Administrative and Professional Faculty Award

Award winners will receive a $2,000 (pre-tax) award and will be recognized at the university's annual faculty and staff awards reception.

Virginia Tech full-time A/P faculty are eligible for nomination. Previous award recipients are not eligible for re-nomination until five years have passed. 

Academic department heads, deans, assistant and associate deans, vice presidents, assistant and associate vice presidents, assistant and associate provosts, staff, and wage employees are not eligible to receive the award. 

No minimum length of Virginia Tech service is required.

Nomination statements should provide specific details such as: 

• The period of time during which the contributions occurred. 
• How the employee's work or actions brought positive attention to the university. 
• How the employee's work may have impacted the functioning or infrastructure of the university. 
• Extent to which the employee has used an inventive, creative, or problem-solving approach to his/her responsibilities. 
• How the employee's performance has enhanced the work of others. 

A complete nomination packet must contain: 

• A one-page statement (500 words) from the nominator describing the reason for the nomination. 
• A one-page letter of endorsement (500 words) from a person familiar with the nominee's work. 

Note: If the nominator is the supervisor or department head, it is suggested to attach two additional endorsement letters from persons familiar with the nominee's work, for a total of three documents. If the nominator is not the supervisor or department head, one additional endorsement letter is suggested, for a total of two documents. The nominator may include comments from additional sources in his/her statement.

It is the nominator’s responsibility to complete the online nomination and to upload the required documentation. 

These items can be uploaded as one document. 

Nominations must be submitted electronically.