ETSU Staff Woman of the Year Award

A prestigious honor that recognizes one extraordinary staff woman on campus; nominators are asked to submit a nomination form and a narrative about their respective nominee in July of each year.  The award recipient receives a cash award during the awards ceremony that is held in November of each year.

The ETSU Commission for Women Standing Committee first began accepting nominations for the ETSU Staff Woman of the Year Award in 2012. 

Nominators are strongly encouraged to submit nominations for staff-classified women and to highlight the often unnoticed accomplishments of those women that have made a notable impact in the workplace and/or improved the quality of life for others.  The nomination process is announced by an annual "seeking nominations" email that will be distributed in May. For more information on the ETSU Staff Woman of the Year Award, please contact the Women & Gender Resource Center at 423-439-5772.

Past Award Recipients 

	Kate Emmerich - 2021   Pictured are Dr. Keith Johnson, ETSU Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, ETSU President Brian Noland,  Kate Emmerich, 2021 ETSU Staff Woman of the Year, Phyllis Thompson, Assoc. Professor/Interim Chair, Counseling & Human Services, and  Jennifer Hill, chair of the ETSU Commission for Women Standing Committee.
	Jill P. Fair - 2018    Pictured are ETSU President Brian Noland, Mrs. Jill P. Fair, 2018 ETSU Staff Woman of the Year, and Ms. Harriet Masters, director of the ETSU Women's Resource Center.
	Julie M. Blevins - 2017   Pictured are Dr. Larissa Bossaer, 2016-2017, chair of the ETSU Commission for Women Standing Committee, Mrs. Julie M. Blevins, 2017 ETSU Staff Woman of the Year, and ETSU President Brian Noland.
	Laura C. Terry - 2016   Pictured are ETSU President Brian Noland, Mrs. Laura C. Terry, 2016 ETSU Staff Woman of the Year, and Dr. Michelle Hurley, 2015-2016 chair of the ETSU Commission for Women Standing Committee.
	Kathryn L. Duvall - 2015   Pictured are Dr. Sarah Harkness, 2014-2015 chair of the ETSU Commission for Women Standing Committee, Mrs. Kathryn L. Duvall, 2015 ETSU Staff Woman of the Year, and ETSU President Brian Noland.
	Kathleen A. Moore - 2014   Pictured are ETSU President Brian Noland, Mrs. Kathleen A. Moore, 2014 ETSU Staff Woman of the Year, and Dr. Sarah Harkness, 2013-2014 chair of the ETSU Commission for Women Standing Committee.
	Susan V. Knoche - 2013   Pictured are Dr. Kathryn Sharp, 2012-2013 chair of the ETSU Commission for Women Standing Committee, Ms. Susan V. Knoche, 2013 ETSU Staff Woman of the Year, and ETSU President Brian Noland.
	Ruth E. Hausman - 2012   Pictured are ETSU President Brian Noland, Mrs. Ruth E. Hausman, 2012 ETSU Staff Woman of the Year, and Ms. Theresa Marlow, 2011-2012 chair of the ETSU Commission for Women Standing Committee.