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Celebrating Excellence: UMKC Faculty and Staff Awards

Chancellor’s Education First Staff Award

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Title: Chancellor’s Education First Staff Award

Established: Revised 2009

Description: This award will recognize a UMKC Staff member who has made significant contributions to higher education through exceptional service.

Purpose: To recognize a UMKC Staff member who has made significant contributions to higher education by supporting and/or promoting student learning.

Eligibility: Staff Awards are for full-time UMKC employees who represent the UMKC values. UMKC Staff Council Governing Board Members are not eligible for this award.

Nature of Award: One $1500 stipend award + commemorative wall plaque issued annually.

• Amount: $1500

• Funding Source: Chancellor’s Office
• Number of Awards: 1
• Terms of Award: One-time, lump-sum, non-renewable award payable to recipient as a taxable stipend. Previous award recipients ineligible for repeat awards.

Qualifying Criteria:
Recipients of this award consistently demonstrate three or more of the following qualities within the entire scope of their work performance:

• Recognizes and incorporates students are integral to everything we do
• Reinforces classroom lessons by demonstrating real-life application as exemplar examples.
• Promotes and fosters scholarship in all its forms
• Promotes and fosters research and sharing of knowledge
• Encourages students to identify and reach their true potential
• Is committed to lifelong learning

Nomination Process: Candidates are nominated by faculty, staff and students from UMKC. The form can be found on the Staff Council Web site: www.umkc.edu/staffcouncil.
Send nominations to: staffcouncil@umkc.edu.

Deadline for Submission of Nominations Materials: November 1 annually.

Selection Process: Staff Council Awards Committee will meet at least once annually to reviews all nominations and selects most qualified recipient based upon the qualifying criteria identified above.

Award Date: Award will be presented prior to April 30.

Recognition: Recipient will be recognized on the UMKC Awards Web site, and presented with award check and commemorative plaque at appropriate UMKC awards event.