Nomination deadline for Meritorious Service Awards is April 13 The University of North Dakota will present 10 Meritorious Service Awards of $1,000 each to staff employees, as well as the Ken and Toby Baker UND Proud Award of $1,000. The Meritorious Service Awards will be given to employees in each of five major groups. These groups and the number of awards presented are: executive/administrative/professional (3); technical/paraprofessional (1); office (3); crafts/trades (1); and services (2). The Ken and Toby Baker UND Proud Award may be given to an employee from any of the groups. Eligible employees are those employed on a regular basis who are not in a probationary period. Those not eligible for consideration include the president, vice presidents, deans, associate and assistant deans, teaching and research faculty, the director of human resources and award winners from the previous seven years. All members of the University community are encouraged to nominate eligible employees by Friday, April 13. Nomination forms are available from Human Resources, 313 Twamley Hall, or electronically from the human resources web site at www.humanresources.und.edu. The awards will be presented during the annual recognition ceremony for staff personnel, Tuesday, May 8. Please direct any questions concerning this program to Human Resources at 777-4361 or human.resources@mail.und.nodak.edu. - Diane Nelson, Director, Human Resources.