UTM Staff Awards | Human Resources

Nominations for 2025 - 2026 are open

There are two categories of Staff Awards: the Principal’s Service Award for Excellence, and the Principal’s Staff Awards. Detailed information about both types of awards appears below.

Principal’s Service Award for Excellence (PSAE)

Winners will receive a choice of funds for Professional Development or True Blue points redeemable for prizes on the True Blue platform.

Eligibility

All staff and librarians with a minimum of five years of continuous service at the university and who are actively employed at UTM at the time the nominations close are eligible for this award; with the exception of members of the executive committee.

Only individuals (not teams) may be nominated for the PSAE
Nominations may be submitted by UTM faculty, staff and students. Students wishing to submit a nomination should contact Oti Igbinosun.

Note: Winners of the Principal's Service Award for Excellence will not be eligible for future awards in this category.

Award Criteria

The nominee must have accomplished some or all of the following:

Excelled in their area of work
Excelled in their work over and above their job description
Improved the value, efficiency and sustainability of the services they provide
Maintained a consistently high quality of service to their clients (students, faculty, etc.)
Displayed commitment and made a meaningful contribution to community enhancement at UTM
Exemplified good citizenship through personal volunteerism or by helping to position UTM as a good citizen in the wider world, or made a meaningful contribution to their professional community
Made outstanding contributions to UTM

Nomination deadline

Nominations close March 16, 2026

Submit nomination for UTM PSAE

Principal’s Staff Awards

Winners will receive a choice of funds for Professional Development or True Blue points redeemable for prizes on the True Blue platform.

Eligibility

All staff and librarians with a minimum of three years of continuous service at the university and who are actively employed at UTM by the time the nominations close are eligible for this award; with the exception of members of the executive committee.

There are eight categories of Principal's Staff Awards:

For team nominations, the nominator must select one team member as the lead, and this person must have a minimum of three years of continuous service at UTM.

Nominations may be submitted by UTM faculty, staff and students. Students wishing to submit a nomination should contact Oti Igbinosun.

Nomination deadline

Nominations close March 16, 2026

Submit nomination for UTM Staff Awards

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