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President's Meritorious Service Awards
The President of Texas A&M University presents the President's Meritorious Service Awards
(PMSA) to Texas A&M staff for their meritorious service to the
University. Awards are funded through the generosity of
The Association of Former Students.
Remarks made at the 2008 PMSA Awards Ceremony.
Past Recipients of the President’s Meritorious Service Awards.
History of the President's Meritorious Service Awards
The President's Meritorious Service Awards began in 1986. Currently,
these awards are presented to recognize 25 outstanding staff employees
and one outstanding team for their meritorious service to the University.
Nominations are typically called for during the month of September
and an anonymous committee appointed by the President selects the
recipients.
Awards are presented at the President's Holiday Coffee in December.
Each individual recipient receives a $700 cash award, a commemorative
plaque, and a lapel pin. The team will be recognized with a plaque
for departmental display. Each member of the team receives a cash
award of $200 and a framed certificate of recognition.
Over the years, the program has increased from 10 individual recipients
to the current 25. The team selection was included in 1995 to recognize
an increasing part of the TAMU workforce which functions as teams.
Employees eligible must be a member of the Texas A&M University
staff (persons holding faculty rank are not eligible); have a minimum
of two years service with Texas A&M University; be below the
level of department or unit head, director or related titles; be
budgeted at least 50% with Texas A&M University. For team nominations,
the above eligibility requirements apply, with the exception that
the majority of team members must have a minimum of two years service
with Texas A&M University and not have been a past team award
recipient. Any member of the faculty and staff of Texas A&M
University may make nominations.
The President's Meritorious Service Awards Program is sponsored
by the Office of the President and The Association of Former Students.
The program is coordinated by TAMU Human Resources.
