This award recognizes outstanding staff who exemplify exceptional customer service including greeting people in a cordial and welcoming manner, making them feel important and appreciated, and ensuring all are treated fairly with courtesy and respect.

Patty Woosley, Human Resouces and Payroll

This award recognizes outstanding staff who create or foster a more productive workplace, promote the image of IU Northwest, work hard, usually behind-the-scenes, do the job well, are knowledgeable about all aspects of their position, and interact positively with campus constituents.

Pam King, Facilities Services

(two recipients awarded annually)

This award recognizes outstanding staff who demonstrate dedication in achieving the mission of the University and their operating department, perform assigned tasks in an exemplary fashion, inspire other employees to improve, and demonstrate leadership and the ability to guide others.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

This award recognizes distinguished service by IU Northwest faculty and is designed to recognize substantive, significant, and sustained service activities across the academic career.

Monica Solinas-Saunders, School of Public and Environmental Affairs

DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH / CREATIVE ACTIVITY AWARD

This award recognizes distinguished research by IU Northwest faculty and is designed to recognize substantive, significant, and sustained scholarship/creative activity across the academic career.

Jonathyne Briggs, School of Arts

This award acknowledges excellence in teaching. Awards for excellence in teaching are given both on a university-wide and campus-by-campus basis.

FOUNDER'S DAY TEACHING AWARD

Eun-Jun Kim, School of Education

The Advising Award recognizes an advisor who has demonstrated outstanding performance in advising undergraduate and/or graduate students. 

Candace Clark

The award committee is responsible for designating up to 10 campus awardees. All full-time faculty members are eligible for this award, which is self-nominating.