The purpose of the Regents Academic Staff Excellence Awards is to recognize the dedicated work, vital services, and outstanding contributions of non-instructional academic staff at the Universities of Wisconsin.

Two awards of $7,500 each will be made to non-instructional administrative or professional academic staff members in recognition of their exceptional service to the university.  The funds for these awards are designated to support professional development or other activities approved by the recipients that enhance a university program or function.

An additional award of $7,500 will be made to a program primarily staffed by non-instructional administrative and professional academic staff in recognition of the important role played by academic staff in supporting students and their success.  The funds for this award are designated to support program enhancements such as the staff recipients’ professional development or program-related supplies and expenses, or for other activities approved by the staff recipients that enhance a university program or function.

The awards process is administered by the Office of the Board of Regents.

2024 Regents Academic Staff Excellence Awards Nominations

Submission Deadline: February 16, 2024

The 2024 Regents Academic Staff Excellence Awards are expected to be presented at the June 7, 2024 Board of Regents meeting.

Review Guidelines & Submit Nominations

Recent Academic Staff Excellence Award Recipients

2023

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents honored the 2023 recipients of the Regents Academic Staff Excellence Awards at its meeting on June 9, 2023, in Madison.

The 2023 recipients include two individuals and one program:

  • Dr. Kathleen Hunzer, Director, Chancellor’s Scholars, Honors Program, and Falcon Scholars, UW‑River Falls
  • Laura Monahan, Museum Associate Director and Curator of Osteology, University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum, Department of Integrative Biology, UW-Madison
  • Early College Programs, UW-Green Bay

News release: Regents announce Academic Staff Excellence Awards for 2023

Photo of Dr. Kathleen Hunzer, UW-River Falls, 2023 Academic Staff Excellence Award

Kathleen Hunzer

Director, Chancellor’s Scholars, Honors Program, and Falcon Scholars, UW-River Falls

Profile of Dr. Kathleen Hunzer pdf

Photo of Laura Monahan, UW-Madison, 2023 Academic Staff Excellence Award

Laura Monahan

Museum Associate Director and Curator of Osteology, University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum, Department of Integrative Biology, UW-Madison

Profile of Laura Monahan pdf

Photo of UW-Green Bay Early College Programs: Pictured are students from the Rising Phoenix program who received their Associate Degree at the UW-Green Bay Commencement ceremonies in May 2023. (Photo by UW-Green Bay)

UW-Green Bay Early College Programs

UW-Superior

Profile of Early College Programs, UW-Green Bay pdf

Pictured are students from the Rising Phoenix program who received their Associate Degree at the UW-Green Bay Commencement ceremonies in May 2023.