REGENTS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE*

Two $5,000 Awards will be made to two non-instructional academic staff members in recognition of their demonstrated exceptional service to the university. The funds for the Award will be designed to support the recipients' professional development or for other activities approved by the recipients that enhance a university program or function. The recipients will be honored at the Board of Regents meeting and will also be recognized at the 2009 Academic Staff Leadership Conference (to be hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater).

The nominee should provide essential services to the university while demonstrating excellence of performance, personal interaction, initiative, creativity, and outstanding achievement. All current UW-System non-instructional academic staff members are eligible for the award if they:

• Have fixed term, limited, and/or rolling horizon of indefinite appointments
• Are employed 50 percent of the time or greater
• Have been members of the academic staff for a minimum of 12 months

Please Include:

• Name of Nominee
• Department
• Title
• Years of Service
• Nominator

Explain how the nominee provides service to the university while demonstrating excellence of performance, personal interaction, initiative, creativity, and outstanding achievement (Limit one page).

Further nomination materials will be requested when a final nominee is selected. Please send the nomination materials to the Governance Office, Ambrose HC, Room 2002. 

*The 2008-2009 nomination deadline will be announced in Fall 2008.