Staff Awards

Staff Awards

Every year, the College of Letters & Science Dean recognizes staff excellence with several categories of Staff Awards. The recipients support outstanding teaching, research and service across the college.

L&S Advising Awards

Persons honored with an L&S Academic Advising award are exceptional advisors. Recipients have demonstrated exemplary performance both in terms of their positive impact on students and through distinctive contributions to their department, unit, and/or the College of Letters & Science.
 

For more information about Advising Awards, please contact Associate Dean Cal Bergman at cal.bergman@wisc.edu.

2026 Early Career Recipient

Stacy Harnett, Academic Program Manager, The Information School

2026 Mid-Career Recipient

Christina Matta, Career Development Manager, Department of History

2026 Graduate Student Advising Recipient

Charlotte Frascona, Graduate Program Manager, Department of Sociology

2026 Distinguished Achievement Recipient

Morris Young, Professor, Department of English

Academic Staff Awards

For more information about the Academic Staff Awards, please contact Ali Burke at acburke2@wisc.edu.

2026 Early Career Recipients

Chang-Uk Lee, Assistant Scientist, Department of Chemistry
Molly Harris, Instructional Project & Engagement Specialist, L&S Instructional Design Collaborative
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2026 Mid-Career Recipients

Mary Ann Feist, Senior Academic Curator, Wisconsin State Herbarium, Department of Botany
Peter Sengstock, Teaching, Learning, and Technology Manager, Department of Communication Arts  
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2026 Judith Craig Award

Jude Leimer, Managing Editor, History of Cartography Project, Department of Geography
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Academic Staff Teaching Excellence Awards

Instructional Academic Staff are recognized for their excellence in teaching and mentoring undergraduates.

For more information about the Academic Staff Teaching Excellence Awards, please contact Cathy Yu at teach.learn@ls.wisc.edu

2026 Recipients

Ritt Deitz, Distinguished Teaching Faculty, Department of French & Italian
Jeanne Schueller, Teaching Professor, Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+
Cabell Gathman, Teaching Faculty, Department of Gender & Women’s Studies, Department of Sociology
Joshua Weber, Course Coordinator, Department of Physics

2026 Milbourne Family Excellence in Innovation in Teaching Award Recipient

Sarah Edlund, Teaching Faculty, Department of Integrative Biology

University Staff Awards

University Staff members are honored for their excellence in four areas: effectiveness; innovation, creativity and originality; leadership; and the promotion of the Wisconsin Idea.

For more information about University Staff Awards, please contact Ali Burke at acburke2@wisc.edu.

2026 Recipients

Kristine Schultz, Department Administrator, Department of Anthropology
Jeff Nielsen, Building Manager, Department of Chemistry
Kathryn Wood, Administrative Assistant, Department of Chemistry
Molly Moen, Assistant to the Chair, Department of Psychology