Excellence in Disability Advocacy and Service Award
<p>The Excellence in Disability Advocacy and Service award recognized faculty or staff who have made a significant impact on accessibility issues in the classroom or campus for students with disabilities.</p>
<p><strong>About the award</strong><br />In 1973, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents designated UW-Whitewater with a unique mission to provide exemplary services for students with disabilities. Since then, the university has served as a national leader in this effort. We honor those individuals who go above and beyond their dedication to this noble work. The award is presented by the chancellor at the Center for Students with Disabilities Award Ceremony the third week of April and announced to the campus community.</p>
<p><strong>Eligibility and selection process</strong><br />The Chancellor’s Committee on Disability Concerns invites you to submit nominations. Faculty and staff employees who have been helpful to students with disabilities above and beyond normal job duties are eligible. Any faculty, staff member, or student may nominate an individual.</p>
<p>The award's subcommittee, composed of 4-5 members of the Chancellor’s Committee on Disability Concerns, will select the recipient. No current member of the Chancellor’s Committee on Disability Concerns is eligible for an award due to a conflict of interest. Once a member no longer serves on the committee, they may receive an award.</p>
<p>Once a person has received this award three times, they will receive a fourth and final award. The official name of this final award is The Chancellor’s Lifetime Recognition Award. (This award may be given under special circumstances at the discretion of the award's subcommittee in the absence of a person receiving three prior awards.)</p>
<p><strong>Nominations</strong></p>
<p><strong>Deadline: February 15</strong></p>
<p>Please send nominations to James Collins at <a href="mailto:collinjc@uww.edu">collinjc@uww.edu</a>.</p>
<p>Please state your name and department and the name and department of the person you are nominating. Describe in a couple of paragraphs why you think the person deserves this award. Include specific examples of what that person did.</p>
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