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PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
To acknowledge, celebrate and reward employees whose work accomplishments and/or demeanor at work exemplify excellence, quality service and commitment to Old Dominion University.
CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION:
Any university employee may submit a nomination for the Employee of the Month Award. (Self-nominations do not qualify.) Classified, hourly and administrative and professional faculty are eligible for nomination and selection. Nominees must be employed with the University for 12 months and must be in good standing. (Classified nominees must have a contributor or better rating on the most recent performance evaluation; administrative and professional faculty (AP faculty) nominees must have a satisfactory or better rating on the most recent evaluation; hourly nominees must be performing at a satisfactory level as determined by the supervisor.) The nominee may not have formal discipline issued within the previous 12 months. Nomination forms must be signed by the employee's immediate supervisor and the department head signifying that the employee is in good standing. Nominations remain active for six months from date of submission.
COMMUNICATION PLAN:
Information about the Employee of the Month Program will be posted on the University's website. Periodic notices will appear in University Daily Announcements and in Human Resources' quarterly newsletters. Information about the program will be added to performance management, customer service and other related training. The program will be initiated with a joint announcement from the Office of the President and the Department of Human Resources.
SELECTING EMPLOYEES FOR RECOGNITION:
The Employee of the Month award is administered by the Department of Human Resources. A selection committee composed of members of various university departments, HACE and AUA reviews the nominations and selects the winner each month. Members of the selection committee are appointed by a Vice President and serve two year terms. The committee meets quarterly to review nominations and select winners. A meeting date and time will be established for monthly meetings (for example - 2nd Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m.).
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION:
The criteria used to nominate an employee include the following:
• An outstanding accomplishment that benefited the department/students.
• Extraordinary service to internal and/or external customers.
• Inspiring initiative/leadership.
• Enthusiasm/energy given to assigned work.
• Team work.
• Exemplary efforts to nurture a climate of care, concern and civility.
• Creative innovations to service, process or work tools.
The nomination form must include two signatures - typically the employee's immediate supervisor and department head of the work unit in which the employee works.
ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESENTATION OF AWARD:
The President will go to the employee's work unit (arranged with supervisor) to present the award each month. (Human Resources will coordinate getting the certificate and award notification to the supervisor in advance.)
The University photographer will record the President's presentation of the award. Human Resources will provide nomination data for an article to appear in University Announcements and University News. A picture and brief write up for the monthly award winner will be posted on the University's Web Page and included in Inside ODU - News for Faculty and Staff. Additionally, winner's name will be displayed in Webb Center's Honor Hall.
Winners of the Employee of the Month award will be asked to stand to be recognized (all together) at the State of the University Address.
AWARDS:
Each Employee of the Month Award winner will receive a framed certificate. Winners will also receive a recognition bonus - $175 for classified and AP faculty winner; $250 for hourly winners. (The cash bonus is higher for hourly employees since they are not eligible to receive recognition leave.) Classified and AP faculty winners will also receive one day of recognition leave.
Nomination Form & Instructions | 
