The Office of Instruction awards recognize the exceptional efforts of our employees on behalf of UGA. Awards will be given out  at the Instruction employee appreciation event.

Criteria: Open to full-time faculty and staff employed in the Office of the Vice President for Instruction. Nominations should include a letter of support from the unit director. The preceding year’s winners are not eligible.

Deadline: November 11, 2025

NOMINATE!

Send any questions  to [email protected]

Award categories

Leadership Award
For someone who inspires, motivates, and gets the job done. This person helps the team make progress and stay on deadline.
Nominations should include examples of how this person shines as a leader and how they made a project successful.

Excellence in Innovation Award
In recognition of a staff member who had innovative ideas, thought outside the box, and offered creative solutions in 2024-2025.
Nominations should include examples of the innovative ideas that they brought to the table and implemented and how those ideas made a difference.

Community Building Award
For outstanding performance in helping foster a positive, productive, collegial, and helpful environment in the office.
Nominations should include examples of helpfulness and positivity. Explain how this person goes above and beyond to make the office better.

Previous Employee Award winners are listed below.

 


Award Recipients

2025 spring awards

Sara Roberts, Leadership Award

Deenene Brewer, Excellence in Innovation

Jamie Adair, Community Builder Award

2024 fall awards

Lindsey Bailey, Leadership Award

Taz Qadri, Excellence in Innovation

James Sauceda, Community Builder Award

2024 spring awards

Litashia Carter, Leadership Award

Annelise Norman, Excellence in Innovation

Lori Whitaker, Community Builder Award

Shelby Jarrett, Community Builder Award

Aiyana Egins, Community Builder Award

2023 awards

Andie Biscegilia, Leadership Award

James Castle,Excellence in Innovation

Bernard Green, Community Builder Award

2022 awards

Maggie Blanton, Leadership Award

Amanda Spohn,Excellence in Innovation

Katie Burr, Community Builder Award

2019 awards

Kay Stanton, Leadership Award

Kyleigh Weaver, Team Player Award

Jennifer Eberhart,Excellence in Innovation

Courtney Cullen, Innovator Award

 

2018 awards

Joanne Sorrow, Leadership Award

Krystal Pintar, Team Player Award

Colby Moss,Excellence in Innovation

2017 awards

Adam Lawrence, Team Player Award

Sherontae Maxwell, Leadership Award

Krystal Pintar, Team Player Award

Greg Spillers, Excellence in Innovation

Empowering Student & Faculty Success

From providing student academic services to empowering teachers, the Office of Instruction is responsible for a wide range of initiatives that further advance the University of Georgia into the national spotlight as one of the top performing universities in the nation.

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