We present awards to staff members and recognize their extraordinary service to their departments, the college, and UT. We offer awards in five categories:
- Outstanding Academic Support Award:
- Awarded to a staff member who has exhibited extraordinary academic support during the past academic year. Areas of support may include curriculum, advising, scheduling, faculty assistance, etc.
- Outstanding Financial Support Award:
- Awarded to a staff member who has exhibited extraordinary financial support during the past academic year. Areas of support may include budget materials, purchasing, cataloging and inventory, preparing documents/reports, etc.
- Outstanding Technical Support Award:
- Awarded to a staff member who has exhibited extraordinary technical support during the past academic year. Areas of support may include instructional space tech support, staff/faculty tech support, technology grant-writing support, etc.
- Outstanding Staff Teamwork Award:
- Awarded to a team of staff members who have exhibited extraordinary of teamwork during the past academic year. Past winners have included small teams that have worked together through significant projects, changes, transitions, new initiatives, etc.
- Outstanding New Staff Member Award:
- Awarded to a new staff member who has completed no more than 3 years of service and has exhibited extraordinary initiative, work ethic, collegiality, and professional promise in the Volunteer community.
People who have been in their current positions full-time for at least 6 months are eligible. Some staff members are ineligible to receive awards. Someone who received an award in the past is not eligible for an award in the same category for five years. Names of prior recipients are available here. If you wish to praise someone who is not eligible for an award, please send a message to that person’s supervisor.
Deadline for nominations: May 19.