Meritorious Service Award (Staff)

Nomination Form (PDF)

Previous Winners

  • 2012 - Janet Harman (School of Communication Sciences and Disorders)
  • 2011 - Neil Fulford (Office of the Dean)
  • 2010 - Joanna Crabb (School of Physical Therapy)
  • 2009 - Wanda Chebott (Office of the Dean) and Linda Brown (Office of the Dean)
  • 2008 - Jenn Symmes (School of Kinesiology)
  • 2007 - Helen Kerr (School of Occupational Therapy) and Angela Law (School of Nursing)
  • 2006 - Marion Lewis (School of Kinesiology)
  • 2005 - Rick Strange (Office of the Dean)
  • 2004 - Eileen Grainger (Office of the Dean), Denice Litzan (School of Nursing) and Nancy Caley (School of Communication Sciences & Disorders)
  • 2003 - Tova Zarnowiecki (School of Kinesiology), Dawn Munday (Bachelor of Health Sciences) and Pat Darling (School of Physical Therapy)

Background

As page 2 of Western’s Strategic Plan, Making Choices: Western’s Commitment to a Research-Intensive University states, "above all other resources, Western’s people are the key to its success and must be the central focus of any strategic plan".

This critical focus on people is re-iterated in the Faculty of Health Sciences’ Four-Year Strategic Plan. Staff form an integral part of the Faculty and Western communities. Staff support the academic mission allowing faculty and students to devote much of their time and energy towards the search for truth and the application of knowledge, Veritas et Utilitas, Western’s objectives since 1878. The University recognizes the crucial role of staff and indeed one of the Commitments outlined in the Making Choices document is to:

"Develop an effective and visible means of recognition of exceptional performance by staff"

In renewing its commitment to staff, Western’s strategic plan states,

"As the complexity of the work environment increases,  the University’s success becomes increasingly dependent upon: 1) operations designed for greatest effectiveness with clear roles, expectations and accountabilities; 2) committed and fully accountable members of the Western community with the skills, knowledge, motivation and abilities to achieve our objectives; and 3) a culture that demands and supports quality, individual and collective achievement, effective partnerships and the best use of time and talent.  Western’s staff are central to the University’s ability to create this framework for success."

All of the Faculty’s people are important and essential to continued success. The Faculty of Health Sciences’ Meritorious Service Award (Staff) is a serious acknowledgement and a visible means to recognize and honour staff members as active partners with faculty and students in shaping our future.

Purpose

  • This award is intended to recognize a member of the staff whose service record is judged to be quantitatively and qualitatively superior over a period of several years.
  • Each award will consist of a monetary prize ($300.00) and a commemorative plaque

Eligibility

All full-time regular staff who have been employed for at least three full years in the Faculty of Health Sciences are eligible for consideration for this award.

Nomination Process

Nominations and applications should be accompanied by the following:

  • Letter of nomination or application detailing the reasons for the submission
  • Letter of recommendation from the supervisor
  • Letters of support from at least three colleagues

Nominations, applications and all supporting documentation should be submitted to:

Krys Chelchowski
Office of the Dean
Faculty of Health Sciences - Room 200G
Arthur and Sonia Labatt Health Sciences Building
London, Ontario CANADA N6A 5B9
Telephone: (519) 661-2111 ext. 86695
Email: kchelcho@uwo.ca

Application Deadline

Friday, April 26, 2013

Nomination procedures are available here or from the Dean’s Office.

Awards Selection

Will be made by committee from the nominations received. The committee will consist of four (4) of the following members:

  • Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences (Chair)
  • Associate Dean, Programs, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Associate Dean, Scholarship, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Director of Administration, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Previous Year's Award Winner

Award Presentation

The award will be presented at the Faculty of Health Sciences' Spring Celebration in June.

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