Senate Bill 20-21-45
| Bill ID: | 20-21-45 |
| Name: | BOR Staff Awards 2020-2021 |
| Proposed: | 09/18/2020 |
| Sponsor: | Council of University System Staff (CUSS) |
| Proposal: | The Council of University System Staff (CUSS) is accepting nominations for the 2020-2021 University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents' (BOR) Staff Awards. These awards present an excellent opportunity for USM institutions to recognize outstanding staff members. All of the USM institutions are encouraged to submit nominations for the BOR Staff Awards. The awards represent the highest honor bestowed by the BOR for the achievements of Exempt and Non-Exempt Staff employees. In accordance with BOR Policy, the nominations must be reviewed at each institution before submission to the CUSS Awards Review Committee. At the University of Maryland, the Senate Staff Affairs Committee (representative of all classifications of employees at UMD) reviews all nomination packages and submits recommendations to the President. The President will send recommendations to the CUSS Awards Review Committee. The CUSS Awards Review Committee will then select the final candidates to be submitted to the BOR. Recipients will be announced in summer 2020 with formal presentation of the award recipients by the BOR in early fall 2021. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 07/01/2021 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Board of Regents (BOR) |
| Received: | 2021-07-01 |
| Decision: | The BOR approved the final Staff Awards for 2021. |
| Actions: | The BOR reviewed all system-wide nominees and selected recipients for each of the award categories. The recipients were announced in July 2021 with a formal presentation of the award recipients by the BOR scheduled for fall 2021 The following staff members were selected as the recipients of the 2021 Board of Regents Staff Awards: Exceptional Contribution to the Institution and/or Unit to Which a Person Belongs Julianna Brush, Exempt Staff – UMCES Victor Fulda, Non-Exempt Staff – UMBC Outstanding Service to Students in an Academic or Residential Environment Donna Hammer, Exempt Staff – UMCP Extraordinary Public Service to the University or the Greater Community Patricia Watson, Exempt Staff – TU Effectiveness and Efficiency Julie Leary, Exempt Staff – TU Crystal Kelly, Exempt Staff – SU Inclusion, Multiculturalism and Social Justice Amanda Preperato, Exempt Staff – UMCP |
| Next Step: | Formal Presentation of Recipients |
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | CUSS |
| Received: | 2021-02-05 |
| Decision: | To recommend finalists to the BOR for approval. |
| Actions: | The CUSS Awards Review Committee reviewed the nomination packages from all USM Institutions, and submitted its recommendations to the Board of Regents in late spring 2021. |
| Next Step: | Board of Regents Review |
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | President Pines |
| Received: | 2021-01-15 |
| Decision Date: | 2021-02-05 |
| Decision: | President Pines confirmed and endorsed the nominations as recommended by the Senate Staff Affairs Committee. |
| Actions: | President Pines reviewed the nomination materials as submitted by the Staff Affairs Committee and drafted the required presidential endorsement letters. |
| Next Step: | CUSS Review |
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Staff Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2020-09-09 |
| Decision Date: | 2021-01-15 |
| Decision: | The committee forwarded recommended finalists to the President's Office. |
| Actions: | CUSS sent the 2020-2021 instructions to the University of Maryland on September 8, 2020. The instructions were shared with the Staff Affairs Committee at its first meeting of the year on September 18. The Staff Affairs Committee began discussing advertising strategies for the nominations process, set the internal campus nominations due date as Friday, November 13, and formed a subcommittee to review nominations. Members of the campus community submitted a total of 36 nomination packets (34 exempt staff and 2 non-exempt staff). The subcommittee met to begin reviewing nominations on December 2, when Antonietta Jennings was elected to chair the subcommittee. The subcommittee selected its list of recommended finalists at its meeting on January 15 through a google form, and worked with nominators to strengthen their packets. The Staff Affairs Committee reviewed the nominations and subcommittee recommendations at its meeting on January 20, 2021, and voted to recommend the following nominees: Category One: Exceptional Contribution to the Institution and/or Unit to which the Person Belongs • Exempt Nominee: Clint Bucco – College of Journalism • Non-Exempt Nominee: Doug Downing – College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Category Two: Outstanding Service to Students in an Academic or Residential Environment • Exempt Nominee: Donna Hammer – College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences • Non-Exempt Nominee: No Nominee Category Three: Extraordinary Public Service to the University or Greater Community • Exempt Nominee: Marlene Orantes – College of Agriculture and Natural Resources • Non-Exempt Nominee: No Nominee Category Four: Effectiveness and Efficiency in Academic or Administrative Transformation • Melekte Truneh – College of Information Studies Category Five: Inclusion, Multiculturalism, and Social Justice • Exempt Nominee: Amanda Preperato – Division of Student Affairs • Non-Exempt Nominee: No Nominee The nominees were forwarded to President Loh for his consideration on January 22, 2021. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Review |