Distinguished Employee Awards
The Distinguished Employee of the Year Awards recognize CSN faculty and staff members who demonstrate excellence in the following categories:
Administrative Faculty of the Year
Classified Employee of the Year
Award Overview: Each spring semester the Internal Recognition Committee (IRC) recommends up to four Distinguished Award recipients from the following employee type categories: Administrative Faculty, Classified Employee, Full-Time Faculty, and Part-Time Faculty. Winners are announced at Fall Convocation and each recipient receives a $2500 cash award.
Firm Deadline: Friday, April 19, 2024 at 5 p.m.
Eligibility:
- The candidate must have been employed at CSN for a minimum of three (3) consecutive years by the Fall Convocation of the nomination year.
- Any employee previously nominated may be re-nominated provided the employee has not been chosen as a recipient of the same award within the last three (3) years.
- Previous winners cannot be nominated for three years, after which, only material not previously submitted will be considered.
- For committee consideration, this nomination must be answered in completion and typed.
- Employees with a Compensation Grade higher than level D (Executive Director, Dean, AVP, SRAVP, and President), are not eligible to be nominated for the President's Distinguished Awards.
Selection Process:
- The Internal Recognition Committee (IRC) will review and score all nominations based on the criteria outlined in the award category’s score sheet which is made available on the IRC webpage.
- Awards may not be given to any Distinguished category with fewer than three (3) nominees without the approval of the CSN President and Vice President of Academic Affairs.
- The IRC submits their recommendations to the President and VP of Academic Affairs for final selection.
To Nominate:
This application may be completed in collaboration with a nominator, or by process of self-nomination—the selection committee will evaluate both forms of nomination equally. The application must include the completed nomination form that details the accomplishments of the candidate, a 500-word personal statement and two (2) signed letters of recommendation.
Award Categories (nomination forms and score sheets):
Distinguished Administrative Faculty of the Year Award
This yearly award recognizes a College of Southern Nevada (CSN) administrative faculty member who has demonstrated distinguished achievements in the area(s) of management, services and/or program provision. Qualified candidates have shown commitment and noteworthy contribution in the following areas: student success, professional development and service to CSN.
Distinguished Administrative Faculty Of The Year Nomination
Distinguished Administrative Faculty of the Year Score Sheet
Distinguished Classified Employee of the Year Award
This award recognizes a College of Southern Nevada (CSN) classified employee who has demonstrated distinguished service to the CSN community. The qualified candidate will show commitment and significant contribution in the following areas: success/customer services, quality work product, continuing education and service to CSN.
Distinguished Classified Employee Of The Year Nomination
Distinguished Classified Employee of the Year Score Sheet
Distinguished Full-time Faculty of the Year Award
This award recognizes a full-time College of Southern Nevada (CSN) faculty member who has demonstrated distinguished achievements in the area(s) of teaching, counseling and/or library services. The qualified candidate will show commitment and significant contribution in the following areas: student success, best practices in teaching/counseling/librarian services, professional development and service to CSN.
Distinguished Full-Time Faculty Of The Year Nomination
Distinguished Full-time Faculty of the Year Score Sheet
Distinguished Part-time Faculty of the Year Award
This award recognizes a College of Southern Nevada (CSN) part-time faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching and service. The qualified candidate will show commitment and significant contribution in the following areas: student success, excellence in teaching, and outstanding service to the college.