Staff Spirit and Dedication Award

Staff Spirit and Dedication Award

The Staff Spirit and Dedication Award annually recognizes a Beckman staff member who embodies the mission and core values of the Beckman Institute and demonstrate teamwork. The Beckman Institute started the award in 2024.

Nicole Godellas facilitates an outreach activity with students.
  • Nominations open for Staff Spirit and Dedication Award

    Nominate a Beckman staff member by 5 p.m. Monday, March 3, 2025

    Eligibility:

    • Staff member's home unit must be the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
    • Nominee must embody Beckman's mission and core values
    • Must demonstrate teamwork and dedication to advancing the unit’s mission

    Nomination form

Recognizing dedicated Beckman staff members

Those who receive the award will earn a $1,500 one-time cash award, after taxes, awarded through payroll and a commemorative Arnold Beckman bust. They will be the Beckman Institute's nominee for the Chancellor's Staff Excellence Award.

The Beckman Institute recognizes the Staff Spirit and Dedication awardees and faculty Vision and Spirit Award winners each year on or near the anniversary of Arnold Beckman's birth, April 10.

Nominations are open each spring.

Previous recipients