LIbrary Staff Excellence Award

The annual UNCW Library Staff Excellence Award celebrates a staff member for their distinguished work to advance the Library’s mission to foster and promote student success, faculty scholarship, and community engagement, providing information resources, learner- and scholar-centered services, and community programming for the campus and greater Southeast North Carolina community in a welcoming and inclusive environment.  

Awards will be based on achievements in one or more of the following areas:

  • Customer Service: Provided exceptional service exceeded expectations to meet the needs of the customer and/or added value to the overall customer experience.
  • Efficiency and Innovation: Improved the efficiency of a library service or initiative. Established new and/or improved methods, practices, plans or designs resulting in innovation, savings and/or efficiencies.  
  • Staff Wellbeing: Made outstanding contributions toward enhancing the culture and morale of the workplace or creating a better public image for the library (such as positive personal interaction with other employees; working on relationships within the library; or through collaboration with other units on campus).
  • Public Service: Made outstanding contributions by participating in or implementing campus, community, or public service projects. 

Criteria for Nominations

  • Applications are limited to full-time Library SHRA and EHRA non-faculty in permanent positions within UNCW Library.
  • Nominees must have completed at least one full academic year of service
  • Previous recipients are eligible once within a 5-year period.

Nominations Materials

Any UNCW faculty, staff, student, or alumnus can nominate a library staff member.

Letter of nomination: In InfoReady, the nominator attaches a (2 page maximum) letter describing why the nominee deserves the award, including highlighting specific accomplishments and ways in which the candidate has excelled in one or more of the four categories listed above.  

Selection Process

A selection committee composed of five to six members. The membership can be faculty, staff, or students from:

  • The Provost Advisory Council
  • Staff Senate
  • Student Advisory Board
  • Community Advisory Board
  • Business Affairs
  • ITS council
  • The most recent recipient of the Library Staff Excellence Award

Key Dates and Times

  • Nominations open in January, due end of January
  • Winner notified in March
  • Award presented in May

Award and Recognition

The award recipient will receive a glass award, a printed and digital certificate, be assigned to the Library’s Staff of the Year designated parking spot, and given the choice of $1000 in professional development funds or work area enhancements. The award will be presented at the end of year library event.

Nominations and applications are accepted through UNCW's InfoReady portal.