The 26th year of the UW-Madison Academic Staff Excellence Awards is underway, with a deadline of Jan. 13 for nominations. Nine winners in seven categories will be named in March and honored at an awards ceremony in April and at the Academic Staff Assembly meeting in May. In addition, the UW System Awards, with a deadline of Jan. 6, will honor academic staff in three categories. Nomination materials for all awards should be submitted electronically here. If you have questions regarding the awards, please contact Jake Smith at 263-2985, or email pdrc@soas.wisc.edu.