Distinguished Administrator Award
The annual Distinguished Administrator Award recognizes outstanding administrative and professional performance and inclusive excellence that help NYU meet its strategic initiatives and contribute to the attainment of University goals.
Criteria and Eligibility
Nominations for the academic year 2023-2024 can be submitted through Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Current faculty, administrators, staff, and students are invited to submit nominations during this period. We are excited to announce the launch of a new and improved DAA portal featuring an improved user interface, along with a robust, optimized architecture that enhances the overall performance and functionality.
None of the award criteria should preclude any administrator at any Band level; for administrators with roles in Band 52 or 53 which may not have University-wide impact, nominators should elaborate on significant contributions the nominee has made within their role, department, or school or unit.
To determine the recipients, the Selection Committee reviews the nominations anonymously and considers many characteristics. The Committee does not review the quantity of nominations, but rather the quality shown in the below criteria. Each nominee should excel in one or more of the following areas:
To Access the Portal:
- A VPN connection is required when accessing the nomination portal off-campus.
- Activate your browser's SSO login credentials by signing into NYUHome
Tips:
- We encourage nominators to view the form and then draft their nomination as a Word/Google Doc to have a back-up of your submission.
- Save your work frequently.
- Once your nomination is successfully submitted, you will receive a confirmation email to your Net-ID email alias.
Operational Excellence
Significant changes, modifications, or approaches that enhance work productivity, efficiency, and quality for the entire community.
Exceptional Service
Ensuring each interaction with internal and external customers is positive and effective.
Impact
Accomplishments that have a positive impact on the entire department, school, or unit or across parts of the University.
Communication
Building interactions and partnerships that produce results and leave others feeling welcomed, respected, and valued, regardless of cultural, ethnic, racial, class, gender, sexual orientation, language, and other human differences.
Integrity
Demonstrating honesty and adherence to the highest standards of moral and ethical values and principles through personal and professional behavior.
Diversity and Inclusion
Demonstrating a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion within the NYU community, fostering a safe and positive environment. Promoting diversity awareness. Encouraging a bias-free and discrimination-free environment.
Leadership
Developing and inspiring others to achieve extraordinary results. (This definition of leadership does not necessitate people-leadership; nominees can lead by their exemplary behavior.)
Innovation
Developing an innovative process or procedure that directly impacts the University community in a positive manner.
Voluntary Community Service
Influencing and enhancing the NYU and/or local New York community.
To Submit a Nomination
- Launch the online nomination portal during the nomination period. Nominators may access the portal on the campus network (recommended), or off-site securely with VPN installed and connected. Once accessed, enter the nominee's name or NetID and select that administrator name from the dropdown list. The maximum length of submission comments for each criteria is 600 characters.
- You can save your nomination in progress, and return to it later. It is recommended to save frequently while composing your nomination in the portal by using the Save for Later button. It is also recommended that you save the text of your nominations offline as well.
- Nominators receive a confirmation email to their NetID@nyu.edu address when their nomination is successfully submitted. Didn't receive an email? Contact PeopleLink.
- NYU community members are invited to champion deserving administrators, but all employees should refrain from any activity that comes across as campaigning on their own behalf for nominations. This will result in a disqualification.
Recognition of Winners
University Recognition
The recipients of the Distinguished Administrator Award will be announced in the spring. The winners are honored with a festive celebration hosted by NYU's Executive Vice President. Winners receive a certificate of achievement and a monetary gift.
Local Recognition
An award recipient's school or administrative division may host an event to celebrate this honor or recognize nominees. Awardees should also be featured in newsletters and/or other appropriate communications or publications of the school or administrative unit.
Questions?
Contact NYU PeopleLink at askpeoplelink@nyu.edu or 212-992-LINK (5465).
Eligible Roles: New York University administrators and professional staff are eligible to receive the award. Please note the following positions are not eligible:
- Dean, Associate/Assistant Dean
- Vice President, Senior/Associate/Assistant Vice President
- Provost, Associate/Assistant Vice Provost
- Others with major University-wide responsibilities
Congratulations to 2022-2023 Recipients
Holly Halmo
University Enrollment Management
Daniel Larsen
Tisch School of the Arts
Andrew Maliszewski
NYU IT
William McCormack
Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Stephen Polniaszek
Student Affairs
Amanda Regalado
Abu Dhabi NY
Tara Rock
Arts and Science
Ankita Sriprasad
Office of General Counsel