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

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1 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 2017 & 2018 Supervisor of the Year Award through Friday, April 13, 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. 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 Any permanent classified or professional/administrative staff member employed at the University of Louisville on or before July 1, 2016, with a minimum of one year in his or her current job, is eligible for nomination. 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 employee's job duties and should provide specific information about productivity, quality of work and outstanding performance. Nominations must not include annual performance appraisals. Only nomination forms will be forwarded to the committee (no additional letters of support will be forwarded). 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: Eligibility 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 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 select up to twenty-five percent of the eligible nominees in each of the following OPA categories: Professional/Administrative Clerical/Secretarial Technical/Paraprofessional Skilled Craft/Service Workers One supervisor of the year will be selected. All nominations must be submitted with the attached form by Friday, April 13, Positive changes in the University s circumstances and concern to support morale have led the President and university leadership to renew the university staff and faculty recognition program. Because of continued austerity and this late announcement, only one set of the awards will be given for Fall 2016-Spring 2018, with the awardees to be recognized in a faculty/staff convocation on Wednesday, May 9. The President requests your full cooperation and understanding about the abbreviation and compression of the nomination and vetting process. Thanks for your consideration.

3 Nomination Form for Outstanding Performance Awards The nomination deadline is Friday, April 13, NOTE: All nomination and supporting documentation for each nominee must be compiled into one PDF file. The PDF file must be uploaded to the President s Office Website at The nomination and supporting documentation will be held securely on the President s Office database. 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

6 Nomination Form for Supervisor of the Year Awards The nomination deadline is Friday, April 13, NOTE: All nomination and supporting documentation for each nominee must be compiled into one PDF file. The PDF file must be uploaded to the President s Office Website at The nomination and supporting documentation will be held securely on the President s Office database. Nomination Information Nominee: Position: Department: Direct supervisor: Nominator: Nominator s position: Nominator s department: Nominator s relationship to nominee: Nomination Nominees Must Be: Employed at U of L as 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