--- title: Presidential Recognition date: 2022-03-08T16:39:00-05:00 author: Mei Lu canonical_url: "https://president.umd.edu/administration/presidential-recognition" section: Pages --- # Presidential Recognition **Presidential Recognition** The President's Awards Advisory Committee is seeking nominations for awards to be conferred at the Faculty and Staff Convocation in September 16, 2026. ## Submitting Nominations All nomination packets **must be received by April 20, 2026** and can be **submitted through one of the following methods:** 1. [Online submission form](https://president.umd.edu/administration/presidential-recognition/faculty-and-staff-convocation/presidential-medal-and-distinguished-service-award-nomination) 2. Printed and mailed to: President's Awards Advisory Committee c/o Office of the President 1115 Main Administration Building University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 *If printing and submitting your nomination by mail, the materials should include:* - A coversheet listing the name of the nominee, the award for which the individual is being nominated, and the name of the nominator. - A nomination letter clearly indicating why this individual should be so honored and how the individual exemplifies the criteria for this award. - A resume, curriculum vitae, or brief biographical sketch of the nominee (President’s Medal and President’s Distinguished Service Awards-exempt). - At least two, but no more than three, seconding letters of nomination from outside the primary unit in which the individual is employed may accompany the nomination or may be sent under separate cover. Nominations submitted during either of the past two competition years will automatically be reconsidered, though nominators are encouraged to provide updated information. The Committee reserves the right to seek additional information on any nominee. Individuals serving on the Advisory Committee are not eligible for nomination. ## Award Categories For criteria, eligibility, and the required nominating materials for each category, please see: - [Visit the President's Medal page for more information on eligibility criteria](https://president.umd.edu/administration/presidential-recognition/presidents-medal) - [Visit the President's distinguished service awards page to learn more about eligibility criteria.](https://president.umd.edu/administration/presidential-recognition/presidents-distinguished-service-awards) --- ## Additional Information or Questions Please contact Ashley Bair at Or write to: **President's Awards Advisory Committee** c/o President's Office 1115 Main Administration Building University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 --- ## Past Winners ## President's Medal 2025 **Bonnie Thornton Dill** 2024 **Robert "Bob" Infantino, Jr.** 2023 **Gloria Aparicio Blackwell** 2022 **Warren L. Kelley** ## Distinguished Service Awards 2025 **David Eubanks** **Randy Malitzki** **Dennis Passarella-George** **Karen Petroff** **Alan Sactor** **Carolyn Schupbach** 2024 **Anne Carswell** **Nina Harris** **Curtis Shade** **Stacy Sims** **Erin Rooney-Eckel** **Julie Wright** 2023 **Claudia Funes** **Brian Horick** **Ramsey Jabaji** **Valerie LaHoud** **David Mitchell** **Heather Teitelbaum** 2022 **Anthony Fisher** **Hilary Gossett** **Dawn Y. Jackson** **Axel Persaud** **Paige Smith**