Reporter Volume 26, No.21 March 23, 1995

Nominations are being accepted for the Professional Staff Senate (PSS)
1995 Outstanding Service Awards. Winners receive $1,000 and
certificates of recognition at the universitywide awards luncheon, to
be held May 17 in the Center for Tomorrow.
	Ilene Fleischmann, assistant dean for alumni and
communications in the law school, chair of the PSS awards committee,
notes that a workshop and brown bag lunch will be held March 28 at
Noon in 545 O'Brian Hall to help those who want to learn more about
the nomination process. Award criteria will be reviewed and
instructions given on putting together a successful nomination
dossier. Deadline for completed dossiers is Friday April 21 at 4:30
p.m. Dossiers must be delivered to 310 O'Brian Hall.
	 Outstanding Service Awards  recognize members of the
professional staff who go beyond the normal scope of their
responsibilities to make outstanding community service contributions.
To be eligible for the awards, an individual must be a current
full-time professional staff employee of UB, the Research Foundation,
the UB Foundation or the Faculty-Student Association. The employee
must have completed at least two years of continuous full-time
professional staff service by January, 1995. Previous winners are
ineligible for five years after receiving this award. Criteria for
selection include: 
	o Service -- the scope and depth of the individual's past
service to the university and/or to the community that is distinct
from service expected in his/her job description. This may include
religious, charitable, scientific, educational, artistic, literary or
civic involvements that enhance the quality of life.
	o Excellence -- specific evidence indicating  excellence
within his/her professional staff position. Grounds for distinction
could include, but are not limited to, evidence of leadership,
commitment, creativity and initiative. Materials supporting the
individual candidate must include detailed examples of both service
and professional excellence. Funding for the awards is provided by the
UB Foundation, Inc.
	For more information or nomination packets contact Ilene
Fleischmann, 645-2107 or 645-2115.