Outstanding Staff Award

The Award recognizes and rewards outstanding service by administrative, support, and technical staff employees in the College of Engineering.

Eligibility

• All staff who do not hold faculty status and work at least two-thirds time are eligible.
• Nominees must have completed at least three consecutive years of staff service in the College of Engineering.
• Past recipients are not eligible for a period of five years after receiving the award.

Qualifications

Candidates must have demonstrated successful performance as staff members by combining competence, knowledge of subject matter, and successful interaction with others. Expected characteristics include, but are not limited to:

• Positive attitude, cooperation, and a customer service focus in dealing with co-workers, peers, and 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 Northeastern University;
• Dependability;
• Outstanding contributions to the goals of the work unit and the College through significant dedication and/or leadership;
• Innovation; and
• Demonstrated interest in self-development.

Candidates should have performed in a manner that substantially exceeds the normal expectation for a staff member.

Selection

The Staff Initiative Committee will select award recipients.

Nomination Process

Nominations may be initiated by College of Engineering staff, students, faculty, and/or administrators.  Each nominator, however, may nominate only one employee for this award each year.

The nomination packet should consist of ONE pdf file emailed to fac-staff-awards@coe.neu.edu (separate emails will not be accepted) containing the following:

• one letter of nomination including the names of the nominator(s) and the nominee which should include the rationale for the nomination and pertinent accomplishments; the letter will be preferably one page and a maximum of two pages in length;
• a letter of support from the COE department chair or director, if not included among the nominators above;
• a maximum of three letters of support from current or former students and/or College/University colleagues.

If you have any questions, please email fac-staff-awards@coe.neu.edu.

Past Recipients