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Erskine B. Bowles Staff Service Award
The nomination process for the Erskine B. Bowles Staff Service Award is now open. We would love to see all campuses represented in the mix! Please share this email with the attached flyer.
The Erskine B. Bowles Staff Service Award was established in 2010 by the UNC Staff Assembly to recognize employees whose accomplishments are consistent with the goals of the University and its public service mission. The ideal recipient must be a permanent staff member (SHRA or EHRA non-faculty) of any of the 17 UNC constituent institutions, the UNC System Office, or a recognized University affiliate and should:
- Exemplify excellence in their professional interactions and customer service within their university employment;
- Provide extraordinary service to their campus and UNC system outside their job description;
- And provide exemplary service to their surrounding community.
The recipient of the award will receive a memento, a $1,000 award, recognition from the Staff Assembly and UNC leadership, and a short video about their service produced by UNC-TV.
To streamline the nomination process, the only required documents are a completed nomination form (including narrative details for each of our selection criteria) and an accompanying letter of recommendation. Additional support material (letters of support from supervisor(s), peers, administration, or community members; news articles from campus or local news sources) is highly encouraged, as it can considerably bolster the nomination. Successful nominations provide supporting documents that leave no doubt about the individual’s merit.
Anyone from your campus (faculty, staff, friends, volunteers) can submit a nomination, so we encourage you to share this information as widely as possible!
To give all schools the opportunity to turn in a nomination, the deadline is July 31, 2026.
If any questions, please feel free to reach out to your co-chairs of the Erskine B. Bowles Service Award via email Shagail Reed, reedsh@wssu.edu or Katie Musgrove, kmusgrov@email.unc.edu
