Annual Outstanding Staff Awards nominations now open
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 10, 2025) — The University of Kentucky Office of the President and the UK Staff Senate are proud to host the 15th Annual Outstanding Staff Awards (OSA) ceremony, recognizing the extraordinary impact of UK staff.
This year, the OSA will focus exclusively on university-wide awards, honoring staff members who have made an immeasurable difference in the UK experience. Nominations can be made by UK students, staff and faculty.
The nomination deadline is Oct. 31, 2025.
Award categories include:
- Outstanding Staff Member (student nominations)
- Outstanding Staff Member (staff nominations)
- Outstanding Staff Member (faculty nominations)
- Outstanding Staff Member (overall winner from all submitted nominations)
Who can be nominated?
All staff are eligible — regardless of whether they have received another award this year. Please note staff members must be nominated using the form below to be considered.
The 2025 Outstanding Staff Award recipients will be announced at the OSA ceremony in early December. Invitations to attend will be sent to nominees at that time.
For questions about the OSA program, please contact Bobbi Jo Allen, Staff Senate program coordinator, at b.allen@uky.edu.
As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.