Outstanding Employee Program - Nomination Instructions

Thank you for taking the time to read about The University of Texas at Dallas Business Affairs Outstanding Employee Award Program. The program has been established to recognize outstanding performance and special achievements of Business Affairs employees. Your participation in this program will help to show that employees are appreciated in the division of Business Affairs.

Business Affairs employees must have been in the Business Affairs division for 6 months to be eligible for a nomination. In addition, an employee may not receive the award more than once in any fiscal year. Direct reports to the Vice President for Business Affairs are not eligible for the Outstanding Employee Award.

Nominations are not judged according to the number of nominations received; rather, it is the quality of the information included in the nomination that is considered. As the name of the award indicates, the committee members have each been instructed to look for specific examples of special achievement or consistent outstanding performance that, according to each member's professional judgment, clearly demonstrates what is expected of a good employee. Nominations should be based on at least one of the following criteria:

1. Specific examples of consistent outstanding job performance, or a special one-time achievement.
2. Demonstrated customer service skills.
3. Overall positive working relationships with supervisor and peers.
4. Dedication to work ethic above and beyond that required.

Process

1. The Business Affairs Outstanding Employee Award will be presented quarterly as follows:
   • December (for Sep - Nov)
   • March (for Dec - Feb)
   • June (for Mar - May)
   • September (for Jun - Aug)
2. A Business Affairs Outstanding Employee nomination form will be filled out and submitted to the Committee by the 15th day of the month preceding the award ceremony.
3. The Committee members will cast their vote and return it to the Chair of the Committee.
4. The Chair of the Committee will present the Vice President for Business Affairs with the finalist for the Outstanding Employee Award.
5. The Vice President will send the Outstanding Employee a letter of congratulations informing him/her when he/she will be presented with the award.
6. At the awards ceremony, the Vice President for Business Affairs will announce the name of the honoree and present him/her with a certificate and a $25 gift card for lunch at a local restaurant.
7. The awards picture will be taken and will be placed on the Business Affairs Outstanding Employees Award plaque located in the office of the Vice President for Business Affairs