Special Merit Awards. 18.02.5.1 The Employer and the Union agree that the guiding objective for the Special Merit Awards is to recognize outstanding contributions and excellence of faculty members in the three areas of professional responsibility (Article 4.02): teaching, research, and service. Nominations from members of the groups identified in Article 6.04.1 shall be specifically encouraged with respect to each of the three (3) areas of professional responsibility, and the nominees from these groups shall be given fair consideration. 18.02.5.2 The Employer shall set aside a sum of $4,500 for special merit awards which shall be made annually on the basis of merit, with an award of $1,500 given in each of the three (3) areas of professional responsibility (teaching, research, and service) unless the Special Merit Awards Committee recommends to the President with respect to an area of professional responsibility that no nominee is deserving of a special merit award, in which case no special merit award shall be given with respect to that area of responsibility in that year. The awards shall be given as a lump sum which shall not become part of regular salary. The disposition of these awards shall be in accordance with the St. Xxxxxx University “Special Merit Awards” policy effective January 26, 1994 as amended. 18.02.5.3 All special merit awards shall be announced publicly to the University community.
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