PURPOSE: The Penn State Engineering Society Service
Award recognizes and rewards a current or former faculty member, an alumnus, or friend who has
donated time, expertise, and energies in the form of outstanding and special service to a
department, unit, or to the College.
AWARD: The name of the award is "PSES Distinguished
Service Award." A single award is presented annually. Each recipient receives $250 and a memento.
ELIGIBILITY: All current or former full-time, or
part-time faculty, alumni(ae), or friends of the College of Engineering are eligible.
QUALIFICATIONS: All candidates must have:
- performed a special service through a project, task, or sequence of activities which
contributes significantly to the enhancement of programs or the welfare of students,
faculty, and/or staff of the College;
- performed this service in a manner that substantially exceeds the expectation of a
faculty member, alumnus, or friend of the College.
NOMINATIONS: Nominations may be initiated by engineering
students, faculty, department heads, or staff. Each nomination must be submitted to the head of the
candidate's academic or other unit for review prior to submission to the Dean's Office.
Each nomination should consist of:
- a completed nomination
form;
- a letter of nomination from the initiator;
- a maximum of
three letters
of support from faculty, students, staff, or administrators;
- each support letter will be a maximum of two pages in length and will have one
signature.
SELECTION: Selection will be made by a committee appointed
by the Dean of Engineering. The committee will consist of two former award recipients, one PSES
representative, and two members appointed by the Dean.
FREQUENCY: Past recipients
are not eligible for a period of five years.