
Employee Recognition Program
Every April, Washburn University and Washburn Institute of Technology celebrate the contributions of faculty and staff with Employee Recognition. The Washburn University ceremony began in 1993. Faculty awards recognize exemplary teaching, scholarship and service with monetary awards made possible by endowed funds. Employees also are recognized for their years of service every five years.
The Awards
A. Roy Myers Award Excellence in Research
A. Roy Myers Excellence in Research Award is given to recognize the efforts of full-time faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to higher education by their teaching and, primarily, their research efforts.
Herrick Faculty Award for Outstanding Service Award
Herrick Faculty Award for Outstanding Service Award recognizes the contributions of faculty and librarians to the university, to a profession or discipline, or to the public.
Muriel D. Clarke Student Life Award
Muriel D. Clarke Student Life Award is chosen from the recipients of that specific year's Student Life Achieving Excellence Award. The Achieving Excellence award is an ongoing award presented to a student advisor, faculty or staff member, or community leader who demonstrates excellence in working with individual students, student groups and organizations and who reflects the guiding principles of the student life area.
Ned Fleming Excellence in Teaching Award
Ned Fleming Excellence in Teaching Award is presented each year to recognize members of the faculty who have demonstrated a high level of excellence in teaching.
Outstanding Service Awards
Outstanding Service Awards are given annually to Washburn University, including Washburn Institute of Technology, employees (staff members) who enthusiastically live Washburn values in delivering on our mission. These awards are especially rewarding because their peers, those people they work with and who know them the best, across the university nominate the winners. One award winner is selected per each functional area within the university, representing those departments and programs that report up through them: Administration & Treasurer, Alumni Association & Foundation, Athletics, Enrollment Management, Provost & Academic Affairs, Student Life and Office of the President.

2025 A. Roy Myers Award Excellence in Research

2025 Herrick Faculty Award for Outstanding Service Award

2025 Muriel D. Clarke Student Life Award

2025 Ned Fleming Excellence in Teaching Award
2025 Outstanding Service Awards

Administration and Treasurer
Stephen Kline

Alumni Association and Foundation
Sarah Towle

Athletics
Brett Ballard

Enrollment Management
Michelle Connolly

President
Chad Beatty

Student Life
Carolyn Jones
Past Recipients
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