Regents Professional & Scientific Staff Excellence Award
Regents Staff Excellence Awards are presented annually to those P&S employees from Regents institutions who have made outstanding professional contributions during their careers. All winners will receive a recognition certificate and will be recognized at the P&S Council Fall Social event this fall. Please take a moment to nominate someone you feel deserves this honor.
Regents Award of Excellence nominee guidelines
Self-nominations are not accepted. Any Regent employee (at any Regent institution and of any classification) may nominate a P&S employee for this award. Candidates must have been employed at least half-time for a minimum of five years as a P&S staff member at the university. Nominations must be for a single individual- we do not accept nominations for a team of employees.
When considering someone as a nominee, please keep the following in mind:
- The definition of excellence should be in reference to the nominee's professional responsibilities in their position at UNI - not necessarily based on the volunteer work and other activities at UNI.
- The award ultimately determines the meaning of excellence; therefore, much thought and consideration must be given to each nomination.
- Quality and excellence of work are valued over years of service.
- The selection committee will check references. Supervisors should be contacted to verify that the recipients are indeed excellent in their work performance.
Selection Committee
The P&S Council Employee Relations Committee is responsible for identifying the selection committee. Voting members of the selection committee will be:
- The current NISG president or designee
- A P&S staff member with 20+ years of service, or a retired P&S staff member
- A past P&S Regent Staff Excellence Award recipient
- A merit staff member with 5+ years of service
- A past Faculty Excellence Award recipient
If an individual in a particular category cannot fill one of the positions, a total of five shall be maintained by a second appointee from another category. The committee selects its own chair. Three awards are presented to non-Annual-Appointment P&S employees each year. One award is presented on even years to a P&S employee with an Annual Appointment. A separate committee recognizes one Merit Supervisory and Confidential Employee in odd years.
If you have any questions, please contact a member of the P&S Council Employee Relations Committee.