
The Outstanding Staff Awards program honors one Administrative & Professional (A&P) and one Support Personnel (SP) employee annually that have contributed outstanding and meritorious service to their department, university, and community. Recipients of the Outstanding Staff Awards receive $1,000, a plaque to commemorate the honor, a reserved parking space, and special recognition during the Celebration of Excellence. The cash award is generously funded by the Gabor Agency, Inc. Listed below are the recipients of this award since its inception in 1998.
Outstanding Staff Awards winners were recognized at the Annual Celebration of Excellence scheduled for April 20, 2012.

2011/2012 Award Recipients: Tamera Baughman(left) and Emily Moretta (right)
| YEAR | A&P | SP |
| 2011/2012 | Tamera Baughman | Emily Moretta |
| 2010/2011 | Elspeth McCulloch | C.J. McFarlane |
| 2009/2010 | Tia Freiburger | Sigrid Davidson |
| 2008/2009 | Susan Thomas | Robert Green |
| 2007/2008 | Elaine Hozdik | Kathleen Crawford |
| 2006/2007 | Susan Evans | Wanda Smith |
| 2005/2006 | Michele Yovanovich | Lynn O'Hare |
| 2004/2005 | Deborah Dahlmanns | April Lattanzi |
| 2003/2004 | Ruth Rodrigues | Sonia Casanova |
| 2002/2003 | Dave Deiros | Barbara Cornellier |
| 2001/2002 | Vincent June | John Wilson |
| 2000/2001 | Rosmary Meza | Jennifer Crabill |
| 1999/2000 | Rick Shonak | Barbara Gray |
| 1998/1999 | Mary Banks | Charlie Weaver |