Nomination Guidelines

NEW! Nominee Eligibility:

• Individuals who have received awards in this competition in the last five years OR are currently on the Staff Awards Committee are not eligible to receive an award this year.
  • Check the listing of ineligible staff (by department) before making a nomination.
  • This competition does not include the Hattie B. Wagener Award.
• Nominees must be in full time FTE or TLP positions for at least 1 year.

NEW! Nomination Guidelines:

• On the nomination form:
  • Describe why this nominee deserves the award with specific examples, not just a generic "they do a great job."
  • Describe how nominee has gone above & beyond their assigned job duties.
  • No multiple nominations on a single form, please.
  • Incomplete nomination forms will not be accepted.
• Nominations will be compiled by the Staff Awards Committee Chair and shared with Staff Awards Committee without names, department or other identifiers of the nominee.
• Nominators will receive an e-mail confirmation of their submission and, optionally, the full text of their nomination.

NEW! Selection Process:

• The CECAS Staff Awards Committee Chair will compile all nominations after nomination period has closed.
  • Chair will go through nominations and take out identifiers such as candidate name, nominator name, department, etc.
  • Chair will then distribute “no named” nominations, a selection rubric and varying staff position descriptions to CECAS Staff Awards Committee members for their initial review.
  • Chair does not have voting rights.
• Each committee member will submit their top 10 administrative candidates and top 5 technical candidates through email to the Chair prior to first committee meeting.
• Chair will compile committee submissions for the first committee meeting where a detailed review of the top 10 administrative and top 5 technical staff nominees. Meeting outcome is to have 6 administrative and 3 technical nominees remaining.
• Chair will run remaining nominees by their direct supervisors to check that staff member is in good standing. Direct supervisors will also be asked for 3 names of people who nominee has worked closely with over the last year. Chair will send these 3 folks an MD360 review, by email, to fill out anonymously in regards to the nominee.
  • Chair will, again, take out all identifiers prior to sharing results back to the committee.
• Committee will come back for a second meeting where MD360s are reviewed and voting will take place for final determination of 2 administrative and 1 technical awardees.

Other Information:

• Questions about the Hattie B. Wagener Award (and nominations) should be directed to the Dean’s Office.