2016 Outstanding Performance Award & 2016 Supervisor of the Year Award

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2016 Outstanding Performance Award & 2016 Supervisor of the Year Award The Office of the President is accepting nominations for the 2016 Outstanding Performance Awards and the 2016 Supervisor of the

1 2016 Outstanding Performance Award & 2016 Supervisor of the Year Award The Office of the President is accepting nominations for the 2016 Outstanding Performance Awards and the 2016 Supervisor of the Year Award through Friday, March 4, The Outstanding Performance Awards recognize classified and professional/ administrative staff for their outstanding performance and commitment to service. The Supervisor of the Year Award recognizes staff and faculty supervisors who provide leadership in creating work environments that facilitate work/life balance, professional development and performance management. Recipients will receive plaques, a $1000 cash award and a letter of appreciation for their personnel files. President James Ramsey will also host a luncheon in their honor. OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARDS Selection Criteria Recipients should have: Exhibited commitment to serve students, the general public and university colleagues. Sustained a high-level of productivity and consistent quality of work. Demonstrated a high degree of initiative in the performance of functions. Displayed exceptional dependability. Maintained effective relationships with others. Demonstrated leadership qualities. Enhanced the university's image through professional publications and public service. Nominees need not meet all seven criteria for the award, but the nomination must recognize the employee's service orientation. Nomination Guidelines Staff members who have received an Outstanding Performance Award in the past three years are ineligible for the award this year. Any other permanent classified or professional/administrative staff member employed at UofL for at least two years and a minimum of one year in his or her current job is eligible. This award includes four position categories: professional/administrative, clerical/secretarial, technical/paraprofessional and skilled craft/service workers. Nominations can come from any member of the campus community: co-workers, supervisors, faculty, staff, students, etc. Nominators should describe the complexity of the employee's job duties and should provide specific information about productivity, quality of work and outstanding performance; however, nominations must not include annual performance appraisals. Only nomination forms will be forwarded to the committee (no additional letters of support will be forwarded). However, the committee will seek supporting information from each nominee's supervisor or unit head. Individuals who are meritorious will qualify for consideration, but being meritorious does not automatically qualify an individual for this award.

2 SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR AWARD Selection Criteria Recipient should: Maintain a work environment which demonstrates and supports work/life balance, professional development and performance management Demonstrate equitable and respectful treatment of all staff Motivate peers and employees Demonstrate other leadership qualities Eligibility Nominees must be:! employed at UofL as regular status, full-time staff or faculty members! nominated by an employee who they currently supervise or supervised in the past SELECTION BY UNIVERSITY-WIDE SCREENING COMMITTEE Representatives from each unit will form the university-wide screening committee. The committee will make the award selections. Up to twenty-five percent of the eligible nominees in each of the four OPA categories (professional/administrative, clerical/secretarial, technical/paraprofessional and skilled craft/service workers) will receive the award. One supervisor of the year will be selected. All nominations must be submitted with the attached form by March 4, For more information about the awards contact: Sandy Garcia at

3 Nomination Form for Outstanding Performance Awards The nomination deadline is February 19, Only this form will be forwarded to the selection committee (no additional letters of support will be forwarded). Nomination Information Nominee: Nominee s position: Nominee s department: Nominee s direct supervisor: Nominator: Nominator s position: Nominator s department: Nominator s relationship to nominee: Nominee s award category (required): OPA professional/administrative (PA) OPA technical/paraprofessional (TA) OPA clerical/secretarial (CS) OPA skilled craft/service workers (SS) Nomination Briefly describe the job duties of the employee being nominated and state why you feel they should be considered for an outstanding performance award

4 Support your nomination by responding to as many of the following sections as possible. Nominees need not meet all seven criteria for the award, but the nomination must recognize the employee's service orientation and describe how the employee went above and beyond their normal job duties (provide examples, as applicable). Exhibited a commitment to serve students, the general public and university colleagues Sustained a high level of productivity and consistent quality of work Demonstrated a high degree of initiative in the performance of job functions Displayed exceptional dependability

5 Maintained effective relationships with others Demonstrated leadership qualities Enhanced the university s image through professional publications and public service Provide concluding comments or additional information here Send nomination materials to: UofL Outstanding Performance Awards Office of the President, 103A Grawemeyer Hall Attention: Sandy Garcia You also may or fax to: sggarc01@louisville.edu Fax:

Nomination Form for Supervisor of the Year Awards The nomination deadline is February 19, 2016.

6 Nomination Form for Supervisor of the Year Awards The nomination deadline is February 19, Only this form will be forwarded to the selection committee (no additional letters of support will be forwarded). Nomination Information Nominee: Nominee s position: Nominee s department: Nominee s direct supervisor: Nominator: Nominator s position: Nominator s department: Nominator s relationship to nominee: Nomination Nominees must be: Employed at U of L as regular status, full-time staff or faculty members Nominated by an employee who they currently supervise or supervised in the past Briefly describe the job duties of the employee being nominated and state why you feel they should be considered for the supervisor of the year award

7 Support your nomination by responding to each of the following sections (provide examples, as applicable). Maintains a work environment which demonstrates and supports work/life balance, professional development and performance management Demonstrates equitable and respectful treatment of all staff

8 Motivates peers and employees Demonstrates other leadership qualities

9 Provide concluding comments or additional information here Send nomination materials to: UofL Outstanding Performance Awards Office of the President, 103A Grawemeyer Hall Attention: Sandy Garcia You also may or fax to: Fax: Please Note: The committee will seek supporting information from each nominee s manager or unit head.

2017 & 2018 Outstanding Performance Awards and 2017 & 2018 Supervisor of the Year Awards

2017 & 2018 Outstanding Performance Awards and 2017 & 2018 Supervisor of the Year Awards The Office of the President is accepting nominations for the 2017 & 2018 Outstanding Performance Awards and the