First awarded in 1990, the Outstanding Staff award recognizes a staff member who has made outstanding contributions to their work unit, which benefits the students, staff, and faculty of their unit and the college. The contributions of the nominee should emphasize both the individual’s commitment to serving the students and employees of the college. The individual’s efforts toward this commitment can be expressed in many ways including, but not limited to, the outstanding performance of their position’s duties, concern for students and willingness to help, creative uses of resources and time to produce desired results and/or programs, effective communication skills and exceptional knowledge of college and university resources and programs.
As many as three staff may be selected for this honor each year. 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’s office by the first Friday in November* (Note: 2023 deadline is November 27, 2023).
- 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’s Staff Award nomination or the nomination materials 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 current or previous calendar year.
Option 2
Submit the following documents in Microsoft Word or PDF format:
- Nomination packet, consisting of exactly three letters of recommendation — Describe the way(s) in which the individual has made contributions including the individuals/groups/organizations that have benefited from 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