Deadline

Final nominations must be submitted online to the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost by February 10 (or the next business day). Review college deadlines.

Description

Purpose: The Professional and Scientific Excellence Award recognizes and honors professional and scientific staff members who have been employed by Iowa State University for more than five (5) years and who have achieved excellence in their respective fields.

Eligibility: Employed by Iowa State University for more than five (5) years and achieved excellence in their respective field. Recipients must be Iowa State employees at the time of the University Awards Ceremony.

Nature of the award: $2,500 award presented annually with grants from the Iowa State University Foundation

Number of awards: Three (3)

Criteria:

  • Professional contributions/service within the university (to the university, department/school or unit, other departments/schools or units, and the P&S system)
  • Professional organizations and positions held
  • Evidence of career progress (promotions and educational advancements)
  • Professional recognitions/contributions beyond the university (community, state, regional, national, international, committees, publications, and recognitions)
  • List of publications, papers, and patents (including prepared reports, press releases, articles, and presentations)

Guidelines: Submit three (3) letters of endorsement; one (1) letter must be from a supervisor of the nominee and one (1) of the three (3) letters needs to be considered a nomination letter. Also, submit the nominee's resume or vita. Since the criteria above are used when reviewing the nominations, it is important to attach supportive information (if applicable) and to include dates when possible. Letters should cite examples of the nominee's contribution in each of the areas listed in the criteria section.

In a 100-word summary of the award nomination include specific accomplishments to support why the nominee should receive a specific award and any summary statements from supporting documents that address award qualifications. The Professional and Scientific Excellence Award will be presented at the University Awards Ceremony.

Nominations for P&S Awards may be submitted by an individual, employing unit, or college. If an individual would like to submit a nomination, please email the complete nomination document in a single PDF to award-ps-ea@iastate.edu. The nominations will be housed in a confidential file and the nominator will receive notification of successful submission within 10-15 minutes.

General Guidelines for Professional and Scientific Nominations

  • Format and electronic submission instructions
  • Staff university award nomination cover page [PDF | DOC]
  • When the file is prepared, nominators must submit their nominations to their college by the college deadline. When the college is ready to submit their nominations, the college awards coordinator must upload the nominations to the appropriate college folder on CyBox. If you do not have access to your college's folder on CyBox, please contact Rachel Haynes, rhaynes@iastate.edu.
  • If an individual would like to submit a nomination, please email the complete nomination document in a single PDF to the appropriate email address (identified in individual award guidelines). The nominations will be housed in a confidential file and the nominator will receive notification of successful submission within 10-15 minutes.

For questions or more information about award eligibility, contact:

For questions or more information about award submission, contact:

Professional & Scientific Council awards committee