The Service to Students Award recognizes competent and courteous services, including academic, career, and/or personal advising by staff. This award comes with a $500 prize.
2024 Winner
Emily Ferguson-Steger, Director of Student Engagement, University Center
Who is eligible:
Any individual staff member, contract professional, or employee on a letter of appointment.
Staff members nominated for this award should have demonstrated:
- Commitment to making the university experience a positive one for students
- Service to students that assists in cutting through campus bureaucratic red tape
- Commitment to the development of quality programs or activities that contribute to the personal, career, and/or academic development of the student university experience
- Demonstrated commitment to "being there" for students when they encounter personal or academic problems
- Demonstrated recognition of our role as an institution of higher education and that our primary customers are the students
- Commitment to UM's Priority for Action One "Place student success at the center of all we do"
Who may nominate:
Faculty, staff, administrators, or students.
Nomination requirements:
- Nomination form (link below)
- Nomination letter
- Brief overview of nominee’s UM employment history
- 1-3 letters of support (letters or supporting quotes from students are encouraged)
Submit nomination using Submittable:
Questions:
Andrea Vernon
Experiential Learning and Career Success
406-243-5159