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2012 Staff Senate Annual Awards

Staff Senate formally recognizes deserving staff members with 20 awards each year.  In addition to these, Staff Senate accepts nominations for Sponsors and Friends of UW, which are awards intended for supporters of the University of Wyoming.  Each award has a separate online nomination form that can be found on the awards web page.  Below is a list of the awards, links to the respective web pages and when each award is open and closed for nominations. 

Nomination Periods

Award Opens Closes
Employee of the 1st Quarter Award January 6, 2012  March 9, 2012 
Employee of the Year Award January 20, 2012 March 19, 2012
E.G. Meyer Family Award January 9, 2012 March 19, 2012
Jodi K. Humphrey Award January 9, 2012 March 19, 2012
Staff Incentive Award January 9, 2012 March 19, 2012
Unsung Hero Full & Part Time Award January 9, 2012 March 19, 2012
Off-Campus Award January 9, 2012 March 19, 2012
Pete Simpson Golden Gloves Award January 9, 2012 March 19, 2012
Skilled Crafts Award January 9, 2012 March 19, 2012
Skilled Services/Maintenance Award January 9, 2012 March 19, 2012
Friends of UW Award January 9, 2012 March 19, 2011
Sponsors of UW Award January 9, 2012 March 19, 2011

Guidelines for Award Nominations

1. Senators who serve on the Recognition Committee may not nominate employees   for awards, with the exception of the Peter K. Simpson Golden Gloves Award.

2. Senators who serve on the Executive Committee may nominate employees for the Sponsors of UW and Peter K. Simpson Golden Gloves Awards only.

3. Any faculty, staff and administrators may nominate staff members for these awards.

4. Nominations may not rollover to the next cycle; a new submission must be completed.

5. Only the respective on-line form will be accepted as a nomination for each award.

Tips for Completing Award Nominations

1. Try to include examples to illustrate the nominee's abilities to fulfill the requirements of the award.

2. Do not use the nominee's name or department name in the nomination form.

3. Two weeks prior to the closing of an award, verify that the nomination packet is complete (this is very important if more than one nomination is required).

4. Three - Five sentences is more than enough to illustrate the nominee's abilities when answering the questions.