Staff Awards for Excellence Nomination Information
Take a look around you. You recognize people who are dedicated to The University of Arizona, who are always ready to help, and who make the University a great place to work. Now, take a moment and nominate those people for an Award for Excellence so that the rest of the University can appreciate them also.
The Staff Advisory Council, the Appointed Professionals Advisory Council, the President’s Cabinet and I sponsor these awards. I urge you to take advantage of this opportunity.
University Staff Awards for Excellence will be presented to approximately 11 members of the Classified Staff and the Appointed Professionals, regardless of their length of service, classification or pay grade. These awards are designed to recognize outstanding achievements. Individuals nominated must be benefits eligible.
The Billy Joe Varney Award for Excellence will be presented to one employee, with at least 15 cumulative years of employment at the University, who merits special recognition for a career of dedicated service to the University, its employees, and the community. Nominees can be chosen from any employment category. Individuals nominated must be benefits eligible.
The University Team Award for Excellence will be presented to a team of primarily comprised of Classified Staff and Appointed Professionals. Team members should have complementary skills, be committed to a common purpose and share specific performance goals. They should also have established means by which to hold themselves mutually accountable. A Team shall be defined as three or more benefits-eligible employees, regardless of their length of service. The award will be presented in recognition of the team’s outstanding contribution to its unit, department, or University as a whole.
The Department Award for Excellence will be presented to a single department in recognition of its outstanding departmental excellence in the management of its people and resources. Nominations should include specific examples of exemplary performance in the criteria themes outlined. Judges will look for the degree to which departments meet and/or exceed the selection criteria.
All of these honors, with the exception of the Department Award for Excellence, carry with them a university-funded monetary award and, therefore, must be based on achievements in activities beyond normal duties. For myself and on behalf of the organizations supporting this recognition, I encourage you to nominate employees in your area who you feel are making outstanding contributions to the University.
To assist you with your nominations please go to the Staff Advisory Council website for nomination forms and criteria. If you have trouble accessing the forms please contact Grace Aranda at 621-3931 or garanda@u.arizona.edu.
Questions should be directed to the co-chairs of the UA/SAC Awards for Excellence Team; Grace Aranda, 621-3931 or garanda@u.arizona.edu or Eddie Gomez, ecgomez@email.arizona.edu.
I am looking forward to meeting the outstanding employees at the recognition ceremony on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, when I shall personally present the Awards of Excellence.