The Regents Distinguished Service Award recognizes individual staff employees who have made exemplary contributions to the growth, image, or efficient operations of the University. Three $1,000 awards are available on an annual basis, although all three will not necessarily be made in any given year. One award will be available in each of the following employment categories:
Professional/Research Assistants
Office Clerical
Service Maintenance - Skilled Crafts - Technical/Scientific
All regular non-faculty employees in the above classifications with five or more years of continuous service and satisfactory job performance are eligible for nomination for this award. Recipients of the Distinguished Service Award prior to 1990 when it was replaced with Regents Distinguished Service Award, are eligible to be nominated. Recipients after 1990 who received the monetary award are not eligible for nomination. (These individuals are acknowledged by appearing with an asterisk.) The selection committee is composed of representatives of the four organizational units, representative of Staff Congress, one member of the Board of Regents and the three recipients from the previous year.
Nominations for awards will be evaluated based upon exemplary performance in one or more of the following: service above and beyond the call of duty, initiative and creativity, peer recognition, contributions to the work environment, and personal characteristics such as enthusiasm, loyalty, good attendance, leadership and cooperation, courtesy, and fairness to other employees. University service may include efforts resulting in positive public relations for the University and/or community service with a professional organization that directly and favorably reflects upon and benefits the University.
Only nominations made by University faculty, staff, or students will be accepted. A nominator may not nominate family members or submit more than one nomination per category. Self-nominations will not be considered.
The Nomination Process is as follows:
- Nominations must be submitted by faculty, staff or students of NKU
- Self-nominations will not be considered
- Nominations by family members will not be considered
- Recipients after 1990 who received the monetary award are not eligible for nomination
- 2012 nominations must be submitted no later than February 21, 2012
Nominees will be notified in advance, with the award recipients being announced at the Employee Appreciation Day luncheon on Wednesday March 21, 2012.
If you have questions concerning the nomination process, please contact Kathy Stewart (ext. 5199), Chair, Regents Distinguished Service Award Committee or Emily Sumner (ext. 5200), Co-Chair, in Human Resources.
Recipients after 1990 who received the monetary award are not eligible for nomination
2010 Winners
- Charles L Pettit - Professional/Research Assistants
- Kathleen McBryan - Service Maintenance/Skilled Crafts/Technical or Scientific
- Lisa Schultz - Office Clerical
2009 Winners
- Doug Wells - Professional/Research Assistants
- Mark Owen - Service Maintenance/Skilled Crafts/Technical or Scientific
- Diane Temming - Office Clerical
2008 Winners:
- Scott Eaton - Professional/Research Assistants
- Paul Melville - Service Maintenance/Skilled Crafts/Technical or Scientific
- Mindy Berry - Office Clerical
2007 Winners:
- Jeanne Papania - Professional/Research Assistants
- Steve Povkov - Service Maintenance/Skilled Crafts/Technical or Scientific
- Brenda Reedy - Office Clerical
2006 Winners:
- Melissa Gorbandt - Professional/Research Assistants
- Angie Gabbard - Professional/Research Assistants
- Tony Raniero - Service Maintenance/Skilled Crafts/Technical or Scientific
- Gina Bray - Office Clerical
2005 Winners:
- Sue Meagher Mathematics
- Angela Schaffer Planning, Policy and Budget
- Jonathon Mason Physical Plant
2004 Winners:
- Diane Hunley, Human Resources
- Kevin Rossell, Mail/Distribution Services
- Randy Kelley, Physical Plant
2003 Winners:
- Janice Rachford, History and Geography
- James Benson, Physical Plant
- Lenore Chambers, Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
2002 Winners:
- Jeff Baker, Environmental Safety
- Judith Strange, Literature and Language
- Terry Linkugel, Facilities Management
2001 Winners:
- Mimi Assanuvat, University Advancement
- Ferial Ware, Chase Law Library
- Thelma Gross, Physical Plant
2000 Winners:
- Debbie Billiter, University Relations
- William Davis, Physical Plant
- Royleen Seibert, Steely Library
1999 Winners:
- Michael Nutini, Public Safety
- Diana Schneider, Campus Recreation
- Betty Mulkey, Student Life
1998 Winners:
- Joyce Moore, Student Support Services
- Beth Sweeney, Dean of Arts and Sciences
- Margie Black, Physical Plant
1997 Winners:
- Jane Schwierjohann, Business Affairs
- Charlene Schweitzer, Public Safety
- Janet Neltner, Math/Computer Sciences
1996 Winners:
- Edith Hill, Economics, Finance & Information Systems
- Jacquelyn Baker, Bookstore
- John Stevens, Media Services
1995 Winners:
- Donald Grothaus, Physical Plant
- Leva Kidd University Radio - WNKU
- Kathleen Stewart, University Relations
1994 Winners:
- Connie Hurst, Associate Provost
- Roger Black, Physical Plant
- Dan Spence, Physical Science
- Vanessa Johnson, Literature and Language
1993 Winners:
- Rebecca Myers, Office of Budget
- Janis Reynolds, Registrar
1992 Winners:
- A. Dale Adams, Student Support Services
- Donna Redmond, Campus Planning
- William Schack, Physical Plant
1991 Winners:
- Barbara Herald, Personnel Services
- Jeannine Holtz, Learning Assistance Program
1990 Winners:
- Dolores Thelen, Accounts Payable/Payroll
- Jack Menninger, Public Safety
- Shirley Raleigh, History/Geography
You are encouraged to nominate a colleague who has demonstrated outstanding service above and beyond expectations of his/her job performance. Excerpts from past nominations are given below:
- Her "can do" attitude has often lifted people's spirits when nothing else could. Her leadership and expertise in providing stellar customer service and communication skills has brought to NKU encreased enrollments, a positive public image and a tireless campaign to draw and attract students to NKU.
- Many people, on and off-campus, in all echelons, depend and rely heavily on him because they know that he will get the job done in a very professional manner. He is the "go to person" to make things happen, resolve issues, and to complete a well-done job. He has been a great ambassador of diversity and multiculturalism for NKU.
- She performs her job extremely well, often going out of the way to solve a problem or assist a "customer". She puts the college, its faculty, staff and students first and does an excellent job of promoting the college's mission and vision. She is one of the rare employees who really "owns the problem" and feels a sense of commitment to solve an identified problem.
Please provide detailed examples that describe and/or demonstrate the outstanding service and/or performance. Refrain from using department-specific acronyms and terms. For example, "...her knowledge of RE..." should read, "...her knowledge of Raiser's Edge, the University Development database..."
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