USM Board of Regents Staff Awards
The represent the highest honor bestowed by the Board of Regents for achievements of exempt and non-exempt staff employees from institutions within the University System of Maryland.
New Nomination Details Coming Soon!
New criteria for non-exempt classified employees this year! Streamlined submission
requirements! Initial nominations letters due December 9, 2024
Award Criteria
The nominee’s success should be beyond the scope of their full-time professional responsibilities. These awards are based on the quality of the nominee’s work within their institution, community or surrounding environment, and are measured by the impact the nominee makes within one of the five award categories listed below.
Along with recognition, final award recipients receive a $2,000 stipend from the USM Board of Regents and all Towson University finalists are honored by the TU president with a $1,000 stipend.
Eligibility
- Any employee or student may nominate a staff employee with the knowledge and consent of the nominee. Staff employees may also nominate themselves.
- Nominee must be a Staff employee of the University System of Maryland community, including all Staff employees in Regular and Contingent II status.
- Nominee must be employed with the USM for at least five (5) consecutive years and at TU for the most recent year as of October 31, 2024. Recipients of the awards must be employed at TU at the time the award recipient names are announced.
- Chancellor, Presidents, Officers, and Senior Leadership are not eligible. At TU this applies to any staff employee ranked as Vice President or above.
Past TU Recipients and Nominees
Effectiveness & Efficiency in Administrative or Academic Transformation
- Barb Neal (2011)
- Louise Miller (2012)
- Steve Kolb (2013) - Recipient
- Marcie Weinstein (2014)
- Marcie Weinstein (2015)
- George Kram III (2017)
- George Kram III (2018)
- Julie Leary (2021) - Recipient
- Jackie Gabrielian (2022) - Recipient
- Anthony Rosas (2023) - Recipient
Exceptional Contribution to the Institution and/or Unit
- Laurie Jones (2004)
- Deborah Leather (2004)
- Warren Riefner (2004)
- Angela Rehrmann (2004)
- Cyndi Zimmerman (2004) - Recipient
- Patricia Atkinson (2006)
- Francine Musotto (2006)
- Jeffrey Klupt (2007)
- Susan Turnbaugh (2007)
- Samuel Hannigan (2009)
- Marilyn Dannefelser (2009)
- Louise Miller (2010)
- Gail Price (2010)
- Donna Guillot (2011)
- Barbara Hufnagel (2011)
- Anne Dahne (2012)
- Jeffrey Klupt (2012)
- Susan Weininger (2013) - Recipient
- Felicity Knox (2013)
- Susan Willemin (2014)
- Rick Walsh (2015)
- Jackie Gratz (2016)
- Karen Fulton (2016)
- John McKusiak (2017)
- Teresa Hardin (2018)
- Teresa Hardin (2019)
- Debra Phillips (2020) - Recipient
- Kelly Ward (2021)
- Bobby Zengel (2021)
- Felicity Knox (2022) - Recipient
- Kathryn Knaus (2023)
Extraordinary Public Service to the University and/or Community
- Susanna Craine (2004)
- Nance Reed (2004)
- Gail Price (2006)
- James Spivack (2006)
- Randy Peaker (2009)
- James Spivack (2009)
- Karen Fulton (2010)
- Bernie Gerst (2010)
- Bernie Gerst (2011)
- Gail Price (2012) - Recipient
- Heather Sorensen (2012)
- Susan Willemin (2013)
- Bobbie Laur (2014)
- Jayne French (2014) - Recipient
- Bobbie Laur (2015)
- Randy Peaker (2015)
- Greg Primrose (2016)
- Katie Simmons-Barth (2016) - Recipient
- Greg Primrose (2017)
- Jackie Durbin (2018)
- Antwaine Smith (2019)
- Antwaine Smith (2020) - Recipient
- Patricial Watson (2021) - Recipient
- Karen Pottash (2023)
- Henry O. Jackson (2024) - Recipient
Inclusion, Multiculturalism and Social Justice
- Susan Willemin (2018) - Recipient
- Jayne French (2019) - Recipient
- Jennifer Stano (2021)
- Jennifer Stano (2022)
- Mary K. Stapleton (2023)
- Cynthia M. Baker (2024)
Outstanding Service to Students in an Academic or Residential Setting
- Barbara Neal (2006)
- Mary Leeper (2009) - Recipient
- Raft Woodus (2009) - Recipient
- Stephanie Fowler (2010)
- Patricia Frawley (2011)
- Mary Mauldin (2012)
- Tracy Miller (2012) - Recipient
- Pat Szymezak (2013)
- Jeffrey Klupt (2013) - Recipient
- Lisa Simmons-Barth (2014)
- Jeannie Mauldin (2016)
- Kanji Takeno (2017)
- Marjorie Tversky (2019)
- Liz Shearer (2021)
- Liz Shearer (2022)
- Tammie King-Kelly (2024)