Now is your opportunity to submit nominations for the 2026 SFSC Meritorious Service Awards. I request your assistance in identifying SFSC team members and others whose service have been exemplary in demonstrating excellence and commitment to the College, to our students, and to the communities we serve. Please send your nomination to Ashley Bennett in the President’s Office by noon on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

By using this form, please submit your nominations including a brief statement explaining why the person is worthy of consideration. There should be a separate form for each person you wish to nominate, and you may send your nominations by email, drop them off to Ashley, or have them delivered to the President’s Office through the College mail service. For convenience, here is a list of all employees showing their respective employment categories.

Everyone who is nominated for a 2026 Meritorious Service Award will be acknowledged. As in the past, preference will be granted to those nominees who have not previously received that particular award. Please nominate worthy colleagues regardless of this. We want to recognize excellence whenever we find it and no matter how often it is demonstrated.

You may nominate employees for one or more of the following Meritorious Service Awards:

Outstanding Full-Time Career Service Employee

Outstanding Part-Time Employee

Outstanding Professional Employee

The Lynn MacNeill Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member

Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member

Outstanding Administrator

Outstanding Community Volunteer

Panther Spirit Award

Employee of the Year

In addition to the recognition itself, each award includes a monetary award. All full-time faculty who receive an award are also nominated for Excellence Awards from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) and will be invited to attend the International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence in Austin, Texas.

Again, please provide your nominations to me by noon on Wednesday. Oct. 28.

I sincerely appreciate the outstanding commitment each member of our family contributes to encouraging and supporting student success.

Fred Hawkins