The Hispanic/ Latinx Distinguished Service Awards recognize and celebrate a faculty member and a staff member who enhance cultural awareness and increase knowledge of contributions of the Latinx community to our social, political, cultural, and economic history, as well as contemporary contributions to the FSU community. This award is intended to celebrate pillars of the FSU community who demonstrate a commitment to fostering growth and diversity among the Latinx cultural identity through teaching, research, and/or service. While the award in itself is an honor, it also carries a $1,000 stipend for the recipient.

Faculty Award

A faculty member who demonstrates scholarly excellence and significant contribution to the academic study, research, and discourse of Latinx history and identity on campus, in the community, in the United States, and/or globally, including the teaching, research, and discourse of Afro-Latinx and Indigenous-Latinx individuals and communities.

Staff Award

A staff member who exemplifies a commitment to fostering a diverse campus community and has made significant contributions to the service and support of Latinx students, faculty, and staff and Latinx culture on campus through projects, programs, or service.

 

Nominations Are Now Being Accepted for the Hispanic Heritage Month Distinguished Service Award

The nomination period is now open for the 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month Distinguished Service Award.
Nominations must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 11, 2024.

 

The Hispanic Heritage Month Distinguished Service Award recognizes and celebrates a faculty or staff member who enhances cultural awareness and increases knowledge of the contributions of the Hispanic community to the social, political, cultural, economic, as well as contemporary contributions to the FSU community.

 

Nomination Criteria

Nominees shall be full-time employees, in good standing, who have demonstrated a long-standing commitment to FSU.

 

Individuals of all races, creed, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and any other identity groups are eligible for this award.

 

Nominations may be submitted by any student, faculty, staff, or administrator at the university.

 

Nomination Materials

 

Nomination letter: Detail the faculty or staff member’s scholarly excellence, social involvement, and/or significant contributions to study, research, service, support, and/or amplification of Hispanic individuals, communities, and identities on campus and beyond. The nomination letter should include contact information for the faculty or staff member organizing the nomination materials.

 

Resume/CV and biography: The person submitting the nomination materials should include a resume/CV and short biography of the nominee.

 

One letter of support: Letters should affirm the commitment and contributions of the nominee, including one form the nominee’s supervisor or administrative unit head (e.g., dean or director).

 

To submit your nomination materials, please click HERE.

 

For more information about the award, please contact the Office of Student Agencies and Institutes at sai@fsu.edu.