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Staff Excellence Awards

2024 Staff Excellence Award

The nomination window for the 2024 Staff Excellence Award is now closed. The winners will be announced during the school meeting on May 8, 2024.

Staff eligible for 2024 Staff Excellence Award

  • Brad Bynum
  • Jay Eubank
  • Cherelle Harris
  • Casey Hart
  • Monica Hill
  • Sharon Jones
  • Angelena King
  • Gary Kirk
  • Jessica Mahone
  • Leah Moffitt
  • Danita Morgan
  • Stacy Outlaw
  • Erica Perel
  • Liana Pinner
  • Tricia Robinson
  • Ann Schmitt
  • Michael Sharpe
  • Heather Stevenson
  • Elizabeth Thompson
  • John Turner
  • Sarah Vassello
  • Crystal Wu
  • Hui Yang
  • Kyle York

Additional Information

The Staff Excellence Award recognizes teamwork, creativity, commitment, flexibility and a positive attitude. All Hussman faculty, staff and students are eligible to nominate up to three staff members. Self-nominations are allowed.

  • Each nomination should be done separately. If you have trouble submitting a second or third nomination, please use a different browser.
  • Nominations should be 200-300 words and submitted on the basis of: teamwork; ambassadorship; creativity and innovation; job performance excellence; leadership; commitment; dependability; flexibility; positive attitude; “beyond the call of duty;” skills improvement; initiative; and more.
Full-time and part-time permanent staff members (SHRA and EHRA non-faculty) with one year of more of service to UNC Hussman as of April 1 of the award presenting year are eligible. Staff cannot receive the award for three years after receiving it.
All UNC Hussman faculty, staff, and students are eligible to submit a nomination. Self-nominations are allowed. Nominations must be submitted online on the school’s website by March 20. Each nomination should be done separately. Nominations should be 200-300 words.
The selection committee consists of the award winners for the two previous years. When considering a nomination, the committee will consider the following: Teamwork; ambassadorship; creativity and innovation; job performance excellence; leadership; commitment; dependability; flexibility; positive attitude; “Beyond the Call of Duty”; skills improvement; initiative; and more.

2024-Ann Schmitt and Jay Eubank

2023-Crystal Brown and Joseph Penaloza

2022-Stephanie Willen Brown and Dina Sikora

2021-Kathy Bruno and Mark Richardson

2020-Angelena King and Ann Schmitt

2019-Monica Hill and Tricia Robinson

2018-Tania Osborn and John Turner

2017-Kathleen Harrington and Gary Kirk

*Star Heel Award-Sharon Jones

2016-Angelena King and Michael Sharpe

*Star Heel Award-Linda Peterson

2015-Stephanie Brown and Michael Penny

2014-Morgan Ellis and Rachel Pittman

2013-Jennifer Gallina and Kyle York

2012-David Alexander and Rachel Lillis

2011-Cindy Anderson and Dylan Field

All nominations are reviewed by a committee of award winners from the previous two years. After a thorough review, the committee recommends two staff members to the dean.
For more information, please contact Colin Stepien.