Nominations sought for Excellence in Leadership Award

Winning program graduate will be honored this fall

The Office of Employee Learning and Development requests nominations for the second annual Excellence in Leadership Award, which will be presented at the Excellence in Leadership Program (ELP) lecture and luncheon Nov. 5.

The award recognizes a graduate of the ELP who has shown exemplary leadership at the University of Colorado. Nominations should demonstrate leadership in one or more of the following areas:

• Organization, departments or teams
• Projects, programs or research
• Fiscal management or fundraising
• Student instruction

All ELP graduates who currently work at CU are eligible to be nominated for the award. Self-nominations will not be accepted.

For a list of all program graduates and details about the award, go to https://www.cu.edu/content/leadershipprograms. A nominator must be a CU employee who has worked with the nominee. The selection committee consists of representatives from each campus and system administration.

Nominations must include a completed nomination form (posted at the website); the form and any supporting material must be sent to the Employee Learning and Development office by e-mail to Erin.Russell@cu.edu. Nominations are due Oct. 1.

To read about last year's winner of the award, Barbara A. Gaddis, Ph.D., click here.