University of Iowa Staff Council

The David J Skorton Award for Staff Excellence in Service to the University of Iowa

 

THE AWARDS

A maximum of two awards will be given out annually. Recipients will be recognized formally at a University event in the fall. Each recipient will receive a check for $500 and a commemorative gift.

ELIGIBILITY/CRITERIA

All current permanent non-contract Merit Supervisory Exempt/Confidential and Professional and Scientific staff, with a 50 percent or greater appointment, are eligible for this award. The following criteria will be used when selecting recipients for this award. (Regular Merit employees and faculty members are not eligible for this award. If you are unsure of the category of your nominee, please call Julie Eichenberger Gilmore at 353-5476)

1. Service must stand out as a set of exceptionally effective contributions to the University Community.
2. Service must manifest exceptional imagination and dedication for improving the University Community.
3. Service must extend over several years (more than 2 years).
4. Service must include diverse formal and informal activities of high quality in staff governance, committee work, policy improvement, program creation, etc.
5. Service must be outside normal job responsibilities.

NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS

Any member of the University (faculty, staff, or student) may make nominations. Submissions received after the deadline will be returned to the sender unopened. Submissions not properly completed will be returned to the sender for proper completion and must be resubmitted by the April 30, 2007 deadline to be considered.

Selection Committee/Process

The selection committee will select awardees evaluated in accordance with the evaluation form. The selection committee will be appointed by the Staff Council Executive Committee. The recipients will be recognized at a University event in fall 2007.

DUE DATE

All nominations are due in the Staff Council Office April 30, 2007, 5:00 p.m.

606 Jefferson Building
Phone: 335-3600
Fax: 353-2273