Excellence Award Nomination Form

The University of Wisconsin‑La Crosse Academic Staff Excellence Award

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Academic Staff Excellence Award is given annually to a member of the non-instructional academic staff who has excelled in performance and service. Excellence in performance is the primary criterion for the award, but outstanding service to the University community and beyond enhances a nomination. Academic staff who are eligible are non-instructional staff who hold at least 50 percent appointments and have not received the award in the past five years.

Criteria:

The person should demonstrate service that consistently and substantially exceeds quality expected in the position.
The person should exhibit performance that consistently and substantially demonstrates ability and willingness to work positively and effectively with others.
The person should demonstrate performance of ability and willingness to manage changes in work. They should also demonstrate an innovative approach to the job and improve productivity and quality of work assigned.
The person should demonstrate performance that has resulted in important and significant contributions to their department and the campus, and has furthered UW-L’s mission. Performance should result in becoming a distinguished member of his/her profession campuswide, systemwide, statewide or nationally.

Selection committee:

The UW-L Academic Staff Professional Development Committee, as appointed by the Academic Staff Council, will select the recipient. Committee members are not eligible for the award.
When the committee has made its recommendation, it should forward the person’s name and rationale for the award to the Chancellor. In the event that the committee does not elect to submit a candidate for the award, the committee should document its reasons for withholding the award and submit this documentation to the Chancellor.
All documents received on behalf of nominees shall become official records of the UW-L Academic Staff Professional Development Committee. The committee chair will submit letters to nominees’ and recipients’ personnel files to indicate they were nominated for and/or received the award.

Nominating procedure:

The call for nominations will be announced in the campus in-house newsletter and student newspaper. Complete nomination information, including a nomination form, will be distributed to all non-instructional academic staff members who hold at least 50 percent appointments.
Nominations may be made by academic staff, classified staff, faculty or students.
Nominations are due in the Academic Staff Council office, 217 Graff Main Hall on Friday, February 27.
Those nominated will be sent a UW-L Academic Staff Excellence Award Nominee Information Sheet.
The selection committee may solicit more information about those nominated from colleagues.
The selection committee will forward its recommendation to the Chancellor.
All nominees will be notified of the recipient.

The award recipient will receive the following:

$750, funded by the UW-L Professional Development account, for professional development of the recipient’s choice. The recipient must use the funds within one calendar year of receiving the award and may also apply for additional funds through the UW-L Academic Staff Professional Development Committee.
A feature story about him/her in the campus newsletter and student newspaper. The recipient should also be considered for UW System publications highlighting academic staff.
News releases about the honor will be sent to local media and the recipients hometown, upon the recipient's consent.
Recipients will also have their names added to a plaque recognizing yearly recipients in the Academic Staff Office.

University of Wisconsin‑La Crosse Academic Staff Excellence Award Nomination Form

Name of Nominee: ____________________________Phone: __________________________

Position:_____________________________Department/Unit: ________________________

Brief job description of nominee: ________________________________________________________________________

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Explain why this person's job performance merits consideration for this award.

How has this person exceeded the required performance of normal job duties or responsibilities?
How has this person demonstrated service the benefits the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse community and region?

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(use additional paper if necessary)

Name of nominator:______________________________ Phone:________________________

Return to the Academic Staff Council Office, 217 Graff Main Hall, by 4:30pm Friday, February 27, 2009.

*Note: Individuals will not be notified that you submitted this nomination. You are welcome to
notify the nominee if you would like.