Distinguished RSCA Staff Award

Congratulations to our 2026 Distinguished Staff Awardee!

Nominate a Staff Member involved in Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities

The Office of Undergraduate Research wants to recognize and celebrate our hard-working staff at Cal Poly Pomona. "Staff" typically refers to both Foundation and State employees who work in administrative, support, or service positions, such as office staff, program coordinators, lab technicians, and IT personnel. They are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the college and ensure that it runs smoothly, efficiently, and effectively.

The Distinguished RSCA Staff Award is intended to recognize a staff member who distinguishes themselves in supporting the basic research, applied research, scholarly, and creative activities of our university.

The RSCA Staff Award acknowledges one (1) staff member who demonstrates excellence in support of student and faculty in their research, scholarly and creative activities, making themself indispensable to the success of extracurricular research and creative projects. Such support may include, but not limited to, technical contributions to the execution of the project or administrative support that is invaluable to the smooth operation of research, scholarly and creative activity programs.

Eligibility

All Staff members, both Foundation and State, who are permanent or probationary, full-time or part-time, are eligible for consideration. We are once again defining staff as the following: "Staff" typically refers to both Foundation and State employees who work in administrative, support, or service positions, such as office staff, program coordinators, lab technicians, and IT personnel. A staff member may be nominated by another person, group, or can be self-nominated. However, those staff members designated as MPP (designated as "management" or "supervisory" under the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act) are ineligible.

The Distinguished RSCA Staff Award is conducted yearly and is overseen by the Undergraduate Research Faculty Advisory Committee (URFAC). The RSCA staff award nominations are evaluated by committee members and the award recipient recommended to the Chair for URFAC, who makes the final award decision.

Nomination submission deadline to be added.

Nomination

The nomination should be submitted online. Faculty members, staff, and students are highly encouraged to nominate worthy candidates who have made substantial contributions to their research and creative endeavors.

Please direct your questions to the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR-CPP).

Nominate a Staff Member involved in Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities!

The Distinguished RSCA Staff Award is intended to recognize a staff member who distinguishes themselves in supporting the basic research, applied research, scholarly and creative activities of the University.

The RSCA Staff Award acknowledges one (1) staff member who demonstrates excellence in support of student and faculty in their research, scholarly and creative activities, making himself/herself indispensable to the success of extracurricular research and creative projects. Such support may include, but not limited to, technical contributions to the execution of the project or administrative support that is invaluable to the smooth operation of research, scholarly and creative activity programs.

Eligibility

All Staff members (Foundation and State employees), who are permanent or probationary, full-time or part-time, are eligible for consideration. A staff member may be nominated by another person, group, or can be self-nominated. However, those staff members designated as MPP are ineligible.

If your intended nominee is on the Faculty Directory, they are not eligible for the staff award.

Announcement

The awardee will be announced and recognized at the 2026 RSCA Conference in March.

Nomination

Please direct your questions to the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR-CPP).