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
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.