Outstanding Staff Teamwork Award
The Award recognizes College of Engineering groups or teams of staff (in a unit or across units) who have collaborated and worked together on a major project or significant task in outstanding, innovative and/or unexpected ways that advances departmental goals and/or the College mission. The team successfully fostered cooperation, collaboration and open communication among students, staff, and faculty in all stages of the project/task, its members provided encouragement and support, and helped others overcome obstacles.
Eligibility
- Teams are in general more than one, but fewer than 15 people in the College of Engineering. The membership can constitute an entire department and may be cross-unit. The team may include faculty members with the majority of members being benefited staff.
- Past recipients are not eligible for a period of five years after receiving the award.
Qualifications
Teams nominated should exhibit one or more of the following:
- Created an environment that promotes communication, trust, cooperation and respect for differences.
- Delivered a significant benefit or value to a department, division or the College of Engineering as a whole.
- Worked toward a common goal while being supportive and motivational of each other.
- Individuals worked effectively as part of a team to successfully accomplish a task or meet a goal.
- Developed a partnership that seeks input and involvement of those affected by decisions.
- Accepted responsibility and accountability in helping to advance the University’s or College’s mission or departmental goal.
- Placed team goals above personal goals while achieving a distinctive result or product.
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
2023 | Jared Auclair | Cross University Communication Collaborative |
2023 | Jodi Bolognese | Cross University Communication Collaborative |
2023 | Tracy Carter | Cross University Communication Collaborative |
2023 | Leanne Dwyer | Cross University Communication Collaborative |
2023 | Ellen Goldman | Cross University Communication Collaborative |
2023 | Jane Kokernak | Cross University Communication Collaborative |
2023 | Neal Lerner | Cross University Communication Collaborative |
2023 | Evelyn Panagakou | Cross University Communication Collaborative |
2023 | Aditya Santosh Gopal | Cross University Communication Collaborative |
2023 | Jaren Walker | Cross University Communication Collaborative |
2023 | Nicole Wang | Cross University Communication Collaborative |
2023 | Whitney Wotkyns | Cross University Communication Collaborative |
2022 | Genesis Agosto Roman | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Ishwara Ayala Ortiz | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Rocio Cuevas Gines | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Zulmarie Diaz Reguero | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Chrystal Galan Rivera | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Lilliana Gonzalez Medina | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Natacha Guilloty-Rodriguez | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Xiodenis Guzman Santiago | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Gredia Huerta-Montañez | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Joselyn De Jesus Rodriguez | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Jessica Medina | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Aryam Muñoz-Burgos | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Nilda Otero | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Mayra Rivera Robles | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Priscilla Roman Alvarez | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Zaira Rosario-Pabón | PROTECT Team |
2022 | Carlos Vergara-Herrera | PROTECT Team |
2021 | Deanna Beirne | SENTRY Team |
2021 | Susan Dorsey | SENTRY Team |
2021 | Kristin Hicks | SENTRY Team |
2021 | Diane Hubbard | SENTRY Team |
2021 | Makenna Lorange | SENTRY Team |
2021 | Anne Magrath | SENTRY Team |
2021 | Mariah Nobrega | SENTRY Team |
2021 | Monica Wing | SENTRY Team |
2020 | Elizabeth Chesley | BioE |
2020 | Esther Cohen | BioE |
2020 | Danielle Freshnock | BioE |
2020 | Prachi Shah | BioE |
2018 | Jonathan Doughty | MIE |
2018 | Rebecca Knepple | MIE |
2018 | Ben Macalister | MIE |
2018 | Kevin McCue | MIE |
2017 | Claire Duggan | STEM |
2017 | Nicholas Fuchs | STEM |
2017 | Mary Howley | STEM |
2017 | Joshua Miranda | STEM |