There are both college and campus-wide awards available to academic staff.

See our for Awards listing previous year winners. For more information about the Academic Staff Awards (Early Career, Mid-Career and the Judith Craig Distinguished Service Award) please contact the L&S Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI) Professional Development and Recognition Committee (PDRC) . Nominees must have been members of the UW-Madison academic staff, limited appointee with an academic staff backup appointment, limited appointee with no backup appointment, or a limited appointee with University Staff backup appointment. 

• Early Career Award: Two awards are made in this category, which honors people who have 0-7 years as members of the L&S academic staff. Recipients must demonstrate outstanding performance in their positions, must demonstrate substantial promise of future contributions; and exhibit a high degree of professionalism. The awards carry a $2,000 cash award.
• Mid-Career Award: Members of the L&S academic staff with 8 or more years of service are eligible for this award, which carries a $3,000 cash award. Three awards are granted to individuals who demonstrate outstanding performance in their positions, leadership and service beyond their positions, and substantial professional competency and promise of continuing contributions.
• Judith Craig Distinguished Service Award: Each year, one person with 15 or more years as a member of the L&S academic staff is eligible for this honor, which is accompanied by a $5,000 cash award. The recipient's record must demonstrate outstanding service to the College and University throughout his/her career.

2022-23 Academic Staff Award Recipients:

Early Career

• Laura Schmidli, L&S Instructional Design Collaborative, Instructional Technology & Engagement Specialist 
• Maria Hartwig, Department of Psychology, Academic Advising Manager

Mid-Career

• Seth McGee, BioCore, teaching, Learning, and Technology Specialist II 
• Lisa Klein Vogel, Institute for Research on Poverty, Scientist II 
• Brian Esselman, Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Lab, Distinguished Associate Director 

Distinguished