Innovation of the Year Nomination Form
Kirkwood Community College

(Please fill in, print form, and return to Human Resources.)

The League for Innovation in the Community College has established the Innovation of the Year Award to recognize League colleges that have designed and implemented a significant innovation. Each innovation will receive a plaque and will be featured in a special issue of the League newsletter.

I take great pleasure in presenting for your consideration the nomination of the Kirkwood employee(s) named below for the Innovation of the Year Award:
Nominee:
Position Title:
Title of Innovation:
Eligibility, nomination and presentation procedures are as follows:
1. Any current full-time or part-time Kirkwood employee may be considered for the award.
2. Nominations can be accepted from anyone either inside or outside the institution with knowledge of the project, process, or activity.
3. Nominations should consist of a description of the project, process, item or activity supported by relevant materials using the criteria listed below.
Please support your nomination by describing how the innovation under consideration meets any/all of the following criteria:
1. QUALITY: Students and/or staff agree that the innovation increases "quality" in the course, program, office or institution. Evidence of quality may include student ratings or letters of support from colleagues.
2 EFFICIENCY: There is evidence that the innovation or outstanding program contributes to a more efficient way of doing things. Student ratings, perceptions of outside consultants and pre/post-comparison of time involved are examples of evidence.
3. COST EFFECTIVENESS: There is evidence that the innovation adds a value to the institution while at the same time containing or reducing costs. Cost data involved are examples of evidence.
4. REPLICATION: The program can be replicated in other institutions with a minimum of difficulty.
5. CREATIVITY: The program should be as original as possible or the adaptation should be at least creative. Description of the program or letters from experts are examples of evidence.
6. TIMELINESS: The program should not be more than five years old in the institution, but it must have been around long enough to have been tested so that it meets most of the criteria.
This nomination form and supporting letters will be kept confidential by the Employee Recognition Committee. Please return this form and letters of support to the Human Resources Office, 313 Kirkwood Hall, before November 6 of each year for awards to be considered for the Employee Recognition Ceremony held each year in January.
Nominator:
Department: