SUNY schools are recognizing students for their professional achievements with the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service. The deadline for nominations is 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 5 via the online nomination form. 

According to the SUNY Administration, nominees must be “individuals of superior achievement, committed to the State University and its students, respected by the campus community and worthy of emulation by colleagues and students on campus and across the entire system”. 

Additionally, candidates must have completed three academic years of full-time professional service in the position for which they are nominated immediately prior to the year of nomination. The awards provide SUNY-wide recognition in five categories: Faculty Service, Librarianship, Professional Service, Scholarship and Creative Activities and Teaching. One SUNY Oswego student received this award last year. 

Nominators will remain anonymous throughout the process. The nomination letter should address in detail how the nominee performed in fulfilling the job description for the position held. As well as how they demonstrated excellence in professional activities beyond the parameters of the job description. Also, how the nominee displayed creativity, innovation and demonstrated adaptability to institutional needs.

Nominees will be informed of the nomination in mid-November. Those wishing to accept the recommendation must submit a nominee acceptance form providing names and contact information for five reference writers by 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 19. All letters of support should be addressed to Dr. Kathleen Evans, Chair of the Chancellor’s Award Committee for Professional Service, and emailed as a PDF to Ms. Michele May at michele.may@oswego.edu by Dec. 10. 

Nominees will also be required to email their as well as their current performance program to Ms. Michele May at michele.may@oswego.edu by 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2021.

For further information regarding the nomination and selection process, contact Dr. Kathleen Evans, Selection Committee Chair, at kathleen.evans@oswego.edu. Detailed information on this award is available on the SUNY website.

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