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On Friday, April 1, 20 staff and faculty members were recognized with the Marinus Smith Award during a reception hosted by New Student & Family Programs and CU Parents Association (CUPA). The awards were presented to the recipients by Jennifer McDuffie, director of New Student & Family Programs.

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“Our theme for the Marinus Smith Awards is Making a Difference,” said McDuffie. “Recipients will join a long line of Marinus Smith Award winners who have impacted students and the university.”

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The Marinus Smith Recognition Awards are presented each spring to select CU-Boulder teachers, advisors and staff who made a significant, positive impact on the lives of CU-Boulder students.��

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Nominations for the award are submitted by students or in some cases, a student’s family member. In the call for nominations, students are asked to consider a person who had a considerable impact on their life while attending CU-Boulder. Submitting a nomination provides a meaningful way for students and their families to say “thank you” to outstanding staff and faculty members who have taken the time to show care and concern for those they serve. The nomination process closes in early spring and nominations for 2016-2017 will open in the fall. Staff and faculty members are eligible to be nominated each school year and several 2015-2016 recipients have been previously honored with a Marinus Smith Award.

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The award is named after Marinus Smith, one of Boulder’s pioneer settlers who in 1874 not only led the way with a $1,000 donation toward the creation of the University in Boulder, he and his wife donated 25 acres for the university including the Norlin Quadrangle.��

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The following are the 2016 honorees:��