Senate Bill 24-25-34
| Bill ID: | 24-25-34 |
| Name: | BOR Staff Awards 2024-2025 |
| Proposed: | 10/31/2024 |
| Sponsor: | Council of University System Staff (CUSS) |
| Proposal: | The Council of University System Staff (CUSS) is accepting nominations for the 2024-2025 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 the summer 2025 with a formal presentation of the award recipients by the BOR in early fall 2025. |
| Active? | Yes |
Status
| Status: | Under Review |
| Reviewer: | CUSS |
| Received: | 2025-03-12 |
| Decision: | To recommend USM institution finalists to the Board of Regents for approval. |
| Next Step: | Board of Regents' Review |
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Staff Affairs Committee <i>and</i> President Pines |
| Received: | 2025-02-07 |
| 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: | 2024-12-13 |
| Actions: | The Staff Affairs Committee began discussing the overall nomination and review process at its meeting on September 16, 2024. The nomination packets were received on October 31, 2024. Upon review of the packets, it was observed that for the 2024-2025 nomination cycle the Council of University System Staff (CUSS) substantially revised the nomination packets. The biggest change was that the non-exempt staff nomination categories no longer are the same as the exempt staff categories with the exception of category five. The other substantial change was the inclusion of additional supporting materials is no longer allowed. Based on the final CUSS submission deadline the committee established December 13, 2024, as the campus nominations deadline. The committee’s advertising and outreach efforts included the following: outreach to individual units across campus, announcements to UHR representatives and partners, and connecting with nominators and nominees from previous years. The Staff Affairs Committee formed a subcommittee to review the nomination packets. Its members included Alex Aiosa (Exempt Staff), Bradley Bower (Exempt Staff), Dannielle Glaros (Exempt Staff), Ellen Jimenez (Non-Exempt Staff), Maggie Saponaro (Faculty), Troy Wainwright (Exempt Staff) and Amy Yaich (Non-Exempt Staff). The subcommittee first met on January 16, 2025, to discuss the review process. Alex Aiosa was elected subcommittee chair. The subcommittee reviewed nomination packages for 22 exempt staff and 12 non-exempt staff, and met again on January 24, 2025 to discuss finalists’ nomination packets. At that meeting, the subcommittee voted on the finalists. The committee voted in favor of forwarding the following staff nominees for consideration by President Pines by vote via a Google form on February 6, 2025. Exempt Staff packets Award Category One: Exceptional Contribution to the Institution and/or Unit to which the Person Belongs • Exempt Nominee: Anisha Campbell, CMNS-Terrapin Teachers Award Category Two: Outstanding Service to Students in an Academic or Residential Environment • Exempt Nominee: Dana Persaud, Art History & Archaeology Award Category Three: Extraordinary Public Service to the University or Greater Community • Exempt Nominee: Marta Woldu, Department of Transportation Services Award Category Four: Effectiveness and Efficiency in Academic or Administrative Transformation with a Savings of $10,000 or more • Exempt Nominee: No Nominee Award Category Five: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging • Exempt Nominee: Blessing Enekwe, The Graduate School Non-Exempt packets Award Category One: Excellence in Performance • Non-Exempt Nominee: Erica Simpkins, Adele H. Stamp Student Union Award Category Two: Making a Difference to the Campus • Non-Exempt Nominee: Conrad Wilson, Public Safety Award Category Three: Acting as a Role Model • Non-Exempt Nominee: Randy Malitzki, Department of Residential Facilities Award Category Four: Excellence as a Team Player • Non-Exempt Nominee: Aricelda Munoz, Dining Services Award Category Five: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging • Non-Exempt Nominee: No Nominee Nomination packages for each 2024-2025 BOR Staff Awards nominee were sent to the President’s Office on February 6, 2025. |
| Next Step: | Presidential Review |