Professional Staff Award

The Alumni Advisory Board (AAB) of the School of Education (SOE) seeks to recognize professional staff for exemplary service to the SOE and USD.

Nomination Form

Deadline for submission is May 30, 2025.
The Alumni Advisory Board (AAB) of the School of Education (SOE) at the University of South Dakota (USD) seeks to recognize professional staff for exemplary service to the SOE and USD. The Board requests nominations for this recognition.

Criterion for this award include exceptional performance in the following areas:

  • Work knowledge and skills,
  • Communication,
  • Relationships, and
  • Support to the School of Education and University of South Dakota.

It is important to be concise and thorough with the submitted information. It is the strength of this submission and supporting information that will determine those selected for the award. Please send the completed form, along with the letters of support, to Jeanette McGillicuddy at jeanette.mcgillicuddy@gmail.com.

Nomination Form

When you click on the button below, the nomination PDF will either open in your browser or in the Adobe Acrobat Desktop App. For more detailed instructions on how to complete the nomination form, click on the plus sign below.

Complete the Nomination Form

Online

If completing the form in a browser, fill in all fields and then click the download button in the top right corner, and select the "With your changes" option. Send this file, along with any other attachments necessary for submission to Jeanette McGillicuddy at jeanette.mcgillicuddy@gmail.com.

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Adobe Acrobat Desktop App

If you would prefer to complete the form in the Adobe Acrobat desktop app, when the link opens in the browser click the download button in the top right corner and save the file to your computer. Once saved, go to your files and double click the file and it should automatically open in the Adobe Acrobat desktop app if installed. If it does not, right click the file name, go to "Open with" and select Adobe Acrobat. When you have finished filling out the form, resave the file with your responses. Send this file, along with any other attachments necessary for submission to Jeanette McGillicuddy at jeanette.mcgillicuddy@gmail.com.

You can download the Adobe Acrobat desktop app for free using this link.