Staff Excellence Awards Program

Submission Deadlines are due towards the beginning of February of each year.

Please note that ALL nomination and support letters MUST be no more than 1 page in length and will not be accepted if longer. (exception is the Judith Pitney nomination letter which can be 2 pages)

Staff Excellence Award and Team Excellence Award

The Staff Excellence Awards Program was established as part of a comprehensive initiative to recognize the vital contributions that individual staff and teams make to the College’s success and prominence as one of the nation’s premier engineering institutions. Recipients of the Staff Excellence Award and Team Excellence Award are chosen on the basis of their exemplary work or special achievements. Each year, the College’s objective is to identify individual award recipients and a team winner. The awards are intended to serve as tangible evidence of the College’s appreciation of its outstanding staff members.

Review the Staff Excellence Award and Team Excellence Award Guidelines here and see the SEAP links to the left for the nomination forms. The deadline for nomination submission is February 9, 2024.

Judith A. Pitney Staff Service Career Award

The Judith A. Pitney Staff Service Career Award was established in 2006 to recognize the significant contributions of a single Michigan Engineering staff member with a minimum of ten years of service in the College of Engineering. The award honors Judith Pitney, who served as executive director of RPM from 1992 – 2006, as acknowledgement of the exceedingly high standards she engendered across the College.

Winners of the Judith A. Pitney Staff Service Career Award will be chosen on the basis of their exemplary work and unique achievements. The award is intended to serve as tangible evidence of the College’s appreciation of its outstanding staff members.

Review the Judith A. Pitney Award Nomination Guidelines here and see the SEAP link to the left for the nomination form. The deadline for nomination submission is February 9, 2024.

Staff-Faculty Partnership Award (faculty award)

In support of the College’s values, the Staff-Faculty Partnership Award program was established to recognize faculty who collaborate with staff members to help foster a culture of daring, leadership and inclusivity. Recipients of the Staff-Faculty Partnership Award are chosen on the basis of their exemplary work or special achievements. 

Review the Staff-Faculty Partnership Award Nomination Guidelines here and see the SEAP link to the left for the nomination form. The deadline for nomination submission is February 9, 2024.

The deadline for submission of all awards is February 9, 2024.