OF THE MONTH AWARDS (OTMS) - University Housing & Dining ...

What is NRHH?
� NRHH~ National Residence Hall Honorary - Reserves
spots for 1% of the student population living in the
Residence Halls for those who strive to lead and excel in
academics.
� 5600 students=56 active members in NRHH
�2010-2011 Executive Board:
� President - Emira Deumic
� Vice President – Katie Wollan
� Finance Director – OPEN
�NRHH- Communications Coordinator – Kim Reed
� Public Relation Coordinator – Arlene Freudenberg
� Executive Secretary – Myranda Burnett

Down to Business: OTMs
�Tips on how to write a really good OTM:
�Be Month Specific
�Be very detailed and expand on ideas
�If you use acronyms, identify what the organization
name is then list the acronym
� i.e. Associated Residence Halls (ARH)
�Write your OTM in a word document to check for
grammar and mechanics
� you have up to 600 words, USE THEM!
�Have fun and be creative with them

An example of a not so good OTM
� “Herky is amazing resident assistant and does his job
well. When he is on-call, he does it with a smile, respond
to crisis situations, and help his fellow RAs. Every month,
he coordinates one program for his residents, which
includes a movie night and board games. Often times, I go
to Herky and ask him for directions of building locations
on campus or able to have a simple conversation. I feel
Herky should deserve RA of the month because he is
friendly and does his job well.”
� Vague and broad
� Nothing above and beyond the call of duty
� Not month specific

An example of a good OTM
� In the month of September, I would like to nominate , Associated Residence Halls (ARH)
Associations Director, for Executive Board Member of the Month. Katie played a great
role for the ARH of Director by working on the West Side Block Party, preparing for ARH
training workshops, developing hall liaisons, creation of a "Hall of the Year" point
system, and scholarship information.
� At our residence life area, the residence halls are divided into two sections by the city's
river. We have a west- and east-side. At the beginning of the fall semester, the west side
residence halls provides a social program called the "West Side Block Party". It was held
on Friday, September 4th. It is a time for the students, who live in the west side residence
halls, to enjoy music, carnival games, volleyball tournament, and food. This year, ARH
took on the responsibility of tie-dying at the event. Katie organized this section by
ordering supplies, figuring out the logistics, and kept constant communication with the
professional staff. At the event, she directed people to stations, created the mixtures of
the dye, and welcomed the students. As a result, ARH served several hundred students
with great results and fun times.
� In addition, I was proud of Katie as this was her first organized program. By this
nomination, Katie Wollan has done a great job in the month of September in her role as
the ARH Associations Director. I am pleased as her advisor with her work and dedication
to her position as it is a new direction to a higher level.

Categories
Basically… you have a TON of
options to choose from �
Contact us if you need help!
� Advisor
� Community (Living Learning Communities, REACH, a group of people, etc.)
� Community Assistant (University Apartments CAs)
� Community Service
� Custodial/Maintenance
� Desk Attendant (Student Front Desk Worker)
� Diversity Program
� Educational Program
� Executive Board Member
� Faculty/Staff
� First Year Student
� National Communications Coordinator
� Office/Hall Assistant (Professional Merit Staff/Administrative Assistant)
� Organization
� Resident Assistant
� Social Program
� Spotlight
� Student

Submitting OTM’s
1. Go to otms.nrhh.org
2. In the upper left-hand corner there are two option
links, “General Category” and “Program Category”;
click one
3. Scroll through all the universities and find the
University of Iowa
4. Add your information and information for your
nominee.
5. Copy and paste the OTM from Word into the box.
6. Hit Submit �
No account required!!!

NRHH OTM Homepage

OTM Nomination Forms
General OTM Nomination Program OTM Nomination

Awarding OTM’s
� Sometime between the 5 th and 10 th of every month, the
OTM selection committee gets together
� All OTM’s are read and voted on
� Within a week, everyone is notified by electronic mail
� Type of Awards
� 2 types of Campus Level Awards
� Campus Winner & Campus Honorable Mention
� Regional Level
� NATIONAL WINNER!
If you receive a campus award, you are then invited to a
dinner party sponsored by Director of Housing, Dr, Von
Stange, and Hosted by NRHH.

Have Questions?
Feel free to contact us with any questions!
Emi Deumic, NRHH President
Uiowanrhhpres@gmail.com
Ryan McFadden, NRHH Advisor
Ryan-mcfadden@uiowa.edu
260 Stanley, Office of Residence Life
Katie Wollan, NRHH Vice President
Uiowanrhhvp@gmail.com