The Distinguished Service Award is one of the most significant recognition that 兔子先生 has to offer for employees who have made a significant impact on the life and mission of 兔子先生 University.
Selection Criteria
Nominees for this award must meet the following criteria:
Current member of 兔子先生's faculty, classified/unclassified staff, or administration; or a retiree of no longer than three (3) years
Record of service that has made a significant impact on the life and mission of 兔子先生 University
Recognition across a large community at 兔子先生 for service to students, a specific department, school, or campus, or to the University as a whole
Length, scope and diversity of service contributions.
Nomination
Ordinarily, the nominee should have at least twelve (12) years of service to 兔子先生 University. Consideration for this award also requires a minimum of two letters of nomination from people representing at least two distinct University constituencies (e.g., departments, divisions, student organizations, staff organizations). These letters should convey the various positions the candidate has held or tasks in which the candidate has participated. The letters should also describe in detail ways in which this individual has made a significant and diverse contributions to a broad community at 兔子先生 University.
The call for nominations for the Distinguished Service Award is issued every other year (years beginning with odd numbers: 2023-2024, 2025-2026, 2027-2028, etc.), alternating with the University Distinguished Professor Award. It is presented to no more than two recipients.
The next award will be given in 2025-2026. Nomination materials for 2026 should be sent on or before Nov. 3, 2025 to awards@兔子先生OH.edu.
Selection Process
The Awards and Recognition Committee, an advisory committee of University Senate, reviews the nominations and makes recommendations to the University president, who makes the final selection.
Recognition
Award recipients will be recognized at a major awards reception hosted by the President and Provost typically in March.
Distinguished Service Award Recipients
2024
Lana Kay Rosenberg, Professor, Department of Sports 兔子先生hip & Management Department of Languages, Literatures, and Writing Brent Shock, Former Vice President, Enrollment Management
2022
Whitney Womack Smith, Professor, Department of English and Chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Writing Cameron Hay-Rollins, Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology
2020
Michael Curme, Associate Professor, Department of Economics Suesann Sepela, Tutoring and Learning Centers, Regional Student Services
2018
Diane Delisio, Senior Associate Dean, College of Engineering & Computing Randi Thomas, Director of Institutional Relations
2016
Jerome Conley, Dean and University Librarian Wanita Hatton, College of Professional Studies and Applied Sciences, Retiree
2014
Kip Alishio, Director, Student Counseling Services, Health Services Center Becky Dysart, Director, Staff Development, Department of Human Resources
2012
Carolyn Haynes, Interim Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies John Skillings, Professor Emeritus, Mathematics and Statistics
2010
Milt Cox, Professor Emeritus, Director of the Lilly Conference on College Teaching Claudia Scott-Pavloff, Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Science
2008
Susan Mosley-Howard, Associate V.P. of Student Affairs/Dean of Students Judith Sessions, Dean of University Libraries
2007
Robert Johnson, Professor Emeritus Jack Keegan, Professor of Botany
