2025 Harvard Heroes
Nominations Open February 3 to February 26
HLS collects nominations for the Dean’s Award for Excellence concurrently with Harvard Heroes. The nomination period for HLS employees is from Monday, February 3 until Wednesday, February 26.
Please note that these nominations are to review HLS employees. If you would like to submit a nominee for Harvard Hero for another employee at Harvard, please visit the Harvard Heroes webpage.
What is Harvard Heroes?
The Harvard Heroes Recognition Program celebrates the accomplishments of Harvard staff whose work supports the mission of Harvard at the highest levels of contribution, impact and excellence.
Harvard staff members contribute vitally to Harvard’s excellence. Staff contributions include building and maintaining a vast infrastructure (technical, financial, physical and human) upon which the academic enterprise relies.
Harvard Heroes is an annual program held in the spring that recognizes and celebrates high-performing staff from across every School and the Central Administration. These staff members have been nominated and/or selected by their peers and departments for their leadership, teamwork, adaptability, innovation and exceptional contributions.
All employees are invited to attend the awards ceremony and reception.
*Please note that the nomination period for HLS Harvard Heroes differs from the University Harvard Heroes timeline
Recognition Advisory Committee
The HLS Recognition Advisory Committee is tasked with selecting our Dean’s Award for Excellence Honorees and our HLS Harvard Heroes.
Harvard Heroes 2025 Celebration
This year’s Harvard Heroes awards ceremony, hosted by President Garber, will be held:
Thursday, June 12, 3:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall, Sanders Theatre
Reception to follow at Annenberg Hall (next to Sanders Theatre)
All employees are invited and no tickets are needed.