Each year, the Penn State Commission for Women (CFW) recognizes an exceptional mentor in the University community and celebrates women who have shown remarkable professionalism and leadership at Penn State. Nominations currently are being sought for two awards: the Rosemary Schraer Mentoring Award and the Achieving Women Award. Recipients selected for these awards will be honored at the commission's luncheon on Friday, April 15, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park.
-- The Rosemary Schraer Mentoring Award is presented each spring to a University employee who exemplifies Rosemary Schraer's giving of herself as a mentor and who has voluntarily, over a period of time, helped others recognize and achieve their potential. Consideration is given to any employee (administrator, faculty, technical-service or staff member) who has a record of outstanding mentoring service that goes beyond the requirements of his/her employment duties and responsibilities.
-- The Achieving Women Award recognizes Penn State women who have shown notable leadership and accomplishment in their fields, and have gone beyond the requirements of employment duties and responsibilities in their support of the University’s diversity efforts, promotion of equal opportunity, or contribution to human causes and public service activities. These awards are presented to current employees and students of Penn State from each of the following categories: faculty, staff exempt, staff nonexempt, administrator, technical service, and undergraduate and graduate students (including postdoctoral fellows and scholars).
To submit nominations, visit http://www.equity.psu.edu/cfw/awards.asp online. Submissions are due no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14. For more information, contact Christy Long, CFW chair-elect, at christy@psu.edu or call the Commission for Women office at 814-863-8493.