Distinguished Service Awards
Distinguished Service Awards are given to recognize outstanding and sustained service to BCIT and/or the educational community that BCIT serves. The recipients are distinguished by one or more of the following:
- Significant contributions to BCIT over many years of service
- Outstanding accomplishments that have benefited BCIT and/or the community
- Important contributions to BCIT’s mandate, mission and strategic goals
Nominations are invited from everyone, including the BCIT community (Tributes Committee members, students, advisory committee members, alumni, retirees and the Board of Governors).
Application process
The Tributes Committee
The Tributes Committee administers honorary awards and is comprised of the following voting members:
- A representative of the Leadership Team, as designated by the BCIT president
- A vice president or designate, appointed by the BCIT president
- Four BCIT employees representative of the BCIT community (one from each bargaining unit and one from excluded staff)
- Two members of the BCIT Board of Governors, one of whom will serve as chair, as determined by the chair of the Board.
Eligibility and selection criteria
The Tributes Committee will consider candidates who meet either of the following two criteria:
- An individual who has given exceptional, longstanding service to BCIT and its strategic goals.
- An individual who is recognized for excellence and accomplishment associated with BCIT or its programs, and whose receipt of such an award will bring honour and distinction to BCIT.
NOTE: The Distinguished Service Award is normally given to past BCIT employees, Board members or Advisory Committee members who have been retired or have ceased to be actively involved with the Institute for at least two years.
- The Tributes Committee will only accept complete nomination packages.
- Nominations will be treated with utmost confidentiality and received by the BCIT Board of Governors office for the Tributes Committee.
- The Tributes Committee will review all nominations and bring forward these nominations to the Board of Governors for approval.
- The chair of the Tributes Committee (or designate) will acknowledge receipt of each nomination.
- The nominee must agree to being nominated and the nominator must state that the nominee agrees.
- The nomination form must be completed with an accompanying statement and rationale of 500 words. The nominator must also provide three or four letters of support from colleagues or associates and an updated resume of the nominee.
- The Tributes Committee may call upon nominators for clarification or more information.
- Based on full consideration of all information, the Tributes Committee will recommend final candidate(s) for Board approval.
- The chair of the Board (or designate), following approval of the BCIT Board of Governors, will contact successful candidates.
- Successful candidates will be recognized at the Convocation ceremonies in February or June.
The Tributes Committee acknowledges that the nomination process can be time-consuming. While the nomination decision must rest with the nominator, we can provide some assistance in preparing the necessary documentation. Contact executive assistant Joanne Schaap at the Board of Governors office: 604.432.8529, Joanne_Schaap@bcit.ca.
Nomination packages should include:
- Completed nomination form.
- A 500-word statement on why the individual merits a Distinguished Service Award.
- Three or four letters of support from colleagues or associates to support the nomination.
- The nominee’s updated resume.
All nominations are treated as confidential.
Please send the completed information package to:
Board of Governors Office
British Columbia Institute of Technology
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2
Contact
For more information, please contact executive assistant to the Board of Governors, Joanne Schaap at Joanne_Schaap@bcit.ca or call 604.432.8259.
Previous recipients
View list of all previous distinguished service award recipients