Outstanding Service Awards

Outstanding Service Award (OSA)

The Outstanding Service Award was established in 2013 to recognize faculty and staff members who have provided exceptional service to UMR. One faculty member and one staff member are chosen annually to receive this campus recognition award. 

Submit Nomination Form

Selection Process:

The Awards Selection Group of four, composed of two staff and two faculty members appointed by the Center for Learning Innovation and Staff Assembly Chairs (after nominations close), chooses the winner of the OSA based on the criteria below.  

Nominee:

The nominee must be current UMR faculty or staff who has worked at UMR for at least one year (prior to May 1) and has not received the award in the last five years. Nominee positions excluded are: Chancellor, Vice Chancellor(s), Associate Vice Chancellor, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Senior Advisor(s) to the Chancellor.

Nominator:

Must be current UMR faculty or staff. Nominators are encouraged to share their nomination with their nominee and should be aware that nomination forms will be provided to the winning recipients. 

Criteria:

Address the following criteria (150 - 300 words per category). Candidates for the OSA will be chosen based on the criteria listed below.

• Job performance and competence
  The candidate is an outstanding employee, performing job duties above and beyond job expectations and upholding UMR Grounding Values. Supervisor will be notified of nomination and may be consulted if the committee has questions.
• Collaborative spirit and helping attitude
  The candidate enhances communication between units with open collaboration. The candidate is approachable, receptive, helpful, encouraging and communicative. This may be demonstrated with service on committees or in other ways.
• Creative and innovative ideas
  The candidate suggests innovative or different ideas, which resulted in increased unit efficiency and effectiveness. Ideas contributed to excellent service to constituents.

Outstanding Service Award Rubric

Other Considerations:

• Years of UMR employment
• Previous award recipient

Raptor Impact Award (RIA)

The Raptor Impact Award was established in 2023 to recognize an individual member of UMR faculty and staff who went above and beyond expectations for a student or student group through undergraduate research support, mentoring, professional and career development, community engagement, student advocacy, organizing student events or other exceptional service to the students of UMR. One faculty or staff member will be chosen annually to receive this campus recognition award.

Submit Nomination Form

Selection Process:

The Awards Selection Group of four, composed of two UMR staff and two UMR faculty members appointed by the CLI and Staff Assembly Chairs (after nominations close), chooses the winner of the RIA based on the criteria below.  

Nominee:

The nominee must be current UMR faculty or staff who has worked at UMR for at least one year (prior to May 1) and has not received the award in the last five years. Nominee positions excluded are: Chancellor, Vice Chancellor(s), Associate Vice Chancellor, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Senior Advisor(s) to the Chancellor.

Nominator:

Must be current UMR faculty or staff. Nominators are encouraged to share their nomination with their nominee and should be aware that nominations will be provided to the winning recipients following the event. 

Criteria:

Candidates for the RIA will be chosen based on the criteria listed below (150 - 300 words per category).

• Impact on students
  The candidate went above and beyond expectations in working with students or a student group and demonstrated UMR Grounding Values in their interactions with students.
• Effective communication and helping attitude
  The candidate demonstrates highly effective interactions with students, including respectful communication, approachability, helpfulness and encouragement.
• Creative and innovative ideas
  The candidate suggests innovative or different ideas, which resulted in new or improved ways to serve UMR students.

Raptor Impact Award Rubric

Other Considerations:

• Years of UMR Employment
• Previous award recipient

Outstanding Innovation Award (OIA)

The Outstanding Innovation Award was established in 2023 to recognize a team at UMR who moved a significant innovation forward at UMR, in alignment with the UMR Vision and Centering Aspirations.

Submit Nomination Form

Selection Process:

The Awards Selection Group of four, composed of two staff and two faculty members appointed by the Center for Learning Innovation and Staff Assembly Chairs (after nominations close), chooses the winner of the OIA based on the criteria below.  

Nominee:

The nominee must be a team of at least three which includes UMR faculty and/or staff and may also include students and/or a community partner. The team may comprise members of a formal unit or an informal, cross-unit group. 

Nominator:

Must be current UMR faculty or staff. Nominators are encouraged to share their nomination with their nominee and should be aware that nomination forms will be provided to the winning recipients. 

Criteria:

Address the following criteria (150 - 300 words per category). A team for the OIA will be chosen based on the criteria listed below.

• Habits of Interaction: The nominated team and each of its members consistently demonstrate respectful habits of interaction that foster collaboration, including mutual accountability, trust, empathetic listening, constructive conflict management, creative problem solving and all of the UMR Grounding Values.
• Innovation or Optimization: The nominated team and each of its members worked together to advance a UMR Centering Aspiration by: 
• Generating or implementing a new idea and/or
• Creatively optimizing an existing unique excellence or evidence-based best practice.

Outstanding Innovation Award Rubric

Outstanding Collaboration Award (OCA)

The Outstanding Collaboration Award was established in 2023 to recognize a team at UMR who are consistently doing great work in alignment with the UMR Vision and Centering Aspirations.

Submit Nomination Form

Selection Process:

The Awards Selection Group of four, composed of two staff and two faculty members appointed by the Center for Learning Innovation and Staff Assembly Chairs (after nominations close), chooses the winner of the OCA based on the criteria below.  

Nominee:

The nominee must be a team of at least three which includes UMR faculty and/or staff and may include students and/or a community partner. The team may comprise members of a formal unit or an informal, cross-unit group. 

Nominator:

Must be current UMR faculty or staff. Nominators are encouraged to share their nomination with their nominee and should be aware that nomination forms will be provided to the winning recipients. 

Criteria:

Address the following criteria (150 - 300 words per category). A team for the OCA will be chosen based on the criteria listed below.

• Habits of Interaction: The nominated team and each of its members consistently demonstrate habits of respectful interaction including mutual accountability, trust, empathetic listening, constructive conflict management, creative problem solving and all of the UMR Grounding Values.
• Cooperative Spirit and Helping Attitude: The nominated team and each of its members worked together to advance a UMR Centering Aspiration with excellent collaborative work, streamlining communication, approachability and University service.

Outstanding Collaboration Award Rubric

2024-25

Jessica Ibarra
Cassidy Terrell

2023-24

John Hamilton
Andy Petzold

2022-23

Lourdes Irizarry
Dihua (Victoria) Xue

2021-22

Ali Bosco
Angie Mejia

2020-21

Deepali Butani
Mariah Peterson

2019-20

Carolyn Privet-Chesterman
Jen Wacek

2018-19

Jenn Hooke
Shanna Altrichter

2017-18

Ann Bottorff
Molly Olson
Barry Standorf
Yuko Taniguchi

2016-17

Andrea Berger
Jered Bright
Jenny Casper
Diane Ingvaldson

2015-16

Kris Barry
Anne Lund
Peter Larsen
Brett Schieve

2014-15

Sam Duke
Pete Sedivy

2013-14

Amy Kromminga
Erin Spencer
Lacey Suchla

2024-25

Sharonda Pugh

2023-24

Amy Collins-Warfield

2022-23

Asmita KC

2024-25 - Student Needs Assessment Team

Jenny Casper
Amy Collins
Abigail Irlbeck
Alan Thompson

2023-24 - Employee Recognition and Engagement Committee

Vanessa Carroll
Anne Kowal
Michelle Nelson
Nicole Smith
Erin Spencer

2022-23 - Truth in Racial Healing Transformation Facilitators

Sharonda Pugh
Alan Thompson
Carolyn Privet-Chesterman
Angel Lopez (student)
 

2024-25 - Office of Admissions

John Bliss
Kate Lawlor
Matthew Lister
Lindsey Meyers
Heidi Rihal
Yariset Rodriguez
Rachel Seisler
Justin Stoll
Terry Whittum

2023-24 - Professional Staff On-Call Team

Jeff Baier
Jenny Casper
Bre Freecheck
Asmita KC
Mariah Peterson
Justin Stoll

2022-23 - Lead Coach Team

Anna Ribikawskis
Jenn Hooke
Grace Nelson

2021-22 - Employee Recognition Work Group

Shanna Altrichter
Ali Bosco
Vanessa Carroll
Jenn Hooke
Anne Kowal
Erin Spencer

2020-21 - Counterspaces Collaboration

Angia Mejia
Lucia Sem
Yuko Taniguchi

2019-20 - DISCOVER Team

Norm Clark
Robb Dunbar
Rob Erdmann
Lisa Mason
Kelsey Metzger
Xavier Prat-Resina
Alexey Shanin

2018-19 - HUM 3721 Team

Yuko Taniguchi
Jered Bright
Rebecca Houston
Sue Simon (Mayo Clinic)
Cindy Shiebel (Mayo Clinic)

2017-18 - Bridge Program Design and Delivery Team

Kris Barry
Jered Bright 
Will Harmon
Bronson Lemer
Brett Schieve 
Jake Wright
Virginia Wright-Peterson

2016-17 - Math 1110 and 1111 Interdisciplinary Redesign Team

Bijaya Aryal
Christian Ballam
Jered Bright
Lorraine Dame
Aminul Huq
Xavier Prat-Resina