PSU Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards Academic Affairs holds annual requests for nominations for Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards to acknowledge individuals who have achieved outstanding scholarship and accomplishments at Portland State University.These awards are one example of how we honor, recognize and incentivize the ongoing excellence of PSU faculty and staff, both through scholarship and dedication to PSU students. Click on the link below to review the 2025 award descriptions including their individual eligibility and nomination requirements. Nomination ProcessTo nominate someone for a Faculty or Staff Excellence Award:Complete the Nomination Google Form to initiate the submission process.Email all required supplemental materials (if applicable—requirements vary by award) to excellence-awards@pdx.edu by the stated deadlines.Only complete submissions received by February 14, 2025 (the second Friday in February) will be eligible for review. Nomination deadlines for the 2025 Faculty and Staff Excellence AwardsASAP - Complete the Excellence Award Nomination Form.February 14, 2025 - All required supplemental materials must be submitted via email to excellence-awards@pdx.edu.Week of March 3, 2025 - Committees finalize award decisions. Awards DetailsBranford Price Millar Award George C. Hoffmann Award Butler Award for Library Faculty Service Mary H. Cumpston Award for Service to StudentsFoundation Philanthropic Partnership Award Non-Tenure Track Faculty (NTTF) Instructional AwardAcademic Excellence Award for Adjunct Faculty Previous Excellence Award Recipients2024 Faculty and Staff Excellence Award Recipients2023 Faculty and Staff Excellence Award Recipients2022 Faculty and Staff Excellence Award Recipients2021 Faculty and Staff Excellence Award Recipients2020 Faculty and Staff Excellence Award Recipients2019 Faculty and Staff Excellence Award Recipients2018 Faculty and Staff Excellence Award RecipientsHistorical Listing - PSU Excellence Awards - 1979 to Present