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MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering
MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Staff Award Nominations

Please consider nominating a member of the DMSE administrative, support, or teaching staff for an excellence award.

Infinite Mile and Ellen J. Mandigo Awards

These awards recognize individuals who have gone above and beyond in their work for the Institute.

Infinite Mile Award

The Infinite Mile Awards support the MIT’s objectives for excellence. Launched in 2001, the awards recognize and reward members of the MIT School of Engineering’s administrative, support, sponsored research, and, when appropriate, academic staff. The categories and criteria are the following:

  • Excellence: Successful nominees are individuals or teams (generally no more than five people) whose work is of the highest quality. The nominees stand out because of the high level of commitment, enormous energy, and enthusiasm they bring to their work.
  • Diversity and community: Successful nominees promote diversity and harmony in the workplace by taking positive steps toward promoting cross-cultural sensitivity and a sense of community. They create or help create a welcoming and supportive environment in which all are encouraged to excel.
  • Institutional cooperation: Successful nominees welcome and make the most of opportunities to collaborate across units. They contribute to cross-functional efforts, embrace the needs and values of the Institute, and are generous with their time and knowledge.

Ellen J. Mandigo Award

This award honors a member of the School of Engineering who has demonstrated, over an extended period-of-time, intelligence, skill, hard work, and dedication to MIT. 

Make a nomination

DMSE Employee Applause Program

Has your co-worker exceeded expectations on a project? Do you know a colleague who consistently performs outstanding work and brings a positive and inspiring attitude to MIT? The DMSE Applause Program allows you to express spontaneous appreciation for excellent work on the part of a member of the support, administrative, or teaching staff. Sending DMSE Applause is easy: just fill out the nomination form below.
 
Each recipient of DMSE Applause will be entered into a quarterly raffle for a prize from the department.
 
Additionally, those with managing/supervising responsibility have the option of creating a Spot Award request for staff members. Spot Awards should be made for larger-scale projects and performance spanning over a period of time. DMSE Human Resources will review and process all Spot Award requests.