Distinguished Service Award

2019 - 20 RECIPIENTS

2019 Distinguished Service awardees William Rantz, Diana Hernandez, and Wei-Chiao Huang photographed with President Montgomery, Chair of DSA C. Dennis Simpson, and Provost Bott.

As recipients of the Distinguished Service Award, Hernandez, Huang and Rantz join 67 faculty and staff members who have received the accolade. The two were chosen from among nominees across campus who have demonstrated exceptional service in areas that reflect innovative and effective programming, increase WMU's stature or extend WMU's impact and presence into the larger community. Both will receive a plaque and $2,000 honorarium.

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2019 Fall Convocation videos

Diana Hernandez

Wei-Chiao Huang

William Rantz

ABOUT

This award, first given in 1980, recognizes exceptional service in one or more of the following categories:

Service through innovative and effective programs which are academic, or related to another facet of University life, such as programs that serve students, faculty or staff in an important and unique way.
Service in areas and organizations that contribute to the growth and stature of the University.
Service that extends the impact and presence of the University into larger communities.

The service must affect a significant segment of the University community. The awards is usually given for a body of service, rather than a single activity or achievement.

Call for 2021-22 nominations deadline is no later than Monday, March 15, 2021.All nomination materials need to be submitted electronically through webform (below) to faculty-development@wmich.edu.

ELIGIBILITY

All current, continuing full-time faculty and administrative staff who have at least five years of service at the University are eligible. An individual can only receive the award once.

Nomination Procedure

Nominations may be made by all current, continuing full-time faculty and administrative staff.

Nomination Form

The nominator should:

Ensure nominee's eligibility
Complete the webform
Write an overall letter of support for the nominee and upload to webform
Upload the following to the Webform:
- the nominator's letter of support
- the nominee's vita or resume emphasizing the nominee's service
- other letters of support (both inside and outside the University) that emphasize the nature and scope of the nominee's service, making sure that these letters represent diverse viewpoints rather than simply collecting many letters that are similar.
- The committee's decision on award recipients will be made on the basis of the above materials only.

QUESTIONS?

Faculty Development

faculty-development@wmich.edu

FACULTY RECIPIENTS

Sisay Asefa
Yousef Alavi
Thomas C. Bailey
John Benson
Donald Blasch
Arvon Byle
Sterling Breed
Donald Bullock
Mary Cain
Stephen Covell (2018)
Howard Dooley (2016)
Robert Erickson
Eileen Evans
Robert Felkel (2017)
R. Wayne Fuqua
Harold Glasser
John Hanley
Barbara Havira
David Houghton
Wei-Chiao Huang (2019)
Robert Kaufman
Alan E. Kehew
Peter Krawutschke
George Mallinson
Gary Mathews
Ralph Miller
Donna Oas
Richard Oxhandler
Claude Phillips
Paul Ponchillia
James Powell
William Rantz (2019)
Joseph Reish (2015)
David Rozelle
James Sanders
Visho Sharma
C. Dennis Simpson
Peter Thannhauser (2018)
Dean Tyndall
Shirley VanHoeven
Lewis Walker
Robert A. Wertkin

STAFF RECIPIENTS

Dennis Boyle
Griselda Daniel
George Demetrakopolous
Tony O. Dennis
Joyce DeRight
Carl Doubleday
Charlotte Giscombe
Arlen Gullickson
Edward Harkenrider
Diana Hernandez (2019)
Jolene Jackson
John Kundel
Laura Latulippe
Sue Oole
Rob Pennock
Sally Pippen
Abraham Poot
Tracey L. Quada
Geraldine Schma
Amy Seth (2016)
Hazel Starcher
Marie Stevens
Yumi Takahasi Ede (2017)
Juan Tavares (2015)
Jan Van Der Kley
Martha Warfield
Toni Woolfork-Barnes
Christine Zimmer

QUESTIONS

Contact Tonya Deanwith any questions regarding the Distinguished Service Award.