The Service to Students Award recognizes competent and courteous services, including academic, career, and/or personal advising by staff. This award comes with a $500 prize.

2023 Winner

Shannon Janssen, Associate Director, Office for Student Success

List of previous recipients

Who is eligible:
Any individual staff member, contract professional, or employee on a letter of appointment.

Staff members nominated for this award should have demonstrated:

• commitment to making the university experience a positive one for students.
• service to students that assists in cutting through campus bureaucratic red tape.
• commitment to the development of quality programs or activities that contribute to the personal, career, and/or academic development of the student university experience.
• demonstrated commitment to "being there" for students when they encounter personal or academic problems.
• demonstrated recognition of our role as an institution of higher education and that our primary customers are the students.
• commitment to UM's Priority for Action One "Place student success at the center of all we do."

Who may nominate:
Faculty, staff, administrators, or students.

Nomination requirements:

• Nomination form (link below)
• Nomination letter that includes an overview of UM employment history
• 1-3 letters of support (letters or supporting quotes from students are encouraged) 

Submit nomination using Submittable:

Questions:
Andrea Vernon
Experiential Learning and Career Success
406-243-5159