{"id":11438,"date":"2026-05-15T13:22:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/?p=11438"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:22:54","slug":"february-24-2026-university-staff-awards-committee-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/february-24-2026-university-staff-awards-committee-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"February 24, 2026-University Staff Awards Committee-Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Present:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; J. Almquist, E. Cochrane, A. Dempsey Fischer, K. Morgan,<br>T. Nation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Absent:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; M. Vallejo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time:&nbsp; 10:00 a.m.<br>Location:&nbsp; <strong>Microsoft Teams meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:upper-roman\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Call to order-The meeting was called to order at 10:04 a.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approval of July 22, 2025 Minutes-The minutes were approved as submitted via auto consent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chair update-Chair Nation did not have an update.\u00a0 She did note the committee will miss G. Dukes and her guidance over the years.\u00a0 The committee briefly discussed the Length of Service Awards.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review of 2025-2026 Documents-The committee reviewed the documents.\u00a0 No changes were required and were approved for the current Awards season.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discuss Timeline 2025-2026-The committee discussed the timeline.\u00a0 The committee approved moving moving the call for nominations to mid March 2026 to give the committee time to review submissions.\u00a0 L. Eastman will send the call out before Spring Recess 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adjournment-The meeting was adjourned at 10:28 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Present:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; J. Almquist, E. Cochrane, A. Dempsey Fischer, K. Morgan,T. Nation Absent:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; M. 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