Purpose of Award
The Classified Staff Outstanding Service Award (CSOSA) recognizes and applauds classified employees whose efforts benefit students, academic units and the university community as well as encouraging and promoting excellence within the workplace. 

Faculty, students, classified and administrative staff may nominate any permanent part-time or full-time employee. The recipient of the CSOSA will receive a $1,000.00 cash award, a reserved parking space and a commemorative plaque. The award recipient will also have a picture taken which will then be displayed on the permanent plaque which is on display in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union.

Nominees and recipients of the CSOSA are recognized at the annual Classified Staff Awards Ceremony, which is held on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, in 101 Olscamp Hall.  Doors will open at 9:00 a.m., light refreshments will be served at 9:30 a.m. and the program begins at 10:00 a.m.

Trina Hagemyer - Psychology Department
2010-2011 Classified Staff Outstanding Service Award Winner

Award Criteria
The CSOSA will recognize criteria requirements for January 2010-December 2010
   • Nominees must be a permanent part-time and/or full-time BGSU employee.
   • Someone who is nominated and then retires is still eligible.
   • If a CSOSA committee member is nominated for the Outstanding Service Award, that member is ineligible from serving in the selection process.
   • Individuals who have won in previous years are ineligible.  (See previous winners below)
   • A maximum of letters of support will be accepted for each nomination submitted.  The CSOSA will not consider additional letters of support after receipt of the first three letters.
   • Nomination forms and letters of support will not be accepted after the deadline of 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, 2011.

Selection Process
The deadline to submit nomination forms is 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Nomination forms and letters of support received after March 23, 2011, will not be considered.

Nomination forms and  letters of support can be sent to Teri Gentry, 231G Bowen-Thompson Student Union, or by e-mailing them to Teri at tgentry@bgsu.edu.

Classified Staff Outstanding Service Award Nomination Form 

Classified Staff Outstanding Service Award Guidelines