Deadline extended for 2022 Awards for Excellence

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 5:00 PM JANUARY 31

Across all our campuses, outstanding individuals and teams do extraordinary work every day to make a difference on campus. Nominations are open for the 2022 University of Arizona Awards for Excellence to recognize achievements of University Staff and Classified Staff. You are encouraged to take the time to nominate someone from your area for one of the following awards (please review the criteria for the awards).

The University of Arizona Award for Excellence (Individual) is presented to approximately 9 members of University Staff or Classified Staff, regardless of their length of service, classification or pay grade. These awards are designed to recognize outstanding achievements that go above and beyond normal duties.

The Billy Joe Varney Award for Excellence is presented to one University Staff or Classified Staff employee with at least 15 cumulative years of employment at the University who merits special recognition for a career of dedicated service to the University, its employees and the community.

The University of Arizona Team Award for Excellence is presented to a team primarily comprised of University Staff and/or Classified Staff and tasked with a specific project or function. The award will be presented in recognition of the team's outstanding contributions to its unit, department or the University as a whole.

The Center/Department/Institute Award for Excellence The "Center," "Department" or "Institute" Award for Excellence will be presented to a single organizational unit in recognition of its outstanding excellence in the management of its people and resources. The awarded Center/Department/Institute will receive a commemorative plaque. 

These honors, apart from the Center/Department/Institute Award for Excellence, include a University-funded monetary award and must be based on achievements above and beyond normal duties.

Please nominate employees in your area who make outstanding contributions to the University. Complete information and instructions are available online.

Extended deadline for nominations is 5:00 p.m. Monday, January 31, 2022.

The University of Arizona Awards for Excellence ceremony will be held in late April and is currently planned to be an in-person event. Information about the ceremony will be available in January.