The Franklin College greatly values meaningful community engagement and recognizes that staff play a critical role in fostering strong connections within and beyond the college. The college therefore would like to recognize outstanding efforts in creating, supporting, and sustaining impactful community engagement initiatives. This award celebrates staff who demonstrate exceptional dedication to building partnerships, serving the community, and enhancing the college’s engagement mission. The award includes a certificate, a $1,000.00 monetary award, and recognition at a Franklin awards ceremony. The college encourages you to consider nominating a colleague today. The staff award will be presented at the Franklin College Staff Celebration on May 20, 2026.

Deadline for Nominations:

Staff award nominations are due May 8, 2026 by 5PM 

Nomination Information:

Nomination packages should include:

• Name
• Department
• Job Title
• One-two page narrative of how candidate supports inclusive excellence
• 3 letters of support (letters can be submitted from faculty, staff, and/or students)

Complete nomination packages should be emailed to: Leslie Morrow at lmorrow@uga.edu.