UUP is now accepting nominations for three service awards for 2010: the Nina Mitchell Award for Distinguished Service; the Fayez Samuel Award for Courageous Service by Part-time Academic and Professional Faculty; and the Outstanding Active Retiree Award.

Mitchell award—This award recognizes UUPers who have served the union with distinction. Recipients’ service must reflect extensive and significant contributions to UUP at the chapter and statewide levels.

Nominations must come from a chapter executive board or the statewide Executive Board. The deadline is April 15.

The award is named after the late Nina Mitchell, a substance abuse counselor at Brooklyn HSC and former member of the UUP Executive Board.

Samuel award—This award recognizes part-timers who have served the union with courage and distinction, and whose service reflects contributions to UUP at the chapter or state level.

Nominations must come from a chapter executive board or the statewide Executive Board. The deadline is April 15.

The award is named after Fayez Samuel of Farmingdale, former chair of the Part-time Concerns Committee.

Retiree award—This award recognizes UUP retirees who have rendered outstanding volunteer service to their communities and have provided exemplary service to UUP and SUNY after retirement.

UUP’s Committee on Active Retired Membership reviews the nominations.

The deadline is April 15.

Nomination forms can be found on the UUP Web site at www.uupinfo.org.

— Karen L. Mattison