How are the recipients of the Exemplary Staff Awards chosen?

Staff awards

Q:  How are the recipients of the Exemplary Staff Awards chosen?

A:  The selection process for SU's Exemplary Staff Awards (Excellence in Leadership Staff Award and Lee Thurber Outstanding Staff Award) starts in early spring with a university-wide call for nominations. Nominations are submitted to Helaina Sorey, chair of the Awards Committee. The chair selects committee members, which include at least two previous award recipients (see roster below). Over the course their meetings-typically four-committee members consider the nominated staff members. Final decisions are made through committee consensus. Once the selections have been finalized, the chair notifies President Stephen Sundborg, S.J., Executive Vice President Tim Leary and the cabinet members who oversee the areas in which the awardees work. Father Sundborg then delivers the good news to each recipient in a surprise visit to his or her office.

2014 Annual Staff Award Selection Committee Members

Helaina Sorey, Human Resources (Award Committee Chair)
Heidi Krispin, Enrollment Services
Keisa Liu, University Advancement
Natch Ohno, S.J., Student Development
Joe Orlando, Jesuit Identity (Leadership Award Recipient 2005)
Diana Singleton, School of Law (Leadership Award Recipient 2012)
Michael Smith, College of Science and Engineering (Lee Thurber Award Recipient '08)
Jacob Wild, Conference and Event Services
Rhonda Woods, College of Arts and Sciences