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< About the Office

  • Meet the Provost
  • Academic and Administrative Units
  • Academic Leadership Postings

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< Priorities and Initiatives

  • 1855 Professorships
  • CAL-RCAH Integration Project
  • EDI Center
  • Green and White Initiatives
  • Honorifics
  • MiLEAP Learning Goals Project
  • MI-ACE Women's Network Annual Conference
  • Modernization of General Education

< Academic Resources

  • Civil Discourse FAQs for Faculty
  • Religious Observance Resources

< News and Updates

  • Messages from the Office
  • Stories that Define Us
  • Events

< Contact

  • Engagement Team

Office of the Provost > Priorities and Initiatives > Honorifics > All University Awards >

Distinguished Academic Staff/Specialist

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Distinguished Academic Staff/Specialist Award

The Distinguished Academic Staff/Specialist Award recognizes the outstanding achievements of those professionals who serve the University in advising, curriculum development, outreach, extension, research, and teaching. Distinguished Academic Staff/Specialist Awards are made to members of the academic staff who are appointed as Academic Specialists or Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) Academic Staff (faculty with Extension-supported appointments are not eligible for this award).

Up to four Distinguished Academic Staff/Specialist Awards are given annually. Eligibility for nomination requires a minimum of ten years of continuous MSU employment as an academic specialist or an MSU Extension academic staff member.

Nominations for 2026-27 are due on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026.

Additional information may be found below.

  • Distinguished Academic Staff/Specialist Award Guidelines 2026-27 (PDF)
  • Nomination form (Qualtrics)
  • Cumulative list of honorees

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