Joe Zappala and the Brown University advancement team took a strategic and fresh look at the process of submitting entries to the Circle of Excellence Awards program in 2022. They started by forming an awards working group.

How did the working group come about? 

At Brown and in our Advancement Division, we agree on the value of the Circle of Excellence Awards. The challenges that come into play are workload and competing priorities. Who has the time to take ownership and think through our choices for nomination?