The University of North Carolina  at Chapel Hill
Office of Institutional Research	The University of North Carolina at Chapel hill
	CB# 3350, 210 Carr Building
	Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3350
	Telephone (919) 962-3350
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TO:	Deans, Directors, and Department Heads
FROM:	Timothy R. Sanford
RE:	The Robert R. Cornwell Unsung Hero Award Call for Nominations

The Office of Institutional Research is pleased to call for nominations for the Robert R. Cornwell Unsung Hero Award which was established in 1996 in recognition of the long-term contribution to the University by Mr. Cornwell who died unexpectedly on April 29, 1994 in active service of the University. This award is presented annually to a current, full-time, permanent employee who has provided significant service in support of the University over a long period of time and, generally, from a background position. Excellence in the quality of work performed is the standard used for selecting the recipient, but of equal importance is the likelihood that the employee's work is unnoticed by much of the University community. The Cornwell Award conveys recognition and appreciation by the University of the outstanding, but often invisible, work of many of its employees. Mr. Hal Mann, Physics and Astronomy, was the inaugural winner, Ms. Hazeline Lewis in the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention was presented the Cornwell Award in 1997, and Mr. Dan Harris from Pathology and Laboratory Medicine won last year.

The Office of Institutional Research coordinates the award process including the selection committee on which Mrs. Joy Cornwell serves. A plaque will be presented to the award winner by the Office on behalf of the University at an appropriate ceremony held on the anniversary of Bob's death, April 29. You are invited to nominate an employee, faculty or staff, of the University from your unit or from another department using the attached nomination form. Please feel free to duplicate the form as needed. Nominations must be returned to me at the above address no later than March 10; nominations are not carried over from year to year.

Bob Cornwell served Carolina for over twenty years as Associate Registrar and as Research Associate in the Office of Institutional Research. His work was outstanding and contributed in many ways to the University, but was often unnoticed except by those directly involved. We hope to preserve his memory through the Cornwell Award by recognizing other UNC employees who make a significant contribution but are rarely noticed.

I look forward to receiving your nomination and, if I may add, you are most welcome to contribute to the Cornwell Award by participating in the University Campaign or by sending a check to the Development Office (Gifts Processing), CB#6100, 600 Nationsbank Plaza.

Best regards!

Enclosure

The Cornwell Award is awarded annually by the Office of Institutional Research on behalf of the University to a current, full-time, permanent employee who has provided significant service in support of the University over a long period of time and, generally, from a background position. Excellence in the quality of work performed is the standard used for selecting the recipient, but of equal importance is the likelihood that the employee's work has gone unnoticed by much of the University community.

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1. Your Name:   ________________________________________________________________________________
Your Department, CB#, & Telephone #: ___________________________________________________________
2. Name of your nominee: ________________________________________________________________________
Nominee's Department: ________________________________________________________________________
Nominee's Address: ___________________________________________________________________________
Nominee's Telephone #: ________________________________________________________________________
Nominee's Job Title or Rank: ____________________________________________________________________
3.     Is the nominee currently a full-time, permanent employee of UNC-Chapel Hill?
_____  Yes   _____    No
4. Has the nominee received any type of special recognition from the department or university in the last five years? If yes         please describe briefly on back.
_____  Yes  _____  No
5. In the space below, describe the significant service and quality of work to the University for which you nominate this           employee for the Cornwell Award (attach additional pages as needed):________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
6. In the space below, tell the Selection Committee about the nature of the nominee's work that it goes largely unnoticed by  most of the University community (attach additional pages if needed): __________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Your signature: _____________________________________________	_________
	date

Note that supporting letters (limit 500 words) are permitted but not required.

Must be received by MARCH 10.