Recognizing research, teaching, mentorship, staff excellence, community engagement, and exceptional contributions across SENR.
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Key Dates for Academic Year 2025 - 2026
Submission deadline: Thursday, April 30, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
Notifications: Awardees notified no later than the Autumn 2026 Award Ceremony (earlier if possible)
Nomination Process
How to nominate
- Who can nominate? Students, staff, or faculty; self‑nominations allowed where stated. If you supervise the nominee, disclose that relationship in the PDF.
- Where to submit? Upload a single PDF at go.osu.edu/SENRnom
- What to include (single PDF):
- A 1‑page nomination summary (≤ 600 words) (12‑pt Helvetica/Arial, 1‑inch margins). Figures/tables/links allowed; they don’t count toward the 600 words.
- Résumé/CV of the nominee (team: lead CV + 2–3‑line bios for others unless an award says otherwise).
- Award‑specific materials, if required (e.g., publication PDF for research awards).
- Signatures: digital/typed signatures are acceptable.
- Filename format: LastName_FirstName_AwardName.pdf (or TeamName_AwardName.pdf).
- Optional extras (artifacts/testimonials) can help, but reviewers weigh evidence quality, not page count.
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Award Categories
Research Excellence
Early Excellence in Research Award
Recognizes extraordinary promise, leadership, and research process before publication with emphasis on engagement, ethics, and creativity
Outstanding Research by a Masters Student Award
Celebrates a completed MS thesis or a first-authored, peer-reviewed publication based on MS research
Outstanding Research by a PhD Student Award
Recognizes outstanding, first-authored peer-reviewed research by an ENRGP PhD student
Outstanding Faculty Research Award
Recognizes leadership, ingenuity, creativity, and inclusive excellence in research, evaluated relative to rank and opportunity
Teaching, Mentorship & Learning Support
Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student Award
Highlights exceptional graduate student contributions to classroom teaching and learning
Outstanding Teaching by a Faculty Member Award
Recognizes faculty who are outstanding teachers as evidenced by peers, professional associates, administrators, and students
Outstanding Mentor Award
Recognizes exceptional mentorship that makes SENR an ideal place to learn and thrive
Staff & Team Excellence
Outstanding Staff Award
Recognizes staff who demonstrate leadership, ingenuity, creativity, cooperation, and a consistently positive workplace impact
Outstanding Multidisciplinary Team Award
Recognizes teams that integrate disciplines in transformative ways that exceed what any single field could achieve
Community & Engagement Excellence
Outstanding Service by a Graduate Student Award
Highlights graduate student service that meaningfully benefits communities and/or the School
Outstanding Community Outreach Award
Recognizes significant impact through public engagement and outreach beyond traditional teaching or research
Special Recognition
Exceptional Contribution Award
Recognizes extraordinary contributions beyond traditional domains that advance the School’s mission through ingenuity, leadership, inclusiveness, or culture-building