Nominations are now being accepted for three important staff recognition awards.
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to submit nominations for the first-ever CLAS Staff DEI Award, CLAS Leadership Award, and Mary Louise Kelley Staff Excellence Award.
Honorees for the DEI and Leadership awards will each receive a $500 stipend. All award recipients will be recognized during the Staff Award Ceremony and Celebration on June 15, 2023, at the Iowa Memorial Union.
Nominations are due by April 17, 2023. Please submit all documentation with the application.
Nominate a CLAS staff member
CLAS Staff DEI Award
This award recognizes staff whose work in the college or community has advanced the mission of diversity, equity, and inclusion. All CLAS staff—professional and scientific, merit, full-time, and part-time employees—are eligible for the award. For questions, email clas-dei@uiowa.edu.
CLAS Leadership Award
This award recognizes staff in the college who exhibited exceptional leadership qualities and positively impacted individuals, departments, or the college. All permanent full-time and part-time (50% or more) professional and scientific, merit exempt, and merit staff employed in the college are eligible for this award. For questions, email sylvia-gomez@uiowa.edu.
Mary Louise Kelley Staff Excellence Award
This award recognizes staff who performed exceptional service or contributed ideas that improved the work of the department or the college. All permanent full-time and part-time (50% or more) professional and scientific, merit exempt, and merit staff employed in the college are eligible for this award. For questions, email sylvia-gomez@uiowa.edu.
Nominations will be evaluated with respect to the award criteria by members of the CLAS staff recognition committee and the dean. More than one award in each category may be distributed by the committee each year.
