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URL

Target date(s)

WSU TC

G

WSU Tri-Cities Distinguished Teaching Award

https://tricities.wsu.edu/distinguished-teaching-award/

Jan 31

G

Distinguished Employee Excellence Award

https://tricities.wsu.edu/distinguished-employee-excellence-award/

Feb

G

Distinguished Research Award

https://tricities.wsu.edu/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

https://tricities.wsu.edu/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

https://tricities.wsu.edu/student-excellence-awards/

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 

https://distinguishedscholarships.wsu.edu/  

varies

President's Awards for Leadership

includes students, faculty, staff, RSO’s, community organizations

https://lead.wsu.edu/president-s-awards/

Late Jan?

President’s Employee Excellence Award

https://president.wsu.edu/employee-excellence/   5 awards annually

Jan 10 in 2021

HRS

Employee Recognition Program

https://hrs.wsu.edu/recognition/

G

Crimson Spirit Awards

https://hrs.wsu.edu/recognition/crimson-spirit-award/

Given monthly

D

WSU Safety Awards [safety, health, security] - See criteria

https://universityevents.wsu.edu/safetyfair/nominations/ 

Oct 1 in 2021

Women of Distinction[Pres. Comm. on Status of Women]

https://womenofdistinction.wsu.edu/

Early Feb

Assoc. for Faculty Women   D

Samuel H Smith Leadership Award

Outstanding graduate students

https://afw.wsu.edu/awards/samuel-h-smith-leadership-award/

https://afw.wsu.edu/graduate-student-awards-nominations/

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 

https://provost.wsu.edu/awards/

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/)  

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

https://mlk.wsu.edu/2021-distinguished-service-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

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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

·                     Faculty Award Nomination 

·                     Staff Award Nomination 

·                     Doctoral Award Nomination 

Apr 8 in 2020

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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).

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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

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 
MN Student 

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 
DNP Student 

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 
PhD Student 

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