2013 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 11, 2013	March 8, 2013
Employee of the Year Award	January 18, 2013	March 15, 2013
E.G. Meyer Family Award	January 18, 2013	March 27, 2013
Jodi K. Humphrey Award	January 18, 2013	March 27, 2013
Staff Incentive Award	January 18, 2013	March 15, 2013
Unsung Hero Full & Part Time Award	January 18, 2013	March 27, 2013 for part-time only
Off-Campus Award	January 18, 2013	March 27, 2013
Pete Simpson Golden Gloves Award	January 18, 2013	March 15, 2013
Skilled Crafts Award	January 18, 2013	March 15, 2013
Skilled Services/Maintenance Award	January 18, 2013	March 15, 2013
Friends of UW Award	January 18, 2013	March 15, 2013
Sponsors of UW Award	January 18, 2013	March 15, 2013

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.