Each year, the President’s staff awards recognize and celebrate staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and excellence within the UBC community, and who enable us to shape the future of research, teaching, and work.
I invite you to nominate your staff colleagues for the 2025 awards. Nominations may be submitted by faculty, staff, and students. The deadline for nominations is 4pm on March 28. There are two award programs currently open, each with distinct criteria and eligibility:
President’s Service Awards for Excellence
This is the premier staff award at UBC which honours staff with sustained exceptional contribution. All UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan staff with five or more years of continuous service are eligible for this award. Up to five recipients receive a medal and $5,000 each.
For the 2025 nomination details, visit: https://focusonpeople.ubc.ca/awards/presidents-awards-for-staff/
To view past recipients, visit: https://focusonpeople.ubc.ca/awards/presidents-service-award-for-excellence-recipients/
President’s Staff Awards for UBC Vancouver staff
The President’s Staff Awards for UBC Vancouver honour exceptional contribution in six specific areas that are important to the university. All staff at UBC Vancouver with two or more years of continuous service, and who are actively employed by the university at the time of the award presentation, are eligible.
The six categories of the President’s Staff Awards are:
- Leadership
- Enhancing the UBC Experience
- Creativity and Innovation
- Advancing Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence
- Wellbeing
- Collaborative Excellence (open for groups of two or more staff)
Up to 12 recipients/groups can be selected (two per category) and recipients receive $2,000 each. Groups of two or more staff may be nominated for the category of Collaborative Excellence and the prize will be split accordingly.
For the 2025 nomination details, visit: https://focusonpeople.ubc.ca/awards/presidents-awards-for-staff/
To read about last year’s award recipients, visit: https://focusonpeople.ubc.ca/awards/2024-presidents-awards-for-staff-recipients/
Staff Awards of Excellence for UBC Okanagan staff
Every year, the Staff Awards of Excellence for UBC Okanagan celebrate outstanding contributions in specific areas that are crucial to the university. Nominations to the award program will open later this year. To learn more, visit: https://hr.ok.ubc.ca/learning-and-engagement/awards-recognition/staff-awards-of-excellence/
Thank you for taking the time to nominate your colleagues and for helping to showcase the excellent work of our staff at UBC.
Benoit-Antoine Bacon
President and Vice-Chancellor
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