2024 Nomination Guidelines and Award Selection

There are guidelines and a specific process when nominating and selecting award recipients.

Eligibility

Any regular staff member of the University of Michigan-Dearborn who has completed the six-month probationary period is eligible to be nominated. Nominees may come from any staff job classification. Temporary staff, student staff and faculty are not eligible for individual awards, however, they may be included in team award nominations. Staff, faculty, alumni, and students of the campus community are encouraged to nominate University of Michigan-Dearborn staff members in the different award categories.

The nomination process

Nominate staff members you would like to recognize for their significant contributions towards the success of the UM-Dearborn Strategic Plan. Each nominee will be announced to campus and recognized at the annual ceremony. 

Tips for writing your nomination

  • Give specific examples of the nominee's accomplishments towards meeting the award criteria.
  • We encourage you to work jointly with colleagues to nominate an individual or team. However, the quality of a nomination is preferred over quantity of submissions.
  • No nominee is expected to fulfill all criteria.

Recipient selection

The Awards Committee will select recipients for each award based exclusively on the information provided within each nomination form. 

  • Any Awards Committee member who is nominated must abstain from any discussions about and decisions made in the specific category for which (s)he has been nominated.
  • Any member of the Awards Committee who nominates another staff member must abstain from any discussions about and decisions made in the specific category for which (s)he has submitted a nomination for.

Acknowledging award recipients

The recipient(s) of each award will be announced and honored at the annual Staff Awards Ceremony on Nov. 8. The winner(s) of each award category will receive an honorary award as well as a monetary award. This award is taxable. 

For more information

Please contact: 
Jackie Kortes 
Rachel Buzzeo
Sheryl Kubiak 
Diane Sigler