University Award Instructions

2024 University Awards

The 2023 - 2024 nomination period for faculty and staff is open. The nomination period will end on Friday, March 8, 2024 at 5:00 pm. for staff and Friday, September 13, 2024 at 12 midnight for faculty.

You are welcome to enter nominations for the people that have made an impact, have impressed you with their innovation, have gone out of their way to lend a hand, or that you consider a superstar. This is your opportunity to give back, and acknowledge faculty and staff for their talent, creativity, and dedication. It only takes a few minutes to complete the new streamlined nomination ballot, and provide a brief statement explaining why your nominee should win an award.

How to Nominate

Step 1 - Select the appropriate link in the Submit a Nomination box on the left.
Step 2 - Log in using your Lehigh account name and password, and consider the award descriptions and eligibility criteria to determine which award would best suit your nominee.
Step 3 - Select an award, and fill in the blanks on the Nomination Form.
Step 4 - Type or copy/paste an explanation, any biographical material, news items, or other supporting material relevant to your nomination.
Step 5 - Submit.

Tips on Writing Effective Nominations

For additional nomination process information and rules, select the Nomination Rules tab or the FAQs tab at the top of the page. All nominations are reviewed by awards selection committees made up of various faculty, staff and student leaders. Only current full time faculty and full time staff are eligible for University Awards (retired/emeriti faculty and retired staff are not eligible).

Congratulations to all the 2023 award winners!

You can read about all of our Lehigh University Award Recipients here.