The "Staff member of the year" award will be given to a person who has in some positive way distinguished her- or himself among the staff members during the past year. This person has improved the spirit of our environment, our sense of community, the department's relations with society or the department's visibility in society. Because the teaching and research merits have their own awards, this award can be based on these only in very important and exceptional case.

The "Staff member of the year 2011" award replaces the Positive person award given earlier. The positive person award has previously been given to Tiina Väisänen, Greger Lindén and Jaakko Kurhila.

We would like to invite well-argued proposals for recipients of the Staff Member of the Year 2011 awards. Any member of the department staff or active student may make a proposal. Several people may come together to make a joint proposal. Proposals of about one page should be sent by e-mail to the wellbeing group at the address

hyvinvointi-list@cs.helsinki.fi

by Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the latest. Please use the following topic: "Staff member of the year 2011".

The wellbeing group will prepare the award proposals. The department council will decide the awarded person.