The “Celebration of Excellence and Achievement among Women”, the University’s annual tribute to the accomplishments of all women at UI, recognizes outstanding scholarship, research, service, leadership and activism among undergraduate, graduate, staff and faculty women.
There are three “Celebration of Excellence and Achievement among Women” awards for which faculty/staff are eligible. They are May Brodbeck Distinguished Achievement Award for Faculty, the Susan C. Buckley Distinguished Achievement Award for Staff, and the Jean Y. Jew Women’s Rights Award. Award winners will be honored at a live virtual event April 6th, 2022 from 4-5pm. A link will be provided at Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women website at a later date.
Please consider nominating a colleague for one of these prestigious awards via the links below. The award nomination forms can be found at here. If you cannot open the nomination forms website, please copy and paste the URL link: https://celebrationofexcellence.sites.uiowa.edu/award-applications. The nomination deadline is January 31, 2022.
- May Brodbeck Distinguished Achievement Award for Faculty
- Criteria:
- Candidates should have significant years of service within the University community as a Faculty member in a professional or service capacity.
- Candidates’ contributions should demonstrate significant impact through attributes such as leadership, innovation, and/or subject matter expertise.
- Candidates should be considered mentors and/or role models for women and/or girls.
- Criteria:
- Susan C. Buckley Distinguished Achievement Award for Staff
- Criteria:
- Candidates should have significant years of service within the University community as a Staff member in a professional or service capacity.
- Candidates’ contributions should demonstrate significant impact through attributes such as leadership, innovation, and/or subject matter expertise.
- Candidates should be considered mentors and/or role models for women and/or girls.
- Criteria:
- The Jean Y. Jew Women’s Rights Award (faculty, staff, or student)
- Criteria
- Candidates should have a strong record of support for women's rights in a broad sense, a commitment to women's rights at The University of Iowa, and one or more of the following related to women's rights:
- Particular contributions to The University of Iowa
- Long-standing record of leadership, effort, and activism
- Accomplishments with national scope or impact
- Candidates should have a strong record of support for women's rights in a broad sense, a commitment to women's rights at The University of Iowa, and one or more of the following related to women's rights:
- Criteria
For the Distinguished Achievement Awards questions should be directed to Jiongting Hu at jiongting-hu@uiowa.edu and to Laurie Haag at wrac@uiowa.edu for the Jean Y. Jew Women’s Rights Award.
Distinguished Achievement Awards Committee
Jean Y. Jew Women’s Rights Award Committee