First awarded in 1990, the Outstanding Staff award recognizes a staff member who has made听outstanding contributions to their work unit, which benefits the students, staff, and听faculty of their unit and the college. The contributions of the nominee should emphasize both the individual鈥檚 commitment to听serving the students and employees of the college. The individual鈥檚 efforts toward this听commitment can be expressed in many ways including, but not limited to, the outstanding听performance of their听position鈥檚 duties, concern for students and willingness to help,听creative uses of resources and time to produce desired results and/or programs, effective听communication skills听and exceptional knowledge of college and university resources and听programs.
As many as three听staff may be selected for this honor each year.听听An individual may only be awarded this recognition one time.
The award is presented annually and the winner receives a stipend of $2,000.
Nomination Procedures
- Nominations and supporting documentation should be submitted to the dean鈥檚 office by the first Friday in November* (Note: 2024听deadline is November 8, 2024).
- A committee of three, appointed by the Assistant Dean for Organizational Development, Culture, and Equity, will review all nominations and recommend an award recipient to the dean.
- The award will be presented at the college faculty and staff reception in December.
Making a Nomination
Option 1
Submit a Chancellor鈥檚 Staff Award nomination or the nomination materials听previously prepared for a similar recognition (three letters of nomination are required; no more than three will be accepted). The previous nomination may be from the听current or previous calendar year.听
Option 2
Submit the following documents in Microsoft Word or PDF format:
- Nomination packet, consisting of exactly three letters of recommendation 鈥� Describe the way(s) in which the individual has made听contributions including the individuals/groups/organizations that have benefited from听the contributions.
Previous Recipients
2023
Lou Rutherford (Engineering Management), Luis Villalobos (Dean's Office) and Vanessa Dunn (Dean's Office)
2022
Dominique de Vangel (Chemical and Biological Engineering) and Rajshree Shrestha (Computer Science)
2021
Robin McClanahan
Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
2020
J. Franklin
Integrated Teaching and Learning Program
2019
Katherine McConnell
Mechanical Engineering
2018
Chris Anderson
Dean's Office
George Carter
Mechanical Engineering
2017
Sarah Melssen
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
2016
Amanda Parker
Dean's Office
2015
Linda Rose
Dean's Office
2014
Sharon Anderson
Dean's Office
2013
Claire Yang
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
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