Senate Bill 21-22-37
| Bill ID: | 21-22-37 |
| Name: | BOR Staff Awards 2021-2022 |
| Proposed: | 09/20/2021 |
| Sponsor: | Council of University System Staff (CUSS) |
| Proposal: | The Council of University System Staff (CUSS) is accepting nominations for the 2021-2022 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 2022 with formal presentation of the award recipients by the BOR in early fall 2022. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 07/01/2022 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Board of Regents (BOR) |
| Received: | 2022-07-01 |
| Decision: | The BOR approved the final Staff Awards for 2022. |
| Actions: | The BOR reviewed all system-wide nominees and selected recipients for each of the award categories. The recipients were announced in July 2022 with a formal presentation of the award recipients by the BOR scheduled for fall 2022 The following staff members were selected as the recipients of the 2022 Board of Regents Staff Awards: Exceptional Contribution to the Institution and/or Unit to Which a Person Belongs Felicity Knox, Exempt Staf - TU Donna Carey, Non-Exempt Staff - SU Outstanding Service to Students in an Academic or Residential Environment Sister Maureen Schrimpe, Exempt Staff - UMCP Extraordinary Public Service to the University or the Greater Community Tanya Jones, Exempt Staff - BSU Effectiveness and Efficiency Jackie Gabrielian, Exempt Staff - TU Haley Cristea, Non-Exempt Staff - SU Inclusion, Multiculturalism and Social Justice Kathryn Atchison, Exempt Staff - UMCP |
| Next Step: | Formal Presentation of Recipients |
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | CUSS |
| Received: | 2022-02-11 |
| 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 2022. |
| Next Step: | Board of Regents Review |
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | President Pines |
| Received: | 2022-01-28 |
| Decision Date: | 2022-02-11 |
| 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: | 2021-09-28 |
| Decision Date: | 2022-01-14 |
| Decision: | The committee forwarded recommended finalists to the President's Office. |
| Actions: | CUSS sent the 2021-2022 instructions to the University of Maryland on September 7, 2021. The instructions were shared with the Staff Affairs Committee at its first meeting of the year on September 28. The Staff Affairs Committee began discussing advertising strategies for the nominations process, set the internal campus nominations due date as Friday, November 12, and formed a subcommittee to review nominations. Members of the campus community submitted a total of 15 nomination packets (14 exempt staff and one non-exempt staff). The subcommittee met to begin reviewing nominations on December 10, when Kristen Stenson was elected to chair the subcommittee. The subcommittee selected its list of recommended finalists at its meeting on January 14 through a google form, and worked with nominators to strengthen their packets. The Staff Affairs Committee reviewed the nominations and subcommittee recommendations at its BORSA drop in meetings on January 27 and January 28, 2022 and voted to recommend the following nominees: Category One: Exceptional Contribution to the Institution and/or Unit to which the Person Belongs • Exempt Nominee: Dorothea O'Toole - College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences • Non-Exempt Nominee: No Nominee Category Two: Outstanding Service to Students in an Academic or Residential Environment • Exempt Nominee: Sister Maureen Schrimpe - Dining Services • 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 • Clint Bucco - College of Journalism Category Five: Inclusion, Multiculturalism, and Social Justice • Exempt Nominee: Kathryn "Kate" Atchison - College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences • Non-Exempt Nominee: No Nominee The nominees were forwarded to President Pines for his consideration on January 28, 2022. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Review |