Ovation Award
Nominate Someone!
It's easy. Fill out our ONLINE FORM with the nominee's name, department, and a brief summary of the reason this individual should receive an Ovation. Ovation is awarded subjectively and selection from among nominations is at the sole discretion of the Dean.
Awards
Ovation awards will be given every month during the Fall and Spring semesters – 4 times each semester.
In addition to the attention the awardees deserve from all of us, Ovation awardees will receive:
- A cash award of $50 (paid from Foundation funds)
- A small reception in the student’s honor at their workplace
- Publication of their achievement on the College website
Eligibility
Every currently enrolled undergraduate student currently employed in the College of Arts & Sciences is eligible to receive an Ovation award. Nominations may be made by any faculty or staff member of the College. Many nominations may be made for the same individual. Nominations will expire at the end of the academic year, upon selection of the student employee for an award, or upon termination of the student’s employment in the College. A candidate may be selected more than once, although not as a result of the same nomination(s).
Selection Committee
Members of the selection committee will not be published and will consist of a faculty member and a staff member from the College, and the president (or designee) of the A&S Student Advisory Board.
Sponsor
The Ovation program is sponsored by the Dean's Office, College of Arts & Sciences.
Kristin Sund, October 2009
Our Ovation for October goes out to Kristin Sund, Student Worker in the Bureau of Sociological Research.
As her nominators say:
"Kristin Sund is an ideal candidate for the Ovation award. Through her work as a data worker for the Bureau of Sociological Research (BOSR), she has proven herself time and time again as a reliable, hard working, responsible, and bright addition to our BOSR family. Kristin is assigned to work on projects that are constantly. Regardless of her current assignment, she jumps right in to whatever is in front of her and consistently works in a high-quality and efficient manner. We're especially eager to have Kristin receive recognition for her contributions to the BOSR because of her mild and kind personality. As someone who is the antithesis of the squeaky wheel, she could easily be overlooked because of her consistent and quiet performance but is someone who definitely is highly worthy of the recognition!"
"Kristin is an extremely dedicated and competent worker. She is always willing to take on new tasks related to data entry, many of which are tedious and time-consuming. She does so with a smile and almost complete independence. In the past 2 1/2 years that she has worked at BOSR, she has developed skills beyond those normally required of our data-entry staff. We greatly appreciate her ability to tackle new challenges and work independently to get the job done in a timely manner!"
"Please consider Kristin Sund as a deserving candidate for the Ovation award. Kristin completes less-than-glamorous tasks such as data entry, transcription, and envelope stuffing. Even though her work isn’t exciting, she never hesitates to tackle whatever we send her way. As the Director of the Bureau, I am often removed from the extremely detailed and repetitious daily projects. What I appreciate about Kristin are the reports that I hear from my project management staff about how helpful, easy, and trust worthy she is and how she can easily transition to any project assigned to her. The details of our work are what can make or break a project’s successful completion. Having Kristin involved in a project makes daily activities for other staff less stressful, knowing tasks assigned to her will be completed efficiently and in a high quality manner. Kristin is more than worthy of an OVATION!"
2009-2010 Ovation Awardees
Nominate Someone!
It's easy. Fill out our ONLINE FORM with the nominee's name, department, and a brief summary of the reason this individual should receive an Ovation. Ovation is awarded subjectively and selection from among nominations is at the sole discretion of the Dean.
Past Awardees
ACADEMIC YEAR 2008-2009
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