Vice Provost Awards for Excellence

The Vice Provost Awards for Excellence recognize outstanding contributions by faculty and staff that significantly advance the mission of outreach and engagement. Award winners receive $1,000 provided as OSU funds in a services and supplies index and a commemorative plaque.

View award recipients

Award categories

1. Service Award: Candidates have provided significant service to the institution, the profession, or the public. Examples could include significant committee service, exceptional support to an organizational function (computing, operations, marketing, staff development, etc.)

2. Strategic Impact Award: Candidates have made significant accomplishments in a program or project. Such outcomes advance the mission of outreach and engagement while achieving meaningful outcomes relevant to the signature areas of the OSU Strategic Plan.

3. Program Support Award: Candidates can be either classified staff or professional faculty that serve in a support role and who have furthered the mission of outreach and engagement by going above and beyond their job expectations.

4. Innovation Award: Candidates will have pioneered a new innovative approach to the design or execution of any of the following designated categories:

• On-line Teaching Innovation—Credit-based
• On-line Teaching Innovation—Non Credit
• Partnerships Innovation—Meritorious work with other public or private organizations or individuals

5. Diversity Award: Candidates have made accomplishments in achieving organizational changes that support diversity, pluralism, and innovation in programs that enhance the outreach and engagement mission of the University.

Questions about the awards: contact Jackie Russell
Note: Awards for every category may or may not be presented each year.