Distinguished Professional Staff Award

On & Off-Campus

Awards Selection Committee Criteria for Distinguished Professional Staff Award, Two awards will be given each year. One award for on campus personnel and one award for off campus personnel.

Nomination Deadline:
March 29th

Two awards will be given each year: one award for on campus personnel and one award for off campus personnel.

Description: Recognition for excellence in performance including any or all of the following:

  • Excellence in job skills and performance of those skills
  • On-the-job initiative contributing to the effectiveness of a unit
  • Contributions to an effective work atmosphere for fellow employees and constituents
  • Contributions toward good working relationships between units in the college, university and community (for off campus)
  • Commitment to overcome obstacles
  • Other outstanding traits

Eligibility:
All full-time exempt staff of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences employed at least three consecutive years; on-campus and / or off-campus.

Nominations:
Any client, alumnus, student, or employee of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences may nominate an individual by submitting a letter or email describing the performance and qualities of the nominee warranting the award. Supporting evidence and letters of support (not more than three) may be included.

Submission options:
Nomination may be submitted by email or paper, but only supporting document included in the original nomination will be considered.

Email:
Typed nomination letters may be sent to ypalma@nmsu.edu.

or

Mail letters of nomination to:
Awards Committee c / o
Dean, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3AG
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003

On-campus address:
MSC 3AG

Recipients:

  • 2023
    • On Campus: Ruba Mohamed
    • Off Campus: Shad Cox
  • 2021 Brooke Stanley Tou (on-campus)
  • 2021 Michael “Tom” Place (off-campus)
  • 2021 Pam Miller (on-campus)
  • 2020 Andrew Cox (off-campus)
  • 2020 Helen Vessel (on-campus)
  • 2019 Brooke Stanley Tou (on-campus)
  • 2019 Michael "Tom" Place (off-campus)
  • 2018 Misty Haynes (on-campus)
  • 2018 Anthony Aranda (off-campus)
  • 2017 Barbara Hunter (on-campus)
  • 2016 Jacqueline Beacham (on-campus)
  • 2015 Jason French (on-campus)
  • 2015 Jason Box (off-campus)
  • 2014 CC Chamberlin (on-campus)
  • 2014 Richard Dunlap (off-campus)
  • 2013 Joby Priest (on-campus)
  • 2013 Margaret West (off-campus)
  • 2012 Maurice Craig (on-campus)
  • 2012 Tammy Parsons (on-campus)
  • 2011 Connie Padilla (on-campus)
  • 2011 Shad Cox (off-campus)