University of Utah Staff Excellence Awards
About the Staff Excellence Awards
2008 Staff Excellence Award Winners
2008 District Staff Award Winners
2008 Nomination Forms
Criteria for Nominations
From which District is your nominee?
2008 District Staff Award Chairs
Previous Staff Excellence Award Recipients
Photo Gallery
About the Staff Excellence Awards
The Staff Excellence Awards Program was established in 1992 to recognize superior service and ongoing contributions by the University of Utah's full-time staff employees. Six awards are presented annually to staff employees selected by the Vice President for Human Resources. The award amount for 2008 for the Staff Excellence Awards has been increased to $5000. In addition to the $5000 honorarium, each winner will receive a special plaque, and their names added to a perpetual plaque which includes all previous recipients of the Staff Excellence Awards. The perpetual plaque is permanently displayed in the Human Resources Building at 420 Wakara Way.
In 2006, the nomination process for this awards program was changed. In previous years, nominations were solicited from across campus. The program would normally receive about 70 nominations. Our goal in changing the nomination process was to recognize a larger number of deserving staff. In addition, in 2007, the name of the program was changed from the Presidential Staff Awards to the Staff Excellence Awards.
In order to recognize the exceptional contribution of a much larger number of staff at the University of Utah, twenty-four district staff awards will be given to staff employees throughout the University. These awards have been divided among the vice presidents areas according to the percent of staff who work in that area.
Health Sciences has been divided into 2 districts: Hospital/Clinics and Other Health Sciences which is comprised of the Office of the VP for Health Sciences, School of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Health, College of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Development Office, and Health Sciences Library.
The Office of the President, VP for Institutional Advancement/University Relations/Development, VP for Human Resources, VP for Research, VP for General Counsel, VP for Technology Venture Development, VP for Government Relations, Athletics, Office of Information Technology, and University Neighborhood Partners have been combined into the General Administration District.
The nominee's District is based on the vice president to which his or her department reports. To determine which District the nominee belongs to, go to http://www.admin.utah.edu/
| District |
# Awards |
| 1. Academic Affairs |
6 |
| 2. Administrative Services |
4 |
| 3. General Administration |
1 |
| 4. Hospital/Clinics |
7
|
| 5. Other Health Sciences |
4
|
| 6. Student Affairs |
2 |
| Total |
24 |
These twenty-four district staff awards will be the pool from which the six recipients of the Staff Excellence Awards are chosen. All twenty-four district award recipients will be recognized in their respective areas and at the Staff Excellence Awards luncheon. The final six recipients of the Staff Excellence Awards will be announced at the luncheon.
Faculty and staff employees are encouraged to nominate a STAFF employee for this prestigious award from any of the six Districts who meets the eligibility criteria by downloading the nomination form.
A Selection Committee, coordinated by the University of Utah Staff Council (UUSC), will judge the nominees on Service Excellence and Commitment to the University and present the proposed list of recipients to the Vice President for Human Resources for final selection.
For more information about the Staff Excellence Awards, please contact Terri Crow at 585-0928 or Thuy Nguyen at 585-6898.
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Criteria for Nominations
Nominees must have at least three years of continuous service to the University of Utah and be current FULL-TIME (.75 FTE or greater) STAFF employees in good standing in order to be nominated. Nominators should check with their payroll reporters to obtain information about the nominees'
-
employee ID,
- date of full-time hire, and
- job title
The above information must be included on the nomination form. The Selection Committee WILL NOT accept incomplete nominations.
Faculty, Director level staff and above, and part-time hourly staff, are NOT eligible for this award.
This award recognizes superior performance in the following areas:
- Service Excellence
- Demonstrates exceptional ability in quality of work, proficiency, initiative, skills in dealing with people, dependability, and creativity (quality of work as measured against the type of work being performed).
- Exhibits through personal qualities a high degree of the following:
- teamwork
- positive attitude
- willingness to cooperate
- ability to relate to others (colleagues and students) in a manner that reflects well upon the University.
- Shows ongoing desire for improvement.
- Has a knowledge and understanding of the University and its functions.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships/communication with co-workers, leadership, and internal/external customers.
- Commitment to University
- Service to the University demonstrates an attitude of ongoing commitment to assist the University in achieving its mission.
- Contributions have long-lasting benefits to the individual and the University community.
- Supports and participates in Departmental/University initiatives.
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Nomination Forms
Nominations may be made by faculty or staff members and must be completed on one of the district forms provided below. Forms may be submitted via campus-mail, by e-mail or by fax to the Chair of the District Staff Awards Team for your district.
You may also nominate a STAFF employee from another Distirct. Please indicate their district on the nomination form and send it to the respective chair of that district. For a list of district chairs, click here.
The nominee's District is based on the vice president to which his or her department reports. To determine which District the nominee belongs to, go to http://www.admin.utah.edu/
Note: email submittals will be confirmed with the person originating the form. The final Selection Committee WILL NOT accept incomplete nominations.
Nomination forms will be emailed by the District Staff Awards Team to the employees in their district but are also available below in PDF. Please note that the PDF format cannot be saved. You can enter information directly on the form and print only. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to open the PDF document.
Nomination Forms for the 2008 District Staff Awards and Staff Excellence Awards are due Monday, May 5, 2008 by 5 PM to the chair of the District Staff Awards Team.
Choose one of the following forms depending on your district. If you are nominating someone from another district, please note the district on the nomination form or use this general form.
If you are an employee from the Office of the President, VP for Institutional Advancement/University Relations/Development, VP for Human Resources, VP for Research, VP for General Counsel, VP for Technology Venture Development, VP for Government Relations, Athletics, Office of Information Technology, and University Neighborhood Partner, please select General Administration.
If you are from the Office of the VP for Health Sciences, School of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Health, College of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Development Office, and Health Sciences Library, please select Other Health Sciences below.
District Staff Awards Nomination Forms
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