David B. Thorud Leadership Award
- Who is eligible for the Thorud Leadership Award?
- Current UW faculty, other academic appointees, and staff are eligible; however senior administration at the level of Vice President, Vice Provost, Dean, Chancellor and higher are not.
- Are self nominations allowed?
- Self nominations are not allowed for this award.
- In what format should I submit my nomination or support letter?
- We ask that you submit your nominations in a plain text or word document for accessibility purposes.
- I hoped to nominate someone who recently got promoted to a position that’s ineligible. Can I still nominate them?
- You can nominate them for their previous position and actions associated with it, but anything they have done since their promotion is not allowed to be included in their nomination.
- How do I nominate a UW community member for another award outside of the Thorud Leadership Award program?
- There’s a list of awards located on the Honors and Awards page, including the Distinguished Teaching Award.
- I nominated someone last year, but they didn’t receive the award. May that person be nominated again?
- You can nominate the same person once a year for as many years as they are eligible, but those who have already received this award may not be nominated for a second time.
- Can I check with the committee to see if the person I want to nominate has already been nominated this year?
- If there are two nominations for the same individual, after the nomination deadline passes and all materials have been submitted, we will ask the two nominators to consolidate their materials into a single nomination. There is no need to reach out to the committee.
- What makes up a complete nomination?
- It is only required that one nomination letter be submitted on the nominee’s behalf, but up to three additional letters of support may be included.