President's Awards

You Make the Difference: President's Awards

Drexel President's Awards recognize exceptional full- and part-time faculty and professional staff members.  Three awards are offered every other year:

  • Award for Excellence for Professional Staff
  • Award for Diversity and Inclusive Community for Faculty and Professional Staff
  • Civic Engagement Award for Faculty and Professional Staff

Eligibility

All Drexel University full- and part-time faculty and professional staff (both individuals and teams) are eligible for nomination, with the exception of vice president and vice provost positions and above, including deans and chairs. All award recipients must be full- or part-time faculty or professional staff members. Nominations from non-employees or family members will not be accepted.

Nomination Process

In addition to a nomination letter that outlines the nominee's contributions (within the years of 2023-2024, as the last time the awards were held was 2022), all nominations are required to include two letters of support from fellow faculty, professional staff members, students, or members of the community, that must be submitted at the time of your nomination. If your nomination does not include two letters of support it will be ineligible for consideration.

In order to submit a nomination using the nomination forms, please compile the following:

  1. Nominee information
    • Individual nomination: nominee's name
    • Team nomination: team name, team leader name (if applicable), team members' names
  2. Your nomination letter explaining how the nominee achieved the award's criteria
  3. Letter of support from fellow faculty or professional staff members, students, or members of the community explaining how the nominee achieved the award's criteria
  4. A second letter of support from fellow faculty or professional staff members, students, or members of the community explaining how the nominee achieved the award's criteria

Criteria and Nomination Forms

Award for Excellence for Professional Staff

Civic Engagement Award for Faculty and Professional Staff

Award for Diversity and Inclusive Community for Faculty and Professional Staff

Selection Committee

  • Paul Brandt-Rauf, School of Biomedical Engineering
  • Veronica Carey, Assistant Clinical Professor, College of Nursing and Health Professions
  • Verdi DiSesa, Senior Vice Dean and Chief Operating Officer, College of Medicine
  • Kristen Hayes, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Close School of Entrepreneurship
  • Tryphaena Hooper, Executive Director, Privacy Program Services
  • Gina Kerwin, Engagement Officer, Leadership, President's Councils, Institutional Advancement
  • Lisa Miller, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Academy of Natural Sciences
  • Aleister Saunders, Executive Vice Provost, Research and Innovation
  • Caroline Schauer, Margaret C. Burns Professor, College of Engineering
  • Ros Remer, Senior Vice Provost, Lenfest Center for Cultural Partnerships

Award Representatives:

  • Award for Excellence: Desiree Homyn, Human Resources Business Partner
  • Award for Diversity and Inclusive Community: Patience Ajoff-Foster, Executive Director, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Award for Civic Engagement: Joanne Ferroni, Director, University and Community Partnerships

Program Administration: Kathy Choy, Assistant Director of Talent Development, Human Resources