Call for nominations: AHS Staff Award of Merit

Melvin Woolfolk | Posted on May 21, 2025

The AHS Staff Council is pleased to announce that the application process for the 2024-25 AHS Staff Award of Merit is now open. We invite members of our community to submit nominations or self-nominations for AHS staff members who exemplify excellence in their roles.

Eligibility

  1. Civil Service and Academic Professional employees at UIC, including those based at regional campuses and Chicago-based units of the University of Illinois System, are eligible.
  2. Nominees must be employed for at least three consecutive years at full-time or six consecutive years at 50% time (or higher). Qualifying years of service must be completed by April of the nomination year.
  3. Service eligibility must meet service recognition guidelines outlined under UIC Human Resources Policy 704: UIC Award of Merit Program.
  4. Previous winners may be nominated for subsequent Awards of Merit, provided that a minimum of five years has elapsed between the last award and the next nomination.
  5. Previous winners of the CAPE Award or Rising Star Award may be nominated for the Award of Merit, provided that a minimum of five years has elapsed since the last time receiving the CAPE Award or Rising Star Award.
  6. Academic Professional employees with an academic rank (faculty title) are not eligible for the Award of Merit. The final review and decision will be determined by UIC Human Resources.
  7. Any employee with disciplinary action on their University employment record within the last three years or who has been issued a terminal contract, except those Academic Professionals undergoing conversion to a Civil Service position, are not eligible for the Award of Merit. Information will be verified with the nominee’s unit.
  8. An employee may not receive more than one of the following awards in the same Employee Recognition season: Award of Merit, CAPE Award, Rising Star, and Janice Watkins Award.

Click here to submit your nomination for AHS Award of Merit.

Thank you for your attention, and we look forward to reviewing the nominations received.