Guide to WSU awards
Prepared by the WSU Tri-Cities Awards Committee
Distributed to Academic Directors, Supervisors, and Managers
Uploaded to the Knowledge Base
October 2022
[KEY to notes under “Locus”: G= gateway awards leading to others, D = development awards rewarding continuing work, P = prestige awards, possible precursors to external awards]
Locus | Award(s) | URL | Target date(s) |
WSU TC G | WSU Tri-Cities Distinguished Teaching Award | Jan 31 | |
G | Distinguished Employee Excellence Award | https://tricities.wsu.edu/distinguished-employee-excellence-award/ | Feb |
G | Distinguished Research Award | Feb 21 | |
Outstanding Adjunct Award [Carson College of Business] | https://tricities.wsu.edu/outstanding-adjunct-business-faculty-award/ | Program selects | |
D | Women of Distinction | TBD | |
Student Excellence Awards · Chancellor’s Student Leader of the Year · Crimson Spotlight Award · Cougar Image Award · Student Employee of the Year · Student Org. of the Year · Leaders in Action Award · Event of the Year · Student Org. Advisor of the Year | Early March (nomi-nations) | ||
WSU Distinguished Scholarships D students | Boren/ Fulbright/ Gates / Cambridge/ Gilman/ Goldwater/ Hollings/ Marshall/ Mitchell / NSF GRFP / Pickering/ Rhodes/ Schwarzman/ Truman/ Udall | varies | |
President's Awards for Leadership includes students, faculty, staff, RSO’s, community organizations | Late Jan? | ||
President’s Employee Excellence Award | https://president.wsu.edu/employee-excellence/ 5 awards annually | Jan 10 in 2021 | |
HRS | Employee Recognition Program | ||
G | Crimson Spirit Awards | Given monthly | |
D | WSU Safety Awards [safety, health, security] - See criteria | Oct 1 in 2021 | |
Women of Distinction[Pres. Comm. on Status of Women] | Early Feb | ||
Assoc. for Faculty Women D | Samuel H Smith Leadership Award
Outstanding graduate students | Oct 30 Mar 2 in 2020 | |
Provost P for all | Distinguished Faculty Address Faculty Diversity Award Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award Outstanding Department Chair/School Director President's Distinguished Teaching Award for Instructors and Clinical Faculty Sahlin Eminent Faculty Award Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Instruction Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Leadership Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Outreach and Engagement Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Research, Scholarship, and Arts V. Lane Rawlins President's Award for Distinguished Lifetime Service | Fall sem | |
Office of Research
No notes | Research administration awards · Service Recognition Award · Contribution Recognition Award · Pioneer Recognition Award | (https://research.wsu.edu/accomplishments/research-admin-awards/) | |
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Student employment | Student Employee of the Year | No current link. | Feb 15 in 2020 |
WSU Distinguished Service Awards D for all | · Distinguished Service Awards · Bayard Rustin Excellence Award · Community, Equity, and Social Justice Awards | Jan 12 in 2021 | |
WSU Emeritus Soc | · Arts and Humanities Undergraduate Grants (all campuses) | https://emeritussociety.wsu.edu/emeritus-society-arts-and-humanities-grant/ | |
| · Emeritus Society Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award | Physical Science/Math, Bioscience Engineering and applied science, Arts, humanities, creative act., Soc., econ., behavioral sci. Given at Showcase |
Locus | Award(s) | URL | Target date(s) |
CAS Faculty P D G | Several awards as listed Tenure-Track Faculty Career Achievement Awards · Distinguished Faculty · Outstanding Career Achievement · Mid-Career Achievement · Early Career Achievement · Interdisciplinary Catalyst | https://cas.wsu.edu/faculty-staff/cas-award-nominations/nomination-forms/ | Feb 12 in 2021 |
P D G | Career Track Faculty Career Achievement Awards · Outstanding Career Achievement · Mid-Career Achievement · Early Career Achievement · Interdisciplinary Catalyst | ||
D for all | Teaching Awards · Tom & Julie Lutz Science and Math. Teaching Excellence Award · William F. Mullen Memorial Teaching Award · Excellence in Graduate Teaching · Excellence in Graduate Advising and Mentoring · Excellence in Teaching by a Career Track Faculty Member | ||
D for all | Service Awards · Excellence in Professional Service · Excellence in Institutional Service · Excellence in Undergraduate Advising · Faculty Peer Mentoring · Outstanding Achievement in International Activities · Public and Community Engagement | ||
CAS cont. Staff P D G | Career Awards · Outstanding Career Achievement · Mid-Career Achievement · Early Career Achievement · Interdisciplinary Catalyst | https://cas.wsu.edu/faculty-staff/cas-award-nominations/staff-awards/ | Feb 12 In 2021 |
D for all | Service Awards · Excellence in Undergraduate Advising · Peer Mentoring · Public and Community Engagement | ||
Graduate Student | Master’s Student Achievement · Arts award · Humanities award · Social Sciences award Doctoral Student Achievement · Humanities award · Sciences award · Social Sciences award Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student | https://cas.wsu.edu/faculty-staff/cas-award-nominations/graduate-student-awards/ | Feb 12 in 2021 |
Undergraduate students | Outstanding Seniors | https://cas.wsu.edu/faculty-staff/cas-award-nominations/outstanding-senior/ | Feb 19 in 2021 |
Carson College of Business D for all | · Outstanding Faculty Research · Outstanding Faculty Service · Outstanding Faculty Teaching · Outstanding Doctoral Student Teaching Assistant · Outstanding Doctoral Student Teaching · Outstanding Doctoral Student Research · Outstanding Staff Student Engagement · Outstanding Staff College Engagement · Outstanding Staff Faculty Engagement | no separate awards page but see https://business.wsu.edu/news-events/dividend/fall-2019/annual-awards/
Links below to nomination forms
| Apr 8 in 2020 |
Locus | Award(s) | URL | Target date(s) | |
CAHNRS D D D D G D D/P D/P D D D | · Administrative Professional Staff Excellence Award · Administrative Professional Technical Staff Excellence Award · Classified Clerical/ Fiscal Staff Excellence Award · Classified Technical Staff Excellence Award · Early Career Excellence Award · Excellence in Advising Award · Faculty Excellence in Research Award · Faculty Excellence in Extension Award · Land Grant Mission Award · R.M. Wade Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning · Team Interdisciplinary Award | https://cahnrs.wsu.edu/academics/college-awards/ Nomination link: http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/academics/college-awards/nomination-guidelines/ | [2020 example] October 1 Call for nomination letters for all awards. November 5 Electronic nomination letters due to Alanna Ellis (acellis@wsu.edu) November 15 Selected nominees identified – Full PDF packet requested December 10 Nominees must notify Academic programs if they accept or decline the nomination; email Alanna Ellis (acellis@wsu.edu). January 27 Electronic award packets due (PDF); email to A. Ellis (acellis@wsu.edu) January 31, 2021 Packets available for selection committee on Sharepoint site February 17, 2021 Final ranking sheets from selection committee due to Alanna Ellis (acellis@wsu.edu). |
Locus | Award(s) | URL | Target date(s) |
Education Both D | Staff excellence awards · Staff Excellence in Service · Staff Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Faculty Research Faculty Teaching Faculty Diversity, equity, inclusion Staff service | https://education.wsu.edu/college/facultystaffawards/staffawards/
In 2021, ED gave faculty awards as listed. These are noted as follows: https://news.wsu.edu/2021/05/05/college-education-names-outstanding-faculty-staff-2/ | Mar 8 |
Voiland College of Engineering Both D | VCEA Staff Excellence Awards
Outstanding Teaching Assistant | Conducted internally by dean’s office. | Mar 6 in 2020 Feb 24 in 2020 |
College of Nursing Awards (https://nursing.wsu.edu/call-for-nominations-excellence-awards)
Spring 2020 Excellence Awards: Call for Nominations [Submit Nominations here by Monday, March 23]
Please note: at least one nomination for each student must come from a faculty member.
AWARD | DESCRIPTION | NOMINATION FOR | NOMINATED BY |
BSN Clinical Excellence | Recognizes a BSN student graduating this semester who, over time, has demonstrated exceptional performance during clinical assignments. | Spring 2020 BSN Student | Clinical faculty teaching BSN students |
Outstanding BSN Student | Recognizes a well-rounded, professional BSN student who is graduating this semester. Student must display leadership, teamwork, and commitment to the college, WSU, or the community. | Spring 2020 BSN Student | All faculty teaching BSN students OR graduating BSN student |
Outstanding RN-BSN Student | Recognizes a well-rounded, professional RN-BSN student who is graduating this semester. Student must display leadership, teamwork, and commitment to the college, WSU, or the community. | Spring 2020 RN-BSN student | Faculty member OR graduating RN-BSN student |
Outstanding | Recognizes a well-rounded, professional graduate student who is graduating this semester. Student must display leadership, teamwork, and commitment to the college, WSU or the profession. | Spring 2020 MN student | Faculty member OR graduating MN student |
Outstanding | Recognizes a DNP student graduating this semester who encourages and supports other students, demonstrates exemplary professional behavior, and provides leadership to the school, community, or profession. | Spring 2020 DNP Student | Faculty member or graduating DNP student |
Outstanding | Recognizes a PhD student graduating this semester who encourages and supports other students, demonstrates exemplary professional behavior, and provides leadership to the school, community, or profession | Fall 2019 or spring 2020 PhD student | Faculty member or graduating student |
Jan Holloway Excellence in Clinical Instruction
G/D | Recognizes excellence in clinical teaching in the undergraduate program. Stimulates critical thinking, uses wide variety of teaching methods, demonstrates highest professional values and open communication. | Faculty with clinical assignment in BSN program | Faculty or student |
Undergraduate Faculty Award G/D | Recognizes exceptional leadership and accomplishments in the teaching/research/service within our undergraduate programs | Faculty teaching undergraduates | Faculty, staff or student |
Graduate Faculty Award D | Recognizes exceptional leadership and accomplishments in the teaching/research/service within our graduate programs | Faculty teaching graduate students | Faculty, staff or student |
Excellence in Research
D | Recognizes outstanding accomplishments in research including promoting and facilitating research in less experienced faculty or others. | Faculty doing research | Faculty member |
Faculty Mentor Award D | Recognizes outstanding mentoring practices and an overall commitment to college of nursing faculty success. | Faculty member | Faculty member |
Diversity Award G/D | Recognizes efforts to explore, understand and appreciate one another’s similarities and differences such as: cultural, racial, and ethnic heritage, gender and sexual orientation, physical and mental disability, and/or socioeconomic status. Embraces college Diversity Statement. | Faculty or staff or student | Faculty, staff or student |
Staff Achievement Award G/D | Recognize excellence in an outstanding single achievement. The individual displays professionalism, innovation, and commitment to enhancing the milieu of the College. | Any staff member in college of nursing | Faculty, staff or student |
Staff Excellence Award G/D | Recognize excellence in a pattern of outstanding service. The individual displays professionalism, leadership, teamwork, and commitment to enhancing the milieu of the College. | Any staff member in college of nursing | Faculty, staff or student |
Locus | Award(s) | URL | Target date(s) |
WSU Alumni Assoc. | WSU Alumni Association awards honor alumni and friends who personify the University’s tradition of excellence. Several categories (below) | online and downloadable forms available, most require supplemental documentation | Sept, April |
| Alumni Achievement Award - To recognize and honor alumni who have given outstanding service... | ||
| Honorary Alumnus/Alumna - who have given special service to the University in some manner | ||
| Cougar Pride Award - alumni, former students or friends who have consistently demonstrated extraordinary spirit and pride in support of WSU | ||
| Adopted Cougar Award - Any person who exhibits genuine loyalty and affection for WSU | “departments” nominate and pay for a WSU alumni assoc. membership | |
| Volunteer service awards · Distinguished Service Award · Outstanding Volunteer Award · Recent Grad Service Award · Staff Service Award · Faculty Service Award · Outstanding Student Volunteer Award | For service to the alumni association and university in various categories. |