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President's Leadership Award

The President’s Leadership Award recognizes those who are committed to excellence in their service to York.  Individuals nominated for this award perform at a level that inspires professionalism, creativity and innovation across the University community at large.

The award consists of a $500 purse and a certificate.  The winner’s name will also be engraved on an annual plaque that will be displayed in the winner’s home department for one year.

Criteria

It is the nominator’s responsibility to provide information reflecting the achievements and exceptional nature of the nominee(s). Be thorough and factual and demonstrate how the nominee(s) excel(s) in each of the following criteria: 

  • Nominee adheres to a standard of professionalism that inspires others
  • Nominee demonstrates creativity and innovation
  • Nominee demonstrates leadership in promoting collaborative efforts and a sense of collegiality across the University and beyond
  • Nominee demonstrates community impact outside of the stated requirements of the position (this can include internal or external community-based participation such as committee work, service on volunteer boards or in an organization)
  • Nominee regularly and consistently performs at a level that exceeds the requirements of their position and the performance is noticed and has had a significant impact on the unit or Division
  • Nominee demonstrates initiative that has had an impact on the University beyond the nominee’s department

Eligibility

  • A full time, permanent employee at York who has been employed for five continuous years as of December 31, 2024
  • A member of the Confidential, Professional and Managerial employee group

Nomination File Requirements 

The Chief Nominator is responsible for putting together a nomination file that consists of:

  • Three (3) Letters Maximum
    • One (1) lead nomination letter from the chief nominator
    • Two (2) letters of support
  • Employment Background
    • The nominee's C.V. or work history at York University
    • The job description of the nominee's current position

Please feel free to download this checklist to help you compile the nomination file and ensure you have met all of the requirements before completing the online nomination form. NOTE: This checklist does not need to be uploaded with the nomination form and is for your reference only.

Nomination Guidelines

The Chief Nominator is responsible for putting together a nomination file that consists of:

  • One (1) of the letters must be from the nominee’s current Manager
  • The chief nominator and one supporting nominator, OR two (2) of the supporting nominators must be from outside of the nominee’s home department
  • Each letter is from an individual author (multiple authors on a letter are not permitted)
  • Self-nominations are not permitted

Letter Formatting and Content Guidelines

  • Each letter does not exceed a total of three (3) pages, and the total number of pages of ALL letters combined does not exceed nine (9) pages
  • Specific examples are used to describe how the nominee:
    • Contributes to the goals and objectives of their office, division and/or the broader York Community
    • Meets or exceeds each of the award criteria
  • Quotations from other persons are not permitted.
  • No acronyms are used in the letter
  • Do not include any references or confidential documents such as employee performance ratings or evaluations

Excellence is everywhere at York. We encourage you to consider nominating someone from outside your home department.

Applications for the 2024 President's Staff Recognition Awards will open in Winter 2025