The Regents Distinguished Service Award recognizes individual staff employees who have made exemplary contributions to the growth, image, or efficient operations of the University. Three $1,000 awards are available on an annual basis, although all three will not necessarily be made in any given year. One award will be available in each of the following employment categories:

All regular non-faculty employees in the above classifications with five or more years of continuous service and satisfactory job performance are eligible for nomination for this award. Recipients of the Distinguished Service Award prior to 1990 when it was replaced with Regents Distinguished Service Award, are eligible to be nominated. Recipients after 1990 who received the monetary award are not eligible for nomination. (These individuals are acknowledged by appearing with an asterisk.) The selection committee is composed of representatives of the four organizational units, representative of Staff Congress, one member of the Board of Regents and the three recipients from the previous year.

Nominations for awards will be evaluated based upon exemplary performance in one or more of the following: service above and beyond the call of duty, initiative and creativity, peer recognition, contributions to the work environment, and personal characteristics such as enthusiasm, loyalty, good attendance, leadership and cooperation, courtesy, and fairness to other employees. University service may include efforts resulting in positive public relations for the University and/or community service with a professional organization that directly and favorably reflects upon and benefits the University.

Only nominations made by University faculty, staff, or students will be accepted. A nominator may not nominate family members or submit more than one nomination per category. Self-nominations will not be considered.