The Outstanding College Service Award exists to honor and recognize full-time, tenure or tenure-line faculty who have demonstrated excellence in service to Illinois State University at any level (the Library, the University, and Local, State, National or International Professional Organizations).
By honoring such individuals, the University demonstrates its commitment to service as an activity essential to its mission and to its governance, provides incentive for faculty members to pursue activities that enhance the quality of their service, and emphasizes the importance of outstanding service.
The selection process, criteria for the award, and the number of recipients will be determined by each college. Colleges are encouraged to establish criteria similar to the University service awards to ensure college recipients will be competitive for future University service awards.