{"id":158,"date":"2021-02-28T11:57:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T16:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/staffawardsdev\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:20:19","slug":"deborah-hobson-york-citizenship-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/staffawards\/deborah-hobson-york-citizenship-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Deborah Hobson York Citizenship Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in honour of former Vice-President Enrollment and Student Services Deborah Hobson, the Deborah Hobson York Citizenship Award is awarded to an individual who emulates Vice-President Hobson\u2019s energetic commitment to York students and boundless enthusiasm for the York community.&nbsp; Nominees for this award embody the York spirit and use their creativity and imagination in support of the student community at York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner will receive a small commemorative plaque, have their name engraved on the award display in Vari Hall, and be recognized on an annual plaque that will be showcased in the winner\u2019s home department for one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nominee constantly and continuously demonstrates a high-level of service to students either directly, or through support to others with responsibility to student service areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nominee exemplifies the York spirit in terms of imagination, creativity, innovation and redefining the possible in service to York\u2019s student community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nominee has recognition on campus as a strong team leader and facilitator for others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nominee is a full time and permanent employee at York, who has been employed for two continuous years as of December 31, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nominee is a non-academic staff member (YUSA, CPM, CUPE 1356, IOUE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nomination File Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chief Nominator is responsible for putting together a nomination file that consists of: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three Letters (3) Maximum\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One (1) lead nomination letter from the chief nominator                                                                                          <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two (2) letters of support                                                                                                                                     <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employment Background\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The nominee's C.V. or work history at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The job description of the nominee's current position                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please feel free to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/staffawards\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/373\/2025\/12\/Deborah-Hobson-York-Citizenship-Award-2025-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">download this checklist<\/a>&nbsp;to help you compile the nomination file and ensure that you have met all of the requirements before completing the online nomination form. NOTE: This checklist does not need to be uploaded with the nomination form and is for your reference only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nomination Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One (1) of the letters must be from the nominee\u2019s current Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One (1) of the letters must be from a current or past ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The chief nominator and one supporting nominator, OR two (2) of the supporting nominators must be from outside of the nominee\u2019s home department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each letter is from an individual author (multiple authors on a letter are not permitted)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-nominations are not permitted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Letter Formatting and Content Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each letter does not exceed a total of three (3) pages, and the total number of pages of ALL letters combined does not exceed nine (9) pages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specific examples are used to describe how the nominee:  \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contributes to the goals and objectives of their office, division and\/or the broader York Community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meets or exceeds each of the award criteria                                                                                                <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quotations from other persons are not permitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No acronyms are used in the letter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not include any references or confidential documents such as employee performance ratings or evaluations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Excellence is everywhere at York. We encourage you to consider nominating someone from outside your home department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The deadline for submitting a nomination is March 6, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/yorku.hiringplatform.ca\/227092-the-deborah-hobson-york-citizenship-award-2025\/1024609-online-application-form\/en\">Submit your nomination<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:74px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Established in honour of former Vice-President Enrollment and Student Services Deborah Hobson, the Deborah Hobson York Citizenship Award is awarded to an individual who emulates Vice-President Hobson\u2019s energetic commitment to York students and boundless enthusiasm for the York community.&nbsp; Nominees for this award embody the York spirit and use their creativity and imagination in support [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[3,16,11,14,17,12,6,9,8,10,4,13,7,5],"class_list":["post-158","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","tag-awards","tag-celebrate","tag-changemakers","tag-community","tag-deborah-hobson","tag-employees","tag-faculty","tag-glendon","tag-keele","tag-markham","tag-president","tag-right-the-future","tag-staff","tag-yorku"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Deborah Hobson York Citizenship Award - The President&#039;s Staff Recognition Awards<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/staffawards\/deborah-hobson-york-citizenship-award\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Deborah Hobson York Citizenship Award - The President&#039;s Staff Recognition Awards\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Established in honour of former Vice-President Enrollment and Student Services Deborah Hobson, the Deborah Hobson York Citizenship Award is awarded to an individual who emulates Vice-President Hobson\u2019s energetic commitment to York students and boundless enthusiasm for the York community.&nbsp; 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