Faculty and Staff Awards

UW-Green Bay has a rich tradition of faculty and staff awards to recognize outstanding contributions.


The Founders’ Association Awards for Excellence are presented during Convocation. These include:

  • Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship
  • Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • University Award for Excellence in Community Outreach
  • University Award for Excellence in Institutional Development
  • Academic Support Award for Excellence
  • Administrative Support Award for Excellence

Service Awards
Service awards are presented to faculty and staff as they reach career milestones in their 10th, 20th year, and so on, at the annual service award celebration. How many years do we recognize? We have recognized 35 years of service... so far!


Awards for Ideas or Suggestions
Faculty and staff can receive cash awards for ideas or suggestions that significantly improve the quality of state government operations and services. Information about this program, the Wisconsin State Employee Suggestion Program, including award criteria and forms can be found at: suggest.state.wi.us/static/criteria.htm


Honorary Degrees
UW-Green Bay awards honorary degrees for Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Science, Doctor of Humane Letters, and Doctor of Literature to qualified individuals.


Named Professorships
Through the generosity of friends, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is able to award named professorships to support the scholarly work of outstanding faculty. More information can be found at: www.uwgb.edu/provost/named.htm.

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