President's Student Employee of the Year Award
President's Student Employee of the Year Award
The President's Student Employee of the Year Award is given annually to an outstanding student employee who has made a positive impact on the University and has demonstrated an exceptional quality of work and commitment to the University’s purpose and core values.
Congratulations to the 2024 Student Employee of the Year Award recipients!
The winner receives a certificate and an award of $1,000. The UT Austin winner is entered in the national competition sponsored by the National Student Employment Association (NSEA).
In addition, ten nominees are chosen as finalists and will receive an award of $250.
Who is Eligible for Nomination?
Only students employed in hourly-paid non-academic and academic student jobs as well as Resident Assistants are eligible for this award. The Graduate School oversees awards for salaried Graduate Academic student employees.
Additionally, only student employees who are assigned to work approximately 240 hours between June 1, 2023 and May 31, 2024 are eligible for nomination.
Nomination Guidelines
Any staff or faculty member can nominate an eligible student employee for an award.
Award recipients are selected based on the quality of the nomination, and not on the quantity of nominations they receive. Nominations selected for an award will provide specific details about the student nominee and address how they have exceeded expectations and demonstrated an exceptional quality of work.
The Student Employee of the Year and finalists will be notified in March. They will be formally recognized in April as a part of National Student Employee Appreciation Week!
2024 President’s Student Employee of the Year Award Winner
Congratulations to senior Leilani Cabello, recipient of The University of Texas at Austin 2024 President’s Student Employee of the Year Award!
Leilani is a senior graduating with a B.F.A. in Design from the College of Fine Arts; and she is a Student Technology Assistant 4 for the College of Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (LAITS). In her role, she has worked on several different design projects including most notably designing a full-page ad for UT Summer Courses that appeared in the Alcalde Magazine. She took on the role of lead designer on a project to create a French e-textbook, a very large and complex project. Her work on these projects and her help leading other student employees has made a lasting impact on LAITS.