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Nettie Marie Nickols Outstanding Staff Award

Nettie Marie Nickols Outstanding Staff Award

Purpose

To recognize support staff who support the teaching, research, or outreach/public service missions of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences and its administrative functions.

Rev. Samuel A. Nickols and Dean and Professor Emerita Sharon Nickols established this award in 2000 to honor Nettie Marie Hutchison Nickols, the mother of Samuel and mother-in-law of Sharon. Mrs. Nickols was born in Woodward County in Oklahoma Indian Territory on Sept. 12, 1903. Although she did not have an opportunity to complete a degree in higher education, Mrs. Nickols mentored many young women as they pursued college degrees and careers in the transitional years of the 1970s and 1980s.

Eligibility

  • Nominees must have at least one year of employment in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
  • Staff members must have a permanent 75% time or greater appointment.
  • Past recipients of the award are not eligible for the subsequent three years.

Nominations

Each department and unit of the College is eligible to nominate one classified or support staff member who supports the teaching, research, or outreach/service missions of the College or who is employed in an administrative unit supporting the entire College.

Nominations may be made through the following departments or units:

  • Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Human Development and Family Science
  • Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors
  • David Ralston Institute for Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability
  • Dean’s Administrative Units (SSAC, OTIS, OFHR, Dean’s Office, etc.)

How to Nominate

Each department and unit may submit the dossier of one nominee selected by a committee at the department or unit level.

The nomination packet shall consist of:

  1. One (1) letter of nomination. This letter should specifically address how the individual's work relates to each of the award criteria listed below.
  2. One (1) letter of support from someone who can specifically address how the individual's work relates to each of the award criteria listed below.
  3. Updated resume.

Nominations can roll over for up to three (3) years. The department/unit must email facsdean@uga.edu by the award deadline each year to confirm if a nomination is being rolled forward for consideration. Letters of support do not have to be updated yearly. It is at the department/unit’s discretion to replace letters of support.

The recipient will be recognized at the Spring College Assembly with a plaque and cash award.

Nominations will be reviewed by a selection committee that includes the previous year's award recipient, members of the FACS Staff Council, and one external member. If any member of the FACS Staff Council is nominated, they must remove themselves from the selection committee. The FACS Staff Council will select one recipient for the Nettie Marie Nickols Outstanding Staff Award.

Criteria

Selection criteria include:

  1. Exemplary performance.
  2. Adherence to high standards of work performance.
  3. Commitment and loyalty to the College, its mission, and constituents.
  4. Unique contributions in support of teaching, research, outreach/service, or the College’s overall effectiveness.

Deadline

January 30, 5:00 p.m.

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