Anisha Campbell Wins USM Board of Regents Staff Award
The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents is honoring nine members of its staff at institutions across the system as recipients of the 2025 USM Regents’ Staff Awards. The Board will recognize the awardees with a celebration in Spring 2026.
The awards are the highest honor presented by the board to exemplary staff members. The awards honor excellence in the following categories: Exceptional Contribution; Outstanding Service to Students; Extraordinary Public Service; Effectiveness and Efficiency; and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. The awards also recognize Excellence in Performance, Making a Difference to the Campus, Acting as a Role Model, and Excellence as a Team Player.
Institutional staff nominating committees make recommendations to the institutional presidents, who review nominations and supporting material and forward recommendations to USM Chancellor Jay A. Perman. The Regents Staff Review Committee makes the final recommendations. Each award carries a $2,000 prize provided by the institutions and the University System of Maryland Foundation.
“There’s no asset we have at the USM more valuable than our people. Nothing else comes even close,” said USM Chancellor Jay A. Perman. “And every year, when we recognize our Staff Award winners, we get to celebrate that value—colleagues who transform how we work and how we serve, how we operate more efficiently, how we make a difference in the lives of our students and our neighbors. The fact that Marylanders place so much trust in us to drive positive change is a credit to staff across the System doing exactly that, every single day. It’s a privilege to honor their dedication.”
Anisha Campbell, associate director of the University of Maryland's Terrapin Teachers program, received an award in the Exceptional Contribution category. Campbell has 11 years of service to the institution and in her current position. She has spent the last decade developing the next generation of K-12 STEM teachers, leading innovative initiatives that have elevated the program's visibility, status, and success. She has taken the lead in fostering relationships between school districts, departments, and colleges, leveraging these connections across and beyond campus to secure major grants. Additionally, she has facilitated two innovative positions and helped develop a new program to support new teachers. She hires tutors, ensures students are aware of scholarships and financial aid, and has spearheaded the use of radio ads and community college partnerships to reach historically underrepresented students. Campbell’s impact is evident in her successful recruitment of over 1,200 students to take an introductory teaching course and in her graduation of more than 100 certified secondary STEM teachers.
