Western Award of Excellence

2024 Western Award of Excellence

Western is proud to recognize staff members who demonstrate exceptional commitment to the University’s values and who contribute in a demonstrable way to Western's reputation as a leading institution of higher learning. The Western Award of Excellence provides meaningful and enriching recognition, offering respect and appreciation to outstanding staff and academic administrative leaders. Our goal is to have the Award of Excellence foster a culture of recognition across the University and to complement and encourage recognition programs at the department level.

Each year Western faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to nominate an individual staff member or a team of staff who make an outstanding contribution to our campus community.

Congratulations to the 2024 Western Award of Excellence recipients:

• Michele Grigg – Physiology & Pharmacology
• Jennifer Hancock – Research Services
• Matt Mills – Facilities Management
• Amanda Pfeffer – Campus Safety & Emergency Services
• Juan Platero – Hospitality Services
• Trish Regier – Social Science
• Jeff Renaud – Western Communications
• Work and Learn Program for Ukrainian Newcomers at Western University Team: Lisa Dubrick, Jodi Freeman, Carrie Schnurr & Svitlana Stoiko-Hota

Read this Western News profile of the 2024 winners, including video interviews with their nominators.

The 2024 recipients were celebrated at a ceremony in the Great Hall on May 6, 2025.

If you have questions about the awards, please contact The Staff Recognition Team.