Staff Excellence Award

Each year the Department of Surgery recognizes two outstanding SPA staff members. This honor is accompanied by a certificate, a monetary award of $100, and up to two days’ vacation. Prior recipients include:
| 2017 | Melainie Bolick | |
| 2016 | ||
| 2015 | The Accounting Team | Gina Potts
Paul Clement Tonia Lefler Kim Collins Donna Redman |
| 2014 | Layla Portier | |
| 2013 | Gina Potts | |
| 2012 | Melissa Haugh | Ted Hobgood |
| 2011 | Carleta Long | Jesse Clement |
| 2010 | Patricia Brown, Neurosurgery | Margaret Cloud, CT |
| 2009 | Beverly Holt, GI Surgery | Tonia Lefler, Surgery Administration |
| 2008 | Becky Kelley, Surgical Oncology | Smyrna Robinson, Neurosurgery |
| 2007 | Kim Collins, Transplant | Lynn West, Urology |
| 2006 | Sidney Holdrege, Surgery Administration | Kathie Patterson, Surgery Administration |
| 2005 | Tammie Johnson, CT and Trauma/Critical Care | Robbie Knight, Surgery Administration |
| 2002 | Patricia Archie, Surgery Administration | Lori Baird, Trauma/Critical Care |
| 2001 | Kathy Atwater, Surgery Adminstration | Kay Teague, Burn Center |
| 2000 | Sheila Majors, General Surgery | Robin Robinson, Surgery Administration |
| 1999 | Dorothy Baker, Urology | Katrina Harris, Vascular |
| 1998 | John Bryant, CT | Jean Norwood, Surgery Administration |
| 1997 | Angela Glover, General Surgery | Rebecca Gwinn-Richardson, Urology |
| 1996 | Debbie Alberti, CT | Carolyn Hamby, ENT |
