Faculty Access & Belonging Awards

Employee Commitment to Access & Belonging Award

This award recognizes an outstanding employee engaged in activities and initiatives that enhance access and belonging. These efforts include outreach into underserved communities, creating and implementing curricula and research that address the contributions and impact of diverse voices and perspectives, and/or engaging in meaningful and intentional efforts that help to improve campus climate.

Board of Trustees Award of Excellence

This award is intended to formally recognize the outstanding achievements of faculty and staff at SUU with a particular emphasis in teaching, scholarship, administration, innovation, and public service. This is considered the highest honor given to faculty by the SUU Board of Trustees.

Faculty Campus Culture & Engagement Awards

Personality Award

Recipients of the Personality of the Year Award are campus characters that are remarkably funny, uncommonly kind, and a little quirky. These unique employees make campus life exciting and fun, and they use their enthusiasm, optimism, and humor to lighten a situation or encourage a friend with a simple smile and impeccable timing.

University Department Award

The University Department Award is presented to one department, unit, or office on campus recognizing their outstanding contributions to the university and a commitment to the students of SUU.

 

Board of Trustees Award of Excellence

This award is intended to formally recognize the outstanding achievements of faculty and staff at SUU with a particular emphasis in teaching, scholarship, administration, innovation, and public service. This is considered the highest honor given to faculty by the SUU Board of Trustees.

Faculty Scholarly or Creative Activity Awards

Distinguished Scholarly/Creative Activity Award

These awards recognize three faculty members for distinguished academic achievement in scholarship, which is defined by scholarly and/or creative work that has been peer-reviewed and judged to be superior.

Board of Trustees Award of Excellence

This award is intended to formally recognize the outstanding achievements of faculty and staff at SUU with a particular emphasis in teaching, scholarship, administration, innovation, and public service. This is considered the highest honor given to faculty by the SUU Board of Trustees.

Faculty Service Awards

Distinguished Faculty Service Award

This award is to recognize an individual, full-time faculty for demonstration of distinguished service to the University and the greater community; a pattern of quality service; a variety of service efforts; efforts having increased the quality of some aspect of the University's mission; and a genuine interest in serving students, colleagues, and the University.

Lifetime Achievement Award

The lifetime achievement award is given to a faculty or staff member who has excelled academically or professionally as well as demonstrated outstanding leadership ability and service to the institution during their career at SUU.

Board of Trustees Award of Excellence

This award is intended to formally recognize the outstanding achievements of faculty and staff at SUU with a particular emphasis in teaching, scholarship, administration, innovation, and public service. This is considered the highest honor given to faculty by the SUU Board of Trustees.

Faculty Teaching Awards

Outstanding Educator Award

This award recognizes an individual, full-time faculty who demonstrates outstanding teaching effectiveness; scholarly activity; peer respect from fellow colleagues; sincere interest in students; and professional commitment and service to others and the University overall.

Please address the following valuation criteria in your nomination: how well the faculty member does the following: 

• uses experiential education,
• fosters student success,
• maintains positive relationships with students,
• explores teaching methods and integrates those that work,
• reflects on teaching practices, and
• engages in professional development related to teaching

Distinguished Educator Award

This award recognizes three (3) individual, full-time faculty for distinguished teaching effectiveness; professional commitment; demonstrated interest in students; and service to others and the University overall.

Please address the following valuation criteria in your nomination: how well the faculty member does the following: 

• uses experiential education,
• fosters student success,
• maintains positive relationships with students,
• explores teaching methods and integrates those that work,
• reflects on teaching practices, and
• engages in professional development related to teaching.

Board of Trustees Award of Excellence

This award is intended to formally recognize the outstanding achievements of faculty and staff at SUU with a particular emphasis in teaching, scholarship, administration, innovation, and public service. This is considered the highest honor given to faculty by the SUU Board of Trustees.

Staff Campus Culture & Engagement Awards

Staff Community & Culture Award

This award is given to a staff member who has built community across disciplines, departments, and divisions on campus and has contributed to cultivating a positive campus culture for employees and students.

Staff Mentorship Award

This award recognizes a staff member who has excelled at mentoring others (colleagues and/or students) in achieving their career objectives through moral, social, and intellectual support.

Outstanding Staff Award

Given to one classified and one professional staff member. Each year the Staff Association recognizes and honors two outstanding staff employees. These awards recognize the recipients' career in university service and their dedication to the institution.

Personality Award

Recipients of the Personality of the Year Award are campus characters that are remarkably funny, uncommonly kind, and a little quirky. These unique employees make campus life exciting and fun, and they use their enthusiasm, optimism, and humor to lighten a situation or encourage a friend with a simple smile and impeccable timing.

University Department Award

The University Department Award is presented to one department, unit, or office on campus recognizing their outstanding contributions to the university and a commitment to the students of SUU.

Lifetime Achievement Award

The lifetime achievement award is given to a faculty or staff member who has excelled academically or professionally as well as demonstrated outstanding leadership ability and service to the institution during their career at SUU.

Board of Trustees Award of Excellence

This award is intended to formally recognize the outstanding achievements of faculty and staff at SUU with a particular emphasis in teaching, scholarship, administration, innovation, and public service. This is considered the highest honor given to a staff member by the SUU Board of Trustees.

Staff Access & Belonging Awards

Employee Commitment to Access & Belonging Award

This award recognizes an outstanding employee engaged in activities and initiatives that enhance access and belonging. These efforts include outreach into underserved communities, creating and implementing curricula and research that address the contributions and impact of diverse voices and perspectives, and/or engaging in meaningful and intentional efforts that help to improve campus climate.

Board of Trustees Award of Excellence

This award is intended to formally recognize the outstanding achievements of faculty and staff at SUU with a particular emphasis in teaching, scholarship, administration, innovation, and public service. This is considered the highest honor given to a staff member by the SUU Board of Trustees.

Staff Scholarly or Creative Activity Awards

Distinguished Initiative/Activity Award

This award recognizes a staff member who has gone above and beyond their job duties to improve operational processes and/or establish initiatives that support SUU's strategic goals.

Board of Trustees Award of Excellence

This award is intended to formally recognize the outstanding achievements of faculty and staff at SUU with a particular emphasis in teaching, scholarship, administration, innovation, and public service. This is considered the highest honor given to a staff member by the SUU Board of Trustees.

Student Campus Culture & Engagement Awards

Personality Award

Recipients of the Personality of the Year Award are campus characters that are remarkably funny, uncommonly kind, and a little quirky. These unique students make campus life exciting and fun, and they use their enthusiasm, optimism, and humor to lighten a situation or encourage a friend with a simple smile and impeccable timing.

Eligibility: Current Student

 

Sterling R. Church Student Involvement Award

Recipients of the Sterling R. Church Student Involvement Award have shown extraordinary commitment within one specific organization, club, or department at SUU. Their contributions within the specific area were not only visible to those within their organization, but to the campus as a whole. The student has gone above and beyond their call of duty.

Eligibility: Current Individual Student

 

Student Organization Award

Recipients of the Organization of the Year consistently contribute to the improvement and well-being of their members while also enhancing the educational experience of students at Southern Utah University. Through meaningful campus involvement and considerable community service, the Student Organization Award is a leading organization among the University’s numerous independent student clubs and university sponsored organizations.

Eligibility: Independent Student Clubs and University Sponsored Organizations

 

R. Kenneth Benson Award

Recipients of the R. Kenneth Benson Award have excelled academically; maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.6. They have also shown outstanding leadership ability and dedicated themselves to serving the University and the community. This is the most prestigious and distinguished award given to a student at Southern Utah University.

Eligibility: Current Student

Requirements: GPA 3.6

Student Commitment to Access & Belonging Awards

Commitment to Access & Belonging Award

This award recognizes an outstanding student engaged in activities and initiatives that enhance access and belonging. These efforts include outreach into underserved communities, creating and implementing programming or events that address the contributions and impact of diverse voices and perspectives, and/or engaging in meaningful and intentional efforts that help to improve campus climate.

Student Service Awards

Georgia Beth Thompson Service of the Year Award

Recipients of the Georgia Beth Thompson Service of the Year Award have exhibited volunteer service that has had a significant impact on Southern Utah University and the local community. This student has exhibited a high level of commitment to volunteerism and civic engagement.

Eligibility: Current Student

If you need help finding an email for your nominee, please use the following Directory links. 

Employee Directory Search    Student Directory Search

After submitting your nomination, each selection committee will reach out to the nominee for additional award specific information.