one-time cash award.
For full consideration, a written nomination must be submitted, including three letters of support outlining a detailed account of the staff member’s contributions, to Cynthia James, Hovey 408, Campus Box 1830 (attn: Rachel Calhoun, Chair of the A/P Council Awards committee), by December 7, 2007.
Nominees will be judged on three criteria: work, personal, and professional contributions. These criteria are defined below in the order of importance. Individuals may be nominated for uncommon achievement in one or two categories, but will normally excel in all three areas.
