College of Engineering Annual Faculty and Staff Award Nominations, Guidelines, Awards, and Criteria

Nominations for 2026 are now closed

Nominations are due no later than February 8th, midnight.

As a means to support and reward excellence to College of Engineering faculty and staff members, the following awards are conferred on an annual basis. The awards are administered by the College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards Committee, with final approval given by the dean of the college. Awardees will be recognized at an annual awards dinner held during Engineers' Week. Anyone in the College of Engineering may nominate a deserving faculty or staff member. The nomination should be accompanied by a supporting statement and should address the nominee’s major accomplishments with respect to criteria listed for the award.

Nomination Guidelines

The nomination should be accompanied by a supporting statement and should address the nominee’s major accomplishments with respect to criteria listed for the award.

  • IMPORTANT: Please refer to Award Criteria below and address the items specified — your nominee will be evaluated by these criteria.
  • SPECIFICATIONS: Nomination Statement must be one-page minimum, two-page maximum — one-inch margins — 12 pt Times New Roman — single spaced.
  • SUPPORTING MATERIAL: Supporting documentation may be submitted but must be included with your Nomination Statement as a single PDF file.

Awards and Criteria

IMPORTANT: Your nomination will be evaluated by the criteria of the specific award.

Synergy Awards

Teaching-Research-Service Synergy Award (Faculty)

This award recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in all three areas of teaching, research and community engagement/service. Student-centered focus, service-orientation and scholarly thinking should be integrated in the awardee’s activities. One $1,000 award will be presented each year.

Leadership Synergy Award (Faculty and Staff)

This award recognizes a faculty and a staff member who represent a unique combination of interpersonal, intrapersonal, and professional skills. Two $1,000 awards will be presented each year.

One-College Synergy Award (Faculty and Staff)

This award recognizes a faculty and a staff member who represent the college as a unified entity through service and attitude. Two $1,000 awards will be presented each year.

Bromilow Awards

Bromilow Outstanding Staff Service Award

This award recognizes outstanding contributions, superior service, and special contributions to the college. Nominees must be at least .75 FTE. Recognition includes:

  • Long-term service
  • Assistance to student organizations
  • Election or appointment as an officer in a university or community organization
  • Outstanding service on university committees
  • Special contributions to respective departments

Bromilow Teaching Excellence Award (Faculty — Even Years)

  • Teaching
  • Curricula Development
  • Publications/Promotion of Teaching
  • Student Activities
  • Laboratories
  • Alternative Teaching Environments

Mentorship Award

The College of Engineering encourages mentorship as a means to help staff grow professionally and achieve their full potential. This award recognizes senior faculty and staff members who act as trusted and influential supporters for junior faculty or staff mentees. One $1,000 award will be made each year.

Bhatti Family Graduate Assistant Awards

Two awards will be made — one for a master’s student and one for a doctoral student — based on academic performance and contributions to their departments as graduate assistants.

Nominations for 2026 are now closed