Models of Excellence: Model Supervisor Nominations

Click here for complete details on the 2011 Model Supervisor Award winner and finalists.

The deadline for nominations for the 2010 Model Supervisor Award has passed. But it's never too early to start planning your nomination for next year. We seek nominations of supervisors who practice Model Supervisor Behaviors and serve as outstanding examples for the campus to emulate. We welcome nominations of any faculty or staff supervisor from any level of the organization, except senior academic or administrative leaders of a school or center. Any member of the Penn community can nominate a Model Supervisor.

Nomination materials (including references) should be sent by intramural mail to:

Human Resources
QOWL – Models of Excellence Program
527-A 3401 Walnut/6228

Preparing A Nomination

Click here for a step-by-step guide to preparing a Model Supervisor Award nomination. Nominator workshops are also available upon request. Contact Human Resources at or 215-898-0380 for more information.

Nominations should be typewritten and include the following:

1. A description of how the nominee practices Model Supervisor Behaviors
2. Name, title, work address, email and work telephone number of the:
   1. Nominee,
   2. Nominator,
   3. Nominee’s Supervisor,
   4. References, and
   5. Any cited contributors to the nomination.
3. Organization in which the position resides:
1. School/center,
2. Title of organization for which nominee is responsible,
3. To whom the nominee reports,
4. Organization chart (with numbers of staff indicated),
5. Job description, and
6. Brief description of responsibilities.
4. Nominee approval for Human Resources to conduct a random sample survey of the nominee’s staff members if he or she is selected as a finalist. Click here for a Nominee Staff Survey Authorization Note [interactive PDF].
5. A note from the nominee’s supervisor confirming the following:
   1. The nominee operates as a bonafide first line supervisor or above,
   2. The nominee is not a senior academic or administrative leader of a school or center, and
   3. The nominee has authority to hire, provide performance feedback, discipline, and fire.
   Click here for a Note from the Nominee’s Supervisor [interactive PDF].
6. Two University references from individuals familiar with the nominee’s supervisory work. No more or less than two references should be provided. Nominators may not submit references. References should:
   1. Confirm and expound on the behaviors of the supervisor, explain how these behaviors are outstanding, and why this supervisor should be chosen as a “model supervisor” for the campus community, and
   2. Be typewritten.