The Outstanding Service Award is presented each year to up to four NIU Civil Service employees. The objective of this award program is to recognize individual Civil Service employees who have demonstrated outstanding service and have made significant contributions to the university community. A plaque will be presented to each recipient of the award at the Annual Operating Staff Awards Banquet in Spring and a $1,500 award, which is considered taxable wages and subject to payroll deductions, will be received by the Oustanding Staff Award recipients shortly thereafter.
Nominations may be submitted by any current or retired employee of NIU. Nominees must be full or part time, status Civil Service employees who have been continuously employed at NIU on or before February 1, 2002. Employees who were laid off, on leave, or hold less than twelve month positions are eligible. Employees who will retire before July 1, 2008 are eligible. The award may be received only once by an employee.
Nominations will be reviewed by a selection committee comprised of Civil Service employees who are designated representatives of their respective NIU divisions. Please try to make sure all three nomination criteria are addressed. Nominees are evaluated on ways in which the nominee has: