Call for Nominations: MLK Distinguished Service Award

The nomination period is now open for the 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Award.   

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Award was established in 1986 to honor a faculty member, administrator or staff member for their outstanding service in keeping with the principles and ideals of Dr. King. While the award is a tremendous honor, it also carries a $1,000 stipend for the recipients. 

Nominations must be submitted by 12 p.m. on Monday, December 16, 2024. 

Nomination Criteria 

• Nominations should be for a faculty or staff member who has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to Dr. King’s principles and ideals of freedom, equality, justice, liberty, individuality, and respect and furthers the university's commitment to those principles and ideals. 

• All faculty and staff are eligible for the award. 

• Nominees from the faculty must demonstrate scholarly excellence and a personal commitment to Dr. King's principles and ideals. 

• Nominees from the staff must exemplify a commitment to the campus community and a personal commitment to Dr. King's principles and ideals. 

Nomination Materials 

• Nomination letter: Detail the faculty or staff member’s scholarly excellence, social involvement, and significant contributions to research, support, or service, as well as their efforts to uphold the values and ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The nomination letter should include contact information for the faculty or staff member organizing the nomination materials. 

• Resume/CV and biography: The person submitting the nomination materials should include a resume/CV and short biography of the nominee. 

• One letter of support: Letter should affirm the commitment and contributions of the nominee, including one form the nominee’s supervisor or administrative unit head (e.g., dean or director). 

Submit a nomination

More information about MLK Week and the award can be found at mlk.fsu.edu.