Penn State Mont Alto Penn Stater Awards

Nomination Form

All nominations are confidential.

Purpose       

To annually recognize outstanding service by Penn State Mont Alto staff, faculty,  tech services, and regional employees. The award is generally presented during the State of the Campus Luncheon.

Eligibility

Any Penn State Mont Alto staff, faculty, tech services, or regional employee who has been employed at Mont Alto for a period of at least 12 months and has not been the recipient of the award within the past two academic years

Criteria

• Competency in, and enthusiasm for, one’s job
• Loyalty to the University and the profession
• Sensitivity to diverse populations
• An advocate for students to internal and external constituencies
• General contribution to the campus
• Active participation and leadership
• Has gone “above and beyond the call of duty” to the campus
• In good standing (no disciplinary issues)

Philosophy

The Mont Alto campus places a high value on the creation and maintenance of a productive, diverse, and supportive community.  Therefore, it is appropriate to encourage and recognize outstanding contributions.  Contributions from employees vary greatly in scope, yet each employee has the potential to positively impact the lives of many individuals.  These awards recognize outstanding efforts by individual staff, faculty, tech services, and regional employees.

Administration

The awards will be administered by the chancellor’s office.  The previous two recipients in each area-faculty, staff, and tech services-will make up the awards selection committee. Award nominations will be made via the campus website. If a committee member is nominated for the award, they will be excused from the committee and a replacement will be named.

Selection

The chancellor’s office will announce the Penn Stater Awards and solicit nominees from the campus community.  All Mont Alto campus employees will have an opportunity to nominate a colleague in any department.  The deadline for receiving nominations will be May 31, 2025. No nominations will be considered after this deadline. The chancellor will forward all nominations to each committee.

The committee’s decision must be limited to one selection or recommend that no award be given. The award will be presented to the individual who best meets the criteria as determined by the voting ballot.

Awards

An individual plaque will be given to each recipient and a centrally-located plaque will be placed on campus.  Each recipient will have a designated parking place of his/her choice in an established lot for one year, and, where permissible, receive a cash award of $150.

Deadline

Nominations for the 2025 Penn Stater Award must be received by 11:59 p.m., Saturday, May 31, 2025.