AWARD: The name of the award is "PSEAS Outstanding Staff Award." The recipient receives $500 and a memento. Funding is made possible through annual gifts from Engineering alumni and friends. The award is presented annually to a maximum of three full-time staff members of the College. Fewer recipients may be selected at the discretion of the Dean of the College.

ELIGIBILITY: All staff members who hold full-time status for at least nine months each year in the College of Engineering are eligible.

PURPOSE: The Penn State Engineering Alumni Society Outstanding Staff Award recognizes and rewards outstanding service by staff employees in the College of Engineering.

QUALIFICATIONS: All candidates must have:

• completed at least three years of full-time staff service in the College
• demonstrated successful performance as a staff member by combining competence of skills, knowledge or subject matter, and successful interaction with others; expected characteristics include, but are not limited to:
  • positive attitude, cooperation, and courteous interactions with co-workers, peers, or the general public
  • initiative, quality of work, and effectiveness in carrying-out job responsibilities
  • commitment to performing in a professional manner
  • dedication to and knowledge of the mission of their own work unit, the College of Engineering, and Penn State
  • dependability
  • outstanding contributions to the goals of the work unit and the College through significant dedication and/or leadership
  • innovation
  • demonstrated interest in self-development
• performed in a manner that substantially exceeds the normal expectation for a staff member

NOMINATIONS: Nominations may be initiated by Engineering staff, students, faculty, and administrators. Each nominator, however, may nominate only one employee for this award. Each nomination should consist of:

• a completed nomination form;
• a letter of support from the nominee’s immediate supervisor;
• a letter of support from the department head or appropriate academic administrator, if separate positions;
• a maximum of three letters of support from College and/or University personnel;
• 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 PSEAS representatives and three full-time Engineering employees (excluding administrators).

FREQUENCY: Past recipients are not eligible for a period of five years.

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