Professor Emerita Nan Amodeo made a generous gift before her death to create a permanent annual award specifically to recognize UMPI hourly-wage employees. Although Nan was full of admiration for faculty, professional staff, and even administrators, she felt that hourly employees were the “often un-praised members” of the UMPI community and that their dedication deserved recognition.

Past recipients receiving the award include:

• 2020 Kim Masse
• 2019 Daren Green
• 2018 Charles Holmquist
• 2017 Donna White
• 2016 Nola Belanger
• 2015 Joe Moir
• 2014 Robert Michaud
• 2013 Linda McLaughlin
• 2012 Connie Levesque
• 2011 Florence Soucie
• 2010 Ethelyn Boyd