Employee Recognition Awards

Always Creating Excellence "ACE" Quarterly Awards

• Nominations can be made at any time
• 2 “Excellence Awards” to be given each quarter. All nominations received will be submitted into one category “Excellence”
• The nomination forms are located below
• Complete one form per nomination
• Quarterly winners will be selected by the previous quarter’s winners
• Certificates will be given to winner’s supervisor, certificate to be distributed during a team meeting
• Quarterly winners will be placed in the newsletter
• Quarterly winners will be recognized during larger staff meetings throughout the year
• Each person nominated, but not selected as a quarterly winner, will receive a “Pick”. (New on the spot recognition program, details below)

ONE Annual ACE Winner Receives "Employee of the Year" Award

• Annual winner will be selected from ALL nominations received during the calendar year
• Annual winner to be selected by a panel consisting of upper management (selected at a later date)
• Annual program will run on a calendar year 1/1-12/31

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Previous Employee of the Year Award Winners

Rockstar Awards

• New recognition program- not limited to EITS employees
• On the spot, informal recognition program
• Less formal than the ACE awards but will/can follow the same methodology without formal nominations and forms to complete
• Designated people at each building will distribute the guitar picks, log recipient and reason for selection; pick distributors to be named pending approval
• “Picks” can be awarded to anyone for any reason warranting recognition
• Once someone is identified as deserving of recognition; the nominator will reach out to the designated person, request a guitar pick, describe reason, and award the “pick”—quick and easy
• The person with the most “picks” at the end of the fiscal year will win the “PICK OF THE YEAR” award
• A guitar was donated by the previous CIO Michael Dietrich, this will be mounted in the lobby of the Facility. Each year the “Pick of the Year” will sign the guitar and will be remembered for their Rockstar accomplishments.
• Award program will run fiscal year 7/1-6/30