Distinguished Staff Award for Leadership and/or Outstanding Contribution

The Distinguished Staff Award for Leadership and/or Outstanding Contribution recognizes a professional staff member who has demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities and/or has made significant, impactful contributions to their organization or team, often going above and beyond their expected role. This award recognizes employees who are adding value through contributions and behaviors, displaying initiative, and supporting others to improve service delivery and uphold the college/unit’s mission.

Criteria

Demonstrated leadership during a period of transition, for a unique project/initiative, and/or to significantly improve college/unit community, health, and wellbeing
Outstanding individual contribution to support and improve processes, workflow, organization, connectivity, and/or morale or in the management/support of new initiatives/projects within the college/unit
Evidence of the impact on faculty, staff, and/or students

Award

The award carries a one-time prize of $2,000. The payment will be made through the award payment system in university payroll to the awardee.

Eligibility

A nominee must be a full-time Civil Service or Academic Professional staff member employed within the College of Fine and Applied Arts for at least 36 months by the nomination deadline. Nominees may not receive this award more than once in any five-year period.

Note: Members of the College of Fine and Applied Arts Executive Committee are not eligible for nomination during their period of service to the committee.

Nomination Process

Nominations will be vetted by the unit executive officer after submission to the FAA Dean’s Office. Any FAA faculty or staff member may nominate candidates for this award. Nominators should follow any unit-specific processes/procedures if applicable. The FAA Executive Committee will choose the recipient of the award.

The deadline for nominations is March 25.

Nomination Form