The Central Region Group on Student Affairs (CGSA) presents the CGSA Outstanding Service Award to current or former CGSA members (either institutional or individual) who have demonstrated outstanding service to the CGSA.
Outstanding service is defined as significant and sustained leadership or expertise in addressing issues of importance to the CGSA. Nominees for this award shall have demonstrated service to the CGSA and shall have an outstanding record of accomplishment, resourcefulness, and dedication to the mission of the CGSA. Areas of service recognition may be in any of the leadership roles of the CGSA. These may include service as a member or official of the Steering Committee, serving in a special role of the CGSA in any of the five areas of Student Affairs, Diversity Affairs, Financial Assistance, Admissions or Student Records, or service on any CGSA Ad Hoc Committees or Meeting Program Committees. It could also include service in National GSA leadership positions providing that service is in a position of representation of the CGSA.
Presentation
No more than two CGSA Outstanding Service Awards may be presented annually at the spring meeting of the CGSA.
Nomination
A call for nominations will be announced annually at the CGSA Business meeting during the AAMC Annual Meeting. Any CGSA member may submit a nomination. No self-nominations will be considered. Nominations will be submitted to the CGSA Past Chair and must be accompanied by the nominees' curriculum vitae.
Selection Process
The Past Chair and Nominating Committee of the CGSA shall serve as the Screening Committee and forward the names of no more than four finalists to the CGSA Steering Committee for consideration at their Winter meeting. The Steering Committee will select the award recipients for announcement at the spring meeting. No nominee for the Outstanding Service Award may serve on the Screening Committee, nor be present for discussion and decision by the Steering Committee. If necessary, the Chair will appoint a replacement to the Screening Committee from among the membership of the Steering Committee.
Adopted by the CGSA Steering Committee November 6, 2003.
Recent Award Recipients
2018
Angela Nuzzarelo, MD, MHPE
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
2017
Gerald Yutrzenka, PhD
University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine
2016
Michael Kavan, PhD
Creighton University School of Medicine
2015
Wanda Lipcomb, PhD
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
2014
Rachel Brown, MD
University of Missouri School of Medicine