Employee Recognition

The following awards are granted based on distinguished service to the institution. The individual links contain specific information on the conferring of each award:

Award Guidelines

• Guidelines for ACE Employees
• Guidelines for APAS members and Criteria for APAS Distinguished Service Awards*
• Guidelines for Classified Employees and Professional/Administrative Employees NOT in a union
  • 7-27 Distinguished service awards, full-time excluded professional administrative employees and full-time excluded classified employees*
  • 7-43  Externally funded university positions*

Heritage Awards

• Previous Heritage Award Recipients*
• Heritage Award Recipients for 2025*
• Heritage Award Nomination Form 2026*

Distinguished Service Awards

• Distinguished Service Awards Recipients*
• Nomination Form for APAS, PA-Excluded, and Classified Excluded Staff*
• Nomination Form for ACE Staff*
• Nomination Form for FOP Staff
• Distinguished Professorship Awards*

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