Title:               AITP Faculty “Going the Extra Mile” Award

Purpose:         Recognition for faculty members that truly go “the extra mile” for their AITP student chapter.  Candidates do not have to be the official faculty advisor for the AITP student chapter.  The winner will be announced during the closing awards banquet at the AITP National Collegiate Conference.

Traits:             Traits of the “ideal candidate” is one who:

·        Gives of their time and energy in an unselfish manner to the AITP student chapter throughout the year

·        Keeps the AITP student chapter focused

·        Ensures successful AITP student chapter events and activities

·        Bends over backwards to train, support and mentor chapter officers, committee chairs and members

·        Helps coordinate chapter trips, events and activities and basically “makes things happen when it looks like they will not happen”

 History:          The award was developed in 2004 by Richard Kraas, AITP faculty advisor at Kalamazoo Valley Community College and was awarded to

                         Dawn Panatelo, also of Kalamazoo Valley Community College, during the 2004 AITP National Collegiate Conference closing awards banquet.

 Nomination:    To nominate your advisor for this award, prepare a document that includes the following information by March 15^th annually:

·        AITP student chapter name

·        Name, academic rank (if applicable) and history at the school

·        Contact information for both the candidate and the individual making the nomination

·        Brief description of your AITP student chapter including chapter size, officers, history and challenges.  Also mention school that your chapter is affiliated with (technical, college, university….)

·        List and describe specific reasons, incidents or situations (over the past year) wherein you feel the nominee truly “Goes the Extra Mile” for your AITP student chapter

·        Testimonial letter from the AITP student chapter President is required.  Additional letters from the rest of the student chapter is strongly encouraged. Letters from the Dean or department head are acceptable also.

 Submission:    Email the document(s) which MUST include all the information listed above to awards@aitp.org by March 15th.

AITP Faculty “Going the Extra Mile” Award

Nomination Form

       I.                  Candidate Name 

II.                 Candidate Profile

a.       Academic Rank

b.      Tenure/History at the school 

III.               Contact Information

a.       Candidate/Nominee

b.      Individual making the Nomination 

IV.              AITP Student Chapter

a.       Chapter name

b.      Chapter Size

c.       Describe the school the chapter is affiliated with  

V.                 Specific reasons, incidents or situations of “Going the Extra Mile” 

VI.              Testimonial Letters

 Email document(s) to awards@aitp.org by March 15^th.  The subject of the email should be “AITP Faculty Going the Extra Mile Award”.  Word, PDF or scanned documents are all acceptable.