Highlights from Penn’s annual campus-wide staff recognition celebration, where University leaders presented awards to four staff teams and seven individual honorees.
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Fellow staff members celebrate the PARCC team.
Members of the Penn community gathered in the Penn Museum’s Harrison Auditorium to celebrate extraordinary University staff achievements at the 2026 Models of Excellence Award Ceremony on June 1.
This year, 73 staff honorees—four teams and seven individuals—received awards in three categories: Models of Innovation, Pillars of Excellence, and Model Supervisor.
President J. Larry Jameson, Provost John L. Jackson, Jr., Executive Vice President Mark Dingfield, and Vice President of Human Resources Felicia A. Washington presented the awards on stage after a rousing performance by the Penn Glee Club. Following the presentation, staff honorees, their colleagues, friends, and family continued the festivities at a reception in the Warden Garden.
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