The Administrative Professional Staff Prize for Excellence was established by the Department of Astronomy to honor outstanding administrative staff. Staff working in academic, business, or facility administration are eligible; candidates must have worked in the department for two or more years. (Winners are not eligible again for consideration until six years have passed.) Selection is made in May by a committee drawn from the department's diverse membership, and the winner is announced at the department's End of the Year Celebration in June. The selected candidate receives a $500 award.

Nominations for awards can be submitted at any time of the year!

Prize Winners

• 2021/22: Erica Harrison
• 2020/21: Olivia Dent & John Cullinan
• 2019/20: David Holdridge
• 2018/19: MaryAnn Phillips
• 2017/18: Dorinda Kimbrell
• 2016/17: Susan Lehr & Adrienne Newman
• 2015/16: Natalie Rowe
• 2013/14: Y. Mona Susanto
• 2012/13: Barbara Hansborough