Nominations now open for 2016 President’s Awards for Outstanding Service
McMaster community members are asked to identify employees who have consistently gone above and beyond during 2016 in their service and/or innovation; or, who repeatedly enhance our University’s reputation.
The award acknowledges employees who are:
- Non-teaching members of the University community
- Full or part-time employees from operations, research and ancillary departments or units of McMaster University
- Employed on a continuing basis or for a term or contract of one or more year’s duration
Please help us to recognize and honour McMaster’s outstanding staff members by taking the time to complete a nomination.
The submission process is straightforward: any member of the McMaster community can nominate. For further information about the awards criteria and the nomination process, visit the program website.
The website offers tips on how to prepare a successful nomination submission, examples and details of the program policy.
Related inquiries can be directed to presidentsawards@mcmaster.ca.
There is a maximum of ten awards to individuals or groups (with a maximum of two group awards) along with up to one lifetime achievement award are offered. The nominees and award recipients are acknowledged for their achievements through posters located across campus, the President’s Awards website, and at the awards ceremony.
Nomination packages for individuals and teams may be requested online until January 13, 2017 and completed nomination packages and supporting documents must be received by February 13, 2017.
The awards ceremony to celebrate the achievements of nominees and recipients will be held on May 30, 2017 in CIBC Banquet Hall.
All submissions will be reviewed by the President’s Awards Advisory Committee who will provide me with their recommendations. I will have the pleasure of announcing the award recipients in April.
