The Graduate Faculty Council will award its third annual awards for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate Studies and Graduate Staff Excellence Award at a banquet Friday, April 28. Nominations for the awards are due Friday, March 17, to Stacey Fuller. Please limit nomination justifications to one page. More information may be requested in case of ties. Descriptions of the awards are as follows:

• Outstanding Contributions to Graduate Studies — Nominations for this award should include faculty who have made significant and sustained contributions to graduate studies at Missouri S&T beyond their expected duties. Ordinarily, this would not involve research or classroom teaching. Examples of possible outstanding contributions include, but are not limited to, graduate student recruitment, development of fellowships, professional training or experiences for graduate students, graduate program development, graduate facilities development, advising, or exchange programs.
• Graduate Staff Excellence Award — Nominations for this award should include staff members who have gone beyond their expected duties to enhance graduate education or the graduate experience at Missouri S&T. Areas could include, but are not limited to, graduate student recruitment, development of fellowships, professional training or experiences for graduate students, international experiences, graduate program development, graduate facilities development, international or domestic advising, or exchange programs.