About the award...

PURPOSE: To recognize an outstanding employee with the following attributes:

1. Nominee is productive, exhibits commitment to quality in carrying out job responsibilities and is an asset to the staff of his/her department.

2. Nominee is willing to take initiative and accepts and carries out additional responsibilities beyond regular job assignments.

3. Nominee is consistently dependable and punctual in reporting for duty, completing assignments on time, and participating in additional responsibilities.

4. Nominee portrays a positive attitude toward work responsibilities, co-workers, and customers and serves as a role model for others.

5. Nominee exhibits exemplary service in daily work of the individual and notable contribution to a department or university project.

6. Nominee excels in knowledge and expertise in his/her department.

7. Nominee exhibits a willingness to work in a team setting within and/or outside of his/her assigned department.

CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION: 1. Nominee must be a permanent full-time employee assigned to work at the ARDC for six months or more at time of nomination.

2. Must be in good standing with the University of Nebraska

SELECTION PROCESS: 1. The award recipient will be determined via a four-part selection process as described below.

· Nominations must be made by any full-time employee assigned to work at the ARDC. All nominations MUST be submitted on the nomination/scoring form to the Chair of the Social Benefits Committee (Walker Luedtke) or via the web form (http://ardc.unl.edu/EOY.htm) by the date specified by the social committee. Only signed forms will be accepted and reviewed. So if you submit your form via the web, please contact the Social Committee chair to make signature arrangements.

· The Social Committee then sends a nomination/scoring form to the nominee's supervisor, along with a copy (copies) of the actual nomination/scoring form(s). The supervisor has one month to return the nomination/scoring form. If no response is received from the supervisor, the candidate receives a zero score in this category.

· A list of the nominees is sent to all staff at the ARDC and Saunders County Extension. At that time each employee has the option to evaluate each candidate using the nomination/scoring form. Each employee evaluates only the candidates they choose to.

· The Social Committee will review all nomination materials and individually score candidates in written form. The Social Committee Chair will tally the totals to determine the winner.

2. The scoring system will consist of: - 50% nomination/scoring average by employees - 25% nomination/scoring by supervisor - 25% scoring by Social Committee

3. The winning nominee is selected based on the total combined score.

4. In the event of a tie, the Social Committee will carefully examine supporting comments and examples to determine the winner.

AWARD: 1. The award is given annually to one recipient

2. The award will be presented this summer at the Summer Picnic. Picnic date is pending at time of this posting.

3. Incentives are solicited by the Social Committee and may vary from year to year. The following will be included annually, regardless of solicitation.

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