Call for Nominations for Faculty and Staff Awards

Dear Colleagues,

UMBC is fortunate to have so many talented and dedicated faculty and staff working to support our students and our mission. Each year, the faculty and staff awards process gives us the opportunity to recognize exemplary work at both the campus level and across the entire University System of Maryland. 

We are eager to honor our colleagues and need your help to do so. We ask that you reflect on the work within your units and across the campus and nominate a colleague.

Staff Awards

Staff awards at the campus and system level include the following:

• UMBC Presidential Distinguished Staff Awards,
• University System of Maryland Board of Regents Staff Awards,
• The Jakubik Family Endowment Staff Award, and
• The Karen L. Wensch Endowment Award for Outstanding Non-Exempt Staff.

In addition, this year we are pleased to announce the addition of the Teresa Lupinek Endowment Award for Outstanding Exempt or Non-Exempt Staff, which will be given to one Exempt or Non-Exempt staff member whose work embodies the many outstanding qualities that Teresa Lupinek displayed during her more than 30 years at UMBC.

Descriptions of and eligibility requirements for the individual awards, as well as the nomination form, can be found at 2021-22 Staff Awards. Each nomination should include the nomination form, a single letter of recommendation, and the nominee’s resume or job history form. Please send nominations to Colleen Rebeiro in the Office of the Provost at colleenr@umbc.edu by October 30, 2021. If you have questions about the staff awards, please contact Sarah Shin, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, at shin@umbc.edu.

Faculty Awards

In addition to staff awards, don’t forget that the nomination deadline is today, October 1. The Board of Regents’ Faculty Awards recognize distinguished performance by faculty within the past three years. The Faculty Senate’s Honors and Awards Committee will select up to three individuals in each category for nomination to the Board of Regents.

Additional detailed information concerning eligibility, criteria, and documentation for these awards can be found here. Please submit nomination packets to the Honors and Awards Committee in care of Patrice McDermott, Office of the Provost, at mcdermot@umbc.edu, by October 1, 2021. 

We hope the entire UMBC community will engage in the nomination process. 

Freeman Hrabowski, President

Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs