Staff Awards

Nominations for 2024 will be accepted in the Fall

UTSA's University Excellence Staff Awards honor outstanding university employees who demonstrate excellent work performance. The awards recognize staff for emerging leadership, dynamic contributions, teamwork, extraordinary initiative and overall excellence. 

The University Excellence Staff Awards, together with the President’s Distinguished Faculty Awards and the President’s Distinguished Diversity Awards, will be announced at UTSA’s annual University Excellence Awards ceremony this coming April. Awardees are presented with a monetary prize and award statuette.

• The Rising Star Award
• The Leadership Award
• The Team Spirit Award
• The Extra Mile Award
• The Order of the Roadrunner Award
• Richard S. Howe Staff Excellence in Service to Undergraduate Students Award
• President’s Distinguished Diversity Award