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.  

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.
• Any CLAS employee may nominate a qualifying CLAS Staff member.  
• 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.

Selection process

• This award process is conducted annually. 
• Nominations will be evaluated by members of the CLAS Staff Council Awards & Recognition Committee. 
• More than one CLAS Staff Excellence Award may be awarded by the committee each year. 
• Questions can be emailed to CLAS Staff Council at clas-staff-council@uiowa.edu.