Mid-Career Excellence Awards Description and Procedures for Selection
Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Deadline for submissions: July 1, 2024. For questions, email apannier2@unl.edu.
I. Eligible recipients:
There are four Mid-Career Excellence Awards. Any undergraduate or graduate alumni of the Department of Biological Systems of Engineering is eligible for the Mid-Career Excellence Award. Self-nominations are welcomed and encouraged. Nominees should have between 15 and 25 years of professional working experience, exclusive of graduate/professional school. Un-awarded nominees will remain in the selection pool for 3 years or until their eligibility expires. Past awardees are not eligible.
II. Mid-Career Excellence Award Nomination Requirements:
Nominations for the Mid-Career Excellence Award should include a letter describing the candidate's outstanding contributions to advance their field of profession, along with a current curriculum vitae/ resume (not to exceed two pages) or LinkedIn Profile. Nomination letters must address the following:
-How the candidate has excelled in their profession
-How has the candidate provided leadership in their community and profession
-How the candidate has had a transformative impact on their chosen profession or stakeholders they serve
III. Criteria for Selecting Award Recipients:
The BSE external relations committee, appointed by the Department Head annually, will review nominations and, based on the committee-approved criteria, will select award recipients to forward to faculty for approval.
The selection of awardees will be centered on how the candidate has demonstrated:
-Excellence
-Impact
-Leadership
IV. Type of Recognition:
The BSE Department will organize a Fall Banquet event on campus to recognize the recipient (s) of the Early-Career Excellence, Mid-Career Excellence, and Hall of Award. The recipient(s) will also engage with graduate and undergraduate students in the department as part of this event. The recipient(s) will be recognized with a plaque or certificate and publicized in Chase Hall and through a press release.