The following are a list of awards available for advisers and staff to be nominated for:
W. LaMarr Kopp International Achievement Award
Penn State Excellence in Advising Award
Faculty/Staff Diversity Recognition Award
John Romano Faculty/Staff Diversity Recognition Award
University Staff Advisory Council award
To recognize University staff members who go above and beyond their normal routines. All full-time staff are eligible (anyone at the University may submit nominations)
Awards include:
Staff Excellence Award
Staff Morale Award
Staff Leadership Award
Barash Award for Human Service
The Barash Award for Human Service was created in 1975 by the family of the late Sy Barash. It is an annual award to a full-time member of the faculty, staff, or student body of the Pennsylvania State University at University Park who has contributed most, apart from regular duties, to human causes, public service activities and organization, or the welfare of fellow humans. These human service activities must have been performed in University Park, the Borough of State College, or the townships of College, Patton, Harris, or Ferguson. Any full-time employee or student at the University Park Campus who meets the criteria for the award as previously descirbed is eligible for consideration.
The award carries a stipend of $1,000.
The McKay Donkin Award was established in 1989 in honor of the late McKay Donkin who served as Vice President for Finance and Treasurer of the University from 1957 to 1968. The award, which consists of a $500 stipend and a certificate, is presented to the full-time member of the faculty or staff or the retiree who has contributed most to the “economic, physical, mental, or social welfare of the faculty” of the University. The nominee must be a full-time member of the faculty or staff or be a retiree of Penn State.
Award for Administrative Excellence
The Administrative Excellence Award, which carries a stipend of $1,000, is made annually to a member of the staff of the Pennsylvania State University whose performance methods and achievements exemplify administrative excellence. Criteria considered in the evaluation of nominees include:
- Total experience in administrative position(s)
- Accumulative levels of responsibility and authority
- Years of service at the University, and in present position
- Impact on own organization, and on University in general
- Content of material submitted by nominator
This award recognizes the consistently outstanding performance of a staff member who has demonstrated and practiced the philosophy of continuous quality improvement, team spirit, managerial excellence in the performance of assigned duties, and provided leadership in establishing a quality service orientation, so as to benefit his or her unit and the University.
The award, consisting of a $500 stipend and certificate, will be given in recognition of meeting one or more of the following criteria:
- Demonstrated sensitivity to others
- Leadership commitment to teamwork and efficiency of operation
- Demonstrated ability to skillfully manage his/her unit
- Commitment to continuous quality improvement
- Demonstrated service orientation to unit customers
To be eligible for the award, full-time University staff must have at least five years of active service.
The Support Staff Award, established in 1997, recognizes the overall high quality performance of a non-exempt member of the staff in fulfilling the mission of the University and of his/her unit.
The award, consisting of a $1000 stipend and certificate, will be given in recognition of meeting the following criteria:
- Dedicated focus to customer service
- Commitment to quality improvement
- Outstanding abilities
- Team work
- Professionalism
To be eligible for the award, full-time non-exempt staff must have at least five years of active University service.
Dr. James Robinson Equal Opportunity Award
Full-time faculty or staff with at least 2 years of active service with the University. Alumni, faculty, staff, students, or friends of Penn State may submit nominations. Nominations are due by December 1 every year. The award is presented at a ceremony held in the spring.
The goal of the NACADA Award Programs are to encourage wider support and recognition for academic advising in colleges and universities by providing an opportunity for recognition of outstanding advising. An ultimate outcome of these programs is to improve advising services for students.
A variety of awards, scholarships and grants are offered to NACADA members and others who have demonstrated excellence in advising, faculty advising, academic advising administration, leadership in the field, and graduate student accomplishments.