University Staff Excellence Awards
The University Staff Excellence Award is presented each year to deserving permanent staff employees as nominated by other staff, supervisors, administrators and/or students. An awards committee, appointed by the Chancellor, will review nominations and choose the names of up to two individuals to receive the awards of $1,000 each. The awards will be presented at the Excellence Day Convocation in the spring.
NOTE: Wednesday, May 7 is Excellence Day, 2008.
Please return Nominiation forms by March 26, 2008 to:
Staff Excellence Awards Commmittee
c/o Jennie Prince
Admissions and Visitor Center, Campus
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Criteria
Consideration is based on the following criteria; more than one category may apply:
- Devotion to Duty
- The nominee has exhibited unselfish devotion to duty far and above the normal requirements and has contributed significantly to the advancement of service to the UNCG community and to the people of North Carolina.
- Innovation
- The nominee has successfully established new and outstanding work methods, practices and plans for his/her department that are consistent with the University Mission.
- Service
- The nominee has made outstanding contributions to the University through involvement on committees and/or representing the University in civic or professional organizations, etc.
- Human Relations
- The nominee has made outstanding contributions in the field of human relations or employee-management relations that foster a model working and and/or learning environment.
- Other Achievements
- The nominee has made outstanding contributions or service deserving recognition not described in the categories above. This could include, but is not limited to, acts that demonstrate safety and heroism or other examples beyond the call of duty.
Recipients
| Name | Role & Department |
|---|---|
| 2007 | |
| Jerry Benjamin | Office of the Provost |
| John Pearce | Facilities Operations/Housekeeping |
| 2006 | |
| Mary Culkin | Director, Disability Servicesm, Student Affairs |
| Patty Booker | Office Manager, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, School of Health & Human Performance |
| 2005 | |
| Julian Cheek | Costume Studio Supervisor, Theatre Department |
| Carole Lindsey-Potter | Office Manager, Women's & Gender Studies |
| 2004 | |
| Christian Aaroe | Project manager, Physical Plant, Business Affairs |
| Touger Vang | Processing supervisor, Financial Aid Office |
| 2003 | |
| Sarah Cottrell | Housekeeper, Alumni House |
| Steven Siler | Utilities manager, Physical Plant, Business Affairs |
| 2002 | |
| Yvonne Cousino | Director of Enrolled Student Services, Graduate School |
| Toni Knight | Director of the Student Advising and Recruitment Center Director of the UNCG Teaching Fellows Program, School of Education |