All University Awards

The All-University Awards Banquet is a tradition, held in March each year for employees. Awards are given to celebrate outstanding achievements in teaching, mentoring, involvement, diversity, and employee performance. Please contact The Office of Human Resources at hr@svsu.edu or 989-964-4108 with any questions.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research Award

The DE&I Research Award is given to an SVSU faculty or staff member who has made a significant and/or longstanding contribution to the advancement of research or practice in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Eligible faculty members may be nominated by any faculty member or Academic Dean at SVSU.

Deadline: November 1
Chair: Mamie Thorns

Nomination Form

Earl L. Warrick Award for Excellence in Research

The Earl Warrick Award is given annually to an SVSU faculty member who has made a significant and/or longstanding contribution to the advancement of knowledge in a recognized field of scholarship or artistic endeavor.

Deadline: November 1
Chair: Brian Thomas

Nomination Form

Excellence in Online Teaching Award

This award recognizes a full-time faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in designing and teaching an online or hybrid course at SVSU that has positively affected student learning. The nominee must have designed the nominated online or hybrid course and taught it more than once, including within the past academic year. Alumni, students, faculty, and staff may nominate candidates.

Deadline: November 1
Chair: Erik Trump

Nomination Form

Franc A. Landee Teaching Excellence Award

Each year the University recognizes one, or occasionally two, full-time faculty member(s) as the recipient(s) of the Franc A. Landee Award for Teaching Excellence. Alumni, students, faculty, and staff may nominate candidates.

Deadline: November 1
Chair: Brian Thomas

Nomination Form

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Global Diversity Award

The Global Diversity Award recognizes the extension of Saginaw Valley State University’s impact from the Great Lakes Bay Region to the global community. This award represents the university’s highest acknowledgment of global leadership and service by SVSU faculty, staff, student groups, and other individuals associated with the campus community.

Deadline: November 1
Chair: Mamie Thorns

Nomination Form

House Family Award for Teacher Impact

This award annually recognizes the SVSU professor who had the greatest positive impact on a graduate in business, arts, humanities, or education program. This is not an award for excellence in teaching but rather an award for the faculty member who had a significant and positive impact on a student’s life.

Deadline: November 1
Chair: Dawn Hinton

Nomination Form

Mary H. Anderson Adjunct Faculty Award

This endowment was established by Andrew F. Anderson in honor of Mary H. Anderson who has been an adjunct faculty member since the founding of SVSU. This award was established in her name to recognize outstanding adjunct faculty at Saginaw Valley State University.

Deadline: November 1
Chair: Erik Trump

Nomination Form

Roosevelt Ruffin Diversity Award

The SVSU Roosevelt Ruffin Award was created to promote and encourage support of diversity by recognizing individuals and/or groups of individuals at SVSU who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and creativity in the area of diversity.

Deadline: November 1
Chair: Mamie Thorns

Nomination Form

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Ruben Daniels Community Service Award

The SVSU Ruben Daniels Community Service Award is named in honor of Mr. Ruben Daniels whose life exemplified the highest recognition of employee community involvement & service.

Deadline: November 1
Chair: Mamie Thorns

Nomination Form

SVSU Outstanding Performance Award

The SVSU Outstanding Performance Award recognizes the accomplishments of an Administrative Professional and a Support Staff employee who have demonstrated outstanding individual and/or team performance at SVSU. The nomination form is also available online on the SVSU portal MySVSU.

Deadline: November 1
Chair: Corrie Piotrowski

Nomination Form

Terry Ishihara Awards for Outstanding Co-Curricular Involvement

Presented annually to one faculty member and one staff member to recognize their contributions to students, the University, and the community through the development of, as well as, participation and attendance at SVSU co-curricular activities.

Deadline: November 1
Chair: Marie Rabideau

Nomination Form

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The Award for Empowering Learning in Community Engagement

The Award for Empowering Learning in Community Engagement is awarded annually to one full-time faculty member, staff member, or team of SVSU employees. Honorees are recognized for their innovation and leadership through community engagement.

Deadline: November 1
Chair: Dawn Hinton

Nomination Form

Distinguished Service Medallion

The Distinguished Service Medallion is the most prestigious volunteer service award presented by Saginaw Valley State University. It recognizes the University's most active and effective non-employee community members who have demonstrated their commitment to SVSU through leadership on boards or committees, fundraising campaigns, advocacy, and/or other special University initiatives.

One or more recipients are selected by the SVSU President with the support of a leadership committee chaired by the Vice President for Development.

Deadline: November 1
Chair: Brian Brunner

Nomination Form