As part of our first‑ever Summit Awards ceremony at Selkirk College Day on May 28, we’re excited to open nominations from March 10 to April 3. Each Summit Award includes a $1,000 prize, and nominations must include at least two co‑nominators. A selection committee will review all submissions, so please include thoughtful, detailed examples of your nominee’s impact. 

Explore the categories and criteria below and help us shine a spotlight on the remarkable people who make Selkirk College what it is.  

Submit your nomination here. 

Award Categories 

1. Instructional Excellence Award

This award recognizes an instructor who has exhibited consistent excellence in teaching and has had a significant impact on the personal and academic growth of students. It is awarded to an individual who:

• Has shown a consistent and sustained commitment to student success and to developing supporting methodologies, materials and processes.
• Had a recognized and positive impact on students (such as contributing to employment or completion rates), peers (through professional development or project leadership) and Selkirk College overall by building the organization’s reputation in a subject area.
• Has adapted their teaching styles, methodologies or materials to fit student needs and available resources. 

2. Service Excellence Award

This award recognizes an employee who has consistently gone above and beyond their regular duties and responsibilities to meet the needs of the College and contribute to our mission, vision and values. It is awarded to an individual or team who: 
Have surpassed the expectations of Selkirk College, its staff and/or students by seizing opportunities to do more than what is asked and will have examples of the following accomplishments:

• An extraordinary commitment to continuously providing excellent service to students or clients beyond the scope of usual roles and responsibilities.
• Served as a role model or mentor to other employees.
• Made specific, tangible contributions to the profile of the College during their employment.
• A commitment and significant contribution to the success of a project or initiative.
• Actions that have had a significant impact on students, staff, departments or the College.
• A commitment of time and effort to represent Selkirk College and potentially enhance its reputation. 

3. Innovation Award

This award recognizes an employee or team who is an outside-the-box thinker to make a difference. 
It is awarded to an individual or team who:

• Charted new territory and demonstrated thinking “outside of the box”.
• Has inspired and/or encouraged others to make positive changes.
• Has overcome adversity to make a difference.
• Has demonstrated measurable value or benefit to their department and Selkirk College.
• Empowers colleagues and/or students to be creative and innovative to do things in a new way.
• Identifies new and novel teaching or training practices.
• Finds new solutions to longstanding challenges.
• Identifies innovative teaching or training methods.
• Promotes innovative ways to highlight the diversity within Selkirk College. 

4. Commitment Award

This award honours individuals or teams whose actions significantly align with and advance one or more of Selkirk College’s key commitments, including equity, diversity and inclusion; reconciliation; sustainability; safety and wellness; and research and innovation. It is awarded to an individual or team who:

• Demonstrates a significant advancement or impact in at least one of Selkirk College’s key commitments as outlined above.
• Reflects a sustained or transformative contribution that aligns with the college’s mandate, mission and values.
• Achievements have a measurable positive effect on the college community, whether by creating inclusive spaces, leading reconciliation efforts, improving sustainability, enhancing safety and wellness, or driving innovative research or practices.
• Demonstrates initiative and/or collaboration in the area of the commitment.
• Evidence of inspiring or involving others in the pursuit of the commitment, fostering a college‑wide culture of excellence.
• The contribution could be demonstrated through a single impactful initiative or sustained excellence over time.
• Efforts and results should be recognized as transformative or exemplary within the college or broader community. 

5. Leadership Award

This award recognizes any employee who demonstrates exceptional leadership qualities within the college. It honours an employee who models integrity, vision, and sound judgment while inspiring others to achieve shared goals within the college. It recognizes an individual who positively influences campus culture through mentorship, innovation and a commitment to collaboration and organizational values. It is awarded to an individual who: 

• Establishes and maintains exemplary and inclusive formal or informal leadership practices.
• Provides a sense of purpose and vision for the future, aligned with the College’s Strategic Plan.
• Initiates, led and managed changes effectively, creating commitment to the change from others.
• Invests time and effort in coaching and individual and team development.
• Builds consensus and commitment to action from team members in achieving departmental and organizational goals.
• Ensures that people are recognized for their contributions and celebrates the accomplishments of others.
• Communicates consistently in an inclusive, fair, straightforward and open way. 

6. Community Connector Award

This award recognizes an employee who goes above and beyond in forging meaningful connections between Selkirk College and the wider community. The recipient exemplifies the spirit of partnership, collaborative relationships, supporting regional projects and initiating opportunities for engagement with local organizations. Through their actions, they actively strengthen Selkirk College’s role as a trusted community partner and bring the value of “community” to life — making a lasting impact both inside and outside the college. 
It is awarded to an individual who:

• Enhances community partnerships and connections, nurturing Selkirk’s role as a trusted community partner.
• Collaborates to support regional initiatives or creates opportunities for meaningful engagement with local organizations.
• Models the value of “community” by actively strengthening external relationships.