Description
Purpose: The Regents Award for Staff Excellence was established in 1993 by the Iowa Board of Regents in cooperation with the three Regents universities. Deans, directors, department chairs/school directors, faculty, or staff are encouraged to nominate outstanding Professional & Scientific (P&S) staff members.
Eligibility: To be eligible the nominee must have been a professional and scientific employee at Iowa State University for a minimum of five (5) years. Recipients must be Iowa State employees at the time of the University Awards Ceremony.
Nature of the award: A $2,500 one-time stipend
Number of awards: Up to five (5) P&S staff members
Criteria: The nominee must be an outstanding university citizen who has made professional contributions or rendered significant service to Iowa State University and/or to the State of Iowa. These contributions shall have had a lasting positive impact on members of the ISU community or beyond.
Guidelines:
1. Completed staff university award nomination cover page [DOC]
2. One (1) letter of support from a supervisor of the nominee.
3. Two (2) letters of support that describe how the nominee meets the criteria, including examples to support the statements.
4. Abbreviated vita/resume of no more than four (4) pages
Nominations for P&S Staff Awards may be submitted by an individual, employing unit, or college. If an individual would like to submit a nomination, please email the complete nomination document in a single PDF to award-regents-se@iastate.edu. The nominations will be housed in a confidential file and the nominator will receive notification of successful submission within 10-15 minutes.
Selection process: The P&S Awards Committee will select the semifinalists and forward these to the President's Office where the final selections will be made. Award recipients and their nominator, department chair/school director, dean, or supervisor are notified by May 1. Colleges receive feedback on unsuccessful nominations by July 1. Recipients will be recognized at the University Awards Ceremony.
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