Annually, three staff persons in the Department of Physics are awarded the John G. Whitcomb Distinguished Staff Award. This award was established to recognize exceptional accomplishments, leadership, and service to the Department of Physics and its missions of research, teaching, and service. (Initially we gave out three awards for three separate categories, but with the reduction in numbers in our shops and moving the IT folks under ASC, we will still give three awards, but not necessarily by category of staff. Please do not submit nominations for faculty, lecturers, or graduate students. There are separate awards for these groups.) Also, an individual cannot win more than once in a five-year period. Please look at the list of former awardees before making your nomination.
Award winners receive a cash bonus and a trophy which will be presented at the Annual Department Picnic in April (if possible).