The following awards and recognition were presented during the 2024 Celebration of Excellence Awards Ceremony:

• Arlan Norman Award for Excellence in Student Mentoring (2) - Amanda Murphy, Chemistry (Undergraduate Mentor) and Moushumi Sharmin, Computer Science (Graduate Mentor)
• Carl H. Simpson Bridging Award - Karen Stout, Morse Leadership Institute
• Equity & Inclusion Award (2) - Tara Perry, Communications Studies and Allison Pfeiffer, Geology
• Excellence in Teaching Award - Manuel Montaño, Environmental Sciences
• Outstanding Classified Staff Awards (2) - Diane Brearley, Economics and Kyle Mikkelsen, AMSEC
• Outstanding Faculty Leadership Award - Theresa Warburton, English
• Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award - Nicole Hoekstra, Engineering & Design
• Outstanding Scholarship Award - Shuo Li, Accounting
• Paul J. Olscamp Research Award - Tesla Monson, Anthropology
• Peter J. Elich Excellence in Teaching Award - Robert Berger, Chemistry
• Philip E. Sharpe, Jr. Community Engagement Award - Kristi Tyran, Management
• President’s Exceptional Effort Awards (7) - Kim Ayre, Strategy Management & Budget; Rick Benner, Capital Planning & Development; Liliana Deck, Small Business Development Center; Nia Gipson, Multicultural Student Services; Jamie Lawson, Office of the Registrar; Whitney Morrison, SMATE Facilities; Maggie Savage, Speech Language & Pathology
• Professional Staff Awards for Excellence (3) - Max Bronsema, WebTech; Nia Gipson, Multicultural Student Services; Gretchen Rumsey-Richardson, DAC
• Ronald Kleinknecht Excellence in Teaching Award - Mary Erickson, Communications Studies
• Team Recognition Award - IT Major Incident Response Team
• Years of Service Recognition
• Recent Retiree Recognition