Responsiveness -- excellence in overall work performance
Accountability -- evidence of a positive impact and involvement with students
Innovation -- displays a sense of innovation in attempting to creatively change, improve, enhance or further a specific area of GRCC
Diversity -- promotes understanding of diversity for all people in a quality, respectful, and motivating environment
Excellence -- demonstrates extraordinary effort as an instructor or staff member at GRCC
Respectfulness -- exhibits a congenial and supportive attitude, promoting positive morale among students, staff and administration
Service -- provides valuable service to the College, the greater community and is a current fulltime employee of Grand Rapids Community College with at least five years of service

Nomination Process:
The nominator must:

write a narrative describing how the nominee exemplifies the Raider Values including specific examples, limiting the narrative to two pages.
find one faculty member or student and one additional GRCC employee to write a supporting narrative describing how the nominee meets the award criteria, limiting the narrative to two pages. At least one supporter must be from outside the original nominator’s department (could be a person from outside the college)
obtain 12 signatures of current or retired GRCC employees (endorser may sign only one petition per academic year, members of the award selection committee are not eligible to sign any petition).
send all nomination documents to the Provost Office for consideration by stated deadline
be prepared to answer published selection criteria
meet with selection team to further discuss and answer questions

Click here to download the nomination form:

2009 Excellence Award for Education - STAFF
2009 Excellence Award for Education - FACULTY

Selection process:
Academic Governing Council will meet to select the Excellence in Education Faculty Award recipient. A committee representing non-faculty will meet to select the Excellence in Education Staff Award recipient.

Method of Recognition:
The Excellence in Education Awards are presented at the August Learning Day by the President. Each recipient receives $1,000. A $1,000 contribution is also made to the GRCC Foundation in the recipient’s name.

Contact:
Staff Award: Learning Academy for Faculty and Staff
Faculty Award: Provost's Office

Emeritus Scholar Award

Purpose:
To recognize and confer emeritus status to a retired faculty member or administrator.

Eligibility:
Any retired GRCC faculty member or administrator.

Criteria:
The nominee must:

have taught/administered seven years or more at GRCC
be recognized by colleagues as an outstanding instructor/administrator
have made a significant contribution to GRCC and its students
have brought distinction to his or her field through activities inside and outside of the classroom
have served as a role model to aspiring instructors and administrators

Nomination process:
Members of the selection committee submit the names of retired faculty or administrators they feel meet the criteria above. The committee, as a group, reviews each nomination and agrees on one nominee and one alternate candidate which is submitted to the President of GRCC.

Selection process:
A committee of seven will recommend to the President of the college and the Board of Trustees their nominee for the award.

The committee will consist of:

Three (3) current faculty members recommended by the Faculty Association President
One (1) academic dean appointed by the College president
Two (2) retired faculty/administrative staff members recommended by the Provost
One (1) administrator who will serve as the permanent Committee Chair

The Committee will meet no later than February and will make a formal recommendation of at least one nominee and one alternate to the President of the College by March 1. The formal, written recommendation will be completed by the Committee Chair based on the Committee’s completed selection criteria forms.

If the President of the College supports the recommendation, a formal recommendation will be made to the full Board at its April meeting If the president does not concur with the recommendation of the nominee or the alternate, the award will not be given that year.

Committee members must be willing to prepare data, prior to the meeting, detailing how their nominee(s) meet the selection criteria.

Method of Recognition:

An Emeritus plaque will be hung in the front hall of the Main Building listing the names of recipients and year of distinction.
The award will be presented and honors officially bestowed at an event to be determined by the President.
Emeritus Faculty members will receive a Courtesy Card entitling them to free use of the college parking ramp and Library, and free admission for themselves and a guest to all athletic and cultural events on campus sponsored by the College.
Emeritus Faculty members will receive four (4) free lunches or dinners annually at the Heritage Restaurant.
A donation will be made to the GRCC Foundation in the name of the Emeritus winner.
Name and picture published in GRCC TODAY.

Contact:
Provost’s Office, Main Building

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