UNT President's Special Recognition Award

The UNT President's Special Recognition Award honors an extraordinary student, faculty or staff member (or group) who has contributed momentous and unique talent or service to the university, resulting in infectious UNT pride. It's given when no usual award or recognition is available because of the unique quality of the contributions. Faculty and staff recipients receive an engraved award and a taxable $2,000 cash prize. Student recipients receive an engraved award and a $500 scholarship processed through Student Financial Aid & Scholarships.

Use the President’s Special Recognition Award Nomination Form to submit your nomination.

Eligibility:

Faculty and Staff

• Nominee must be in a UNT retirement-eligible position for at least 12 consecutive months
• Nominee must be in good standing, may not be on a current performance improvement plan, and may not have received formal disciplinary action within the 12 months before the nomination date
• Staff nominees may not have received the Steve Miller Outstanding Employee Award within the previous three years
• Faculty nominees may not have received the Eminent Faculty, Faculty Leadership, Faculty Community Engagement, or Outstanding Lecturer Award within the previous three years

Students

• Nominee must have completed at least four semesters at UNT
• Nominee must have a minimum GPA of 3.0

Criteria:

• Has contributed momentous and unique talent or service to the university
• Contributions have resulted in infectious UNT pride
• Contributions are of such unique quality that no usual award or recognition is available to honor them