MIT Excellence Awards
The MIT Excellence Awards and Collier Medal recognize the exceptional contributions of staff from across the Institute. Recipients are nominated by members of the MIT community and receive the awards each summer at a ceremony on MIT campus.
2026 MIT Excellence Award Recipients
Allison Chang (left) received an award for Embracing Inclusion and Craig Rowe (right) for Outstanding Contributor.
Past MIT Excellence Award Recipients
2025
Timothy Collard and Roger Khazan for Bringing out the Best: Everyday Leadership Throughout MIT
Stephanie Tran for Innovative Solutions: Collaborating for Results
Sharon Clarke, Charles "Chip" Coldwell, and Jeremy Mineweaser for Outstanding Contributor: Working Behind the Scenes
2024
Salvatore Ieni for Bringing out the Best: Everyday Leadership Throughout MIT
Andrew Mack for Outstanding Contributor: Working Behind the Scenes
2023
Dennis Hamel and Sarah Willis for Outstanding Contributor: Working Behind the Scenes
Timothy Meunier and Roslyn Wesley for Serving Our Community: Providing Consistent and Exceptional Service
2022
Robert Boston for Bringing out the Best: Everyday Leadership Throughout MIT
Ryan Burrow and Ngaire Underhill, for Embracing Inclusion: Maximizing MIT’s Strengths
Curran Schiefelbein for Innovative Solutions: Collaborating for Results
Johnnie Woo for Serving Our Community: Providing Consistent and Exceptional Service
2021
Martine Kalke and Jonathan Pitts for Bringing out the Best: Everyday Leadership Throughout MIT
Alice Lee for Embracing Inclusion: Maximizing MIT’s Strengths
Rajan Gurjar and David Johnson for Outstanding Contributor: Working Behind the Scenes
Zachary Sweet for Serving Our Community: Providing Consistent and Exceptional Service
A complete list of award recipients is available on MIT’s website.