Everyday Recognition Forms
Employee of the Month
The Employee of the Month award is administered by the Human Resources Department. Administrative faculty, classified and wage employees who have been with the University for one year and who are in good standing are eligible. The nomination remains active indefinitely in the pool of candidates.
The nomination form must be signed by the supervisor and department head of the unit in which the nominee works. Three or more support letters for the nomination are suggested. The criteria used in the nomination is up to the discretion of the department and could include such qualities as professionalism, customer service, integrity, enthusiasm, etc. A selection committee composed of members of various University departments reviews the nominations and selects the winner.
The winner is presented the award and various gifts at a presentation ceremony with the University's President.
Employee Suggestion Program
This program is designed to recognize and reward an employee's suggestion for the improvement of a situation, condition, method or procedure. Implementation of the suggestion would result in cost or time savings to the University or department. This program is managed by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Human Resource Management.
FAQs, instructions, eligibility, agency coordinators, and all the other information you need can be found at the Employee Suggestion Program web page!
Presidential Citation
The Presidential Citation, administered by the Human Resources Department, is a non-competitive award intended to recognize the individuals who perform an exceptional deed that may or may not be related to their normal duties. The recipient(s) of the award must have rendered a service or performed a deed at either personal or potential sacrifice that was motivated by good citizenship or a sense of public responsibility. Examples include: rendering immediate first aid to an injured or seriously ill person; taking action to preclude the substantial loss of money or prestige to the University; or accomplishing a key task as the result of significant personal sacrifice.
The nominator, supervisor, and head of the unit in which the nominee works must sign the nomination form. The nomination must include a one page description of the action for which the employee is being nominated. Nominations will be forwarded to senior members of the President's staff for review.
The winner(s) will receive a special plaque presented by the President at one of the semi-annual awards ceremonie s.
Immediate Recognition
This award is given as immediate recognition for performance, completion of a project or event. It is centrally funded and results in a check from $75 to $200. The award and the amount must be approved by the appropriate Executive Council member who is the vice president or Provost who oversees the department of the nominated employee. It is open to administrative faculty, classified and wage employees.
Recognition Leave
Classified employees only may be awarded up to five days of annual leave per calendar year for immediate recognition of outstanding performance. The leave expires in one year and may be paid out prior to expiration or at termination. The request for recognition leave may be submitted by using the form for Immediate Recognition and must be signed by the supervisor as well as the appropriate Executive Council member who is the vice president or Provost who oversees the nominee's department. The value of Recognition Leave is not included in the computation of the award limit.
