Departmental Awards for Faculty and Staff
Who do you know that should be recognized for their positive influence or dedication in the Department?
The Department of Medicine is home to faculty and staff who have a tremendous impact daily through their dedicated work. To honor these contributions, colleagues are encouraged to nominate deserving individuals for one of the many award categories listed below.
After the nomination and selection process, we welcome everyone to join us at the Inaugural DOM Medicine Awards on Month Date, 2026. This special event, hosted by the DOM Well-Being Council, will celebrate the achievements and positive influence our colleagues have on the Department, the School of Medicine, and the University.
We seek to recognize those who have made significant contributions and/or demonstrated excellence, service, and dedication at WashU Medicine or BJC Healthcare in any relevant role. We welcome nomination submissions for faculty and staff across all areas, specialties, tracks, ranks, and positions. Self-nominations are also allowed.
Please submit your nominations for the following categories by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2026 using the instructions provided.
Please note: We are pushing the date back to Friday, August 21st at 5 p.m.
Staff
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Long Haul | Sustained effort and dedication with enduring impact over a long-term period |
| Rookie of the Year | Significant impact during first year of employment |
| Outstanding Newer Rising Professional | Outstanding contributions with potential for long-term growth during first 5 years of employment |
| Unsung Hero | Consistent efforts to go “above and beyond” without seeking or expecting recognition |
| Distinguished Mentor | Demonstrated exceptional effort to enhance development and success of mentees |
| Community Builder | Significant effort to improve the quality of life for members within the community |
| Administrative Rock Star Award | Administrative excellence going above and beyond |
| Team Science | Integral efforts across interdisciplinary teams to accelerate research gains |
| Excellence in Education | Dedication to consistent teaching/training of others |
| Clinical Excellence | Dedication to excellent clinical care |
| Professionalism | Upholds high standards or ethics, integrity, and codes of conduct |
| Leadership Award | Significant impact through vision, innovations, and inspiration of others |
Faculty
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Long Haul | Sustained effort and dedication with enduring impact over a long-term period |
| Rookie of the Year | Significant impact during first year as faculty |
| Outstanding Early Career Rising Faculty | Outstanding contributions with potential for long-term growth during first 5 years as faculty |
| Unsung Hero | Consistent efforts to go “above and beyond” without seeking or expecting recognition |
| Distinguished Mentor | Demonstrated exceptional effort to enhance development and success of mentees |
| Community Builder | Significant effort to improve the quality of life for members within the community |
| Team Science | Integral efforts across interdisciplinary teams to accelerate research gains |
| Excellence in Education | Dedication to consistent teaching/training of others |
| Clinical Excellence | Dedication to excellent clinical care |
| Professionalism | Upholds high standards or ethics, integrity, and codes of conduct |
| Leadership Award | Significant impact through vision, innovations, and inspiration of others |
- Nomination is done online – the online award nomination form appears below. Individuals may use the form multiple times to nominate more than one person for awards.
- Nominees may include any DOM full- or part-time faculty or staff. The nominee must be an employee of the Department at both the time the nomination is received and during the award ceremony.
- Nominations are accepted from various sources, including supervisors, faculty, staff, senior administrators, and departmental representatives who work alongside the nominee.
- Individuals may nominate multiple candidates in each category, but not the same person for multiple categories.
- Multiple people can nominate/support a single person for an award.
- Nomination form should specify the category for their nominee (Faculty or Staff) and should illustrate the nominee’s contribution to the success or enhancement of a university or departmental process, team, division, or program.
- Nomination explanations should be limited to 250-500 words in length.