The Mary Louise Kelley Staff Excellence Awards are given annually to recognize staff members of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences who exhibited exceptional leadership qualities and positively impacted individuals, departments, or the College.  

Nominate a staff member

Any CLAS staff, faculty, or student may submit a nomination using the online form. Nominators must complete the nomination form and include the necessary supporting information. 

Eligibility and criteria

• All permanent full-time and part-time (50% or more) Professional & Scientific, Merit Exempt, and Merit staff employed in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are eligible to be nominated for this award.
• This award recognizes employees who have provided:
  • Exceptional service to their department or to the college.
  • Ideas that improved the work of the department or the college.
  • Contributions that extend beyond those normally expected or required by the job description.

Nomination, selection, and announcement process

• This award process is conducted annually. 
• Nominations are to be submitted online using the web form. 
• Nominations will be evaluated with respect to the award criteria by members of the CLAS Staff Awards & Recognition Committee. More than one CLAS Leadership Award may be awarded by the committee each year. 
• Questions can be sent to the CLAS Staff Council Awards and Recognition Committee Chair.  The Awards & Recognition Committee Chair can be found here.