Library Outstanding Awards

The Library Outstanding awards are an annual program to recognize exceptional employees across different employee classifications.

Calls for nominations are sent to LibNews.  Each award has specific eligibility requirements and criteria.  When possible, winners of the Outstanding Award are nominated to the campus-level equivalent.

The calls for nominations are usually on this cycle:

Timing Award
Outstanding Academic or Civil Service Professional Early September
Outstanding Civil Service Member Late October
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Worker Late January
Outstanding Graduate Student Worker Early March
Outstanding Faculty Member Late April
Outstanding Public Engagement Early June

See a listing of past Outstanding Award winners and read more about past winners’ achievements on the Growing People blog.