Barbara Wingrove Recognition Champion Award
Nomination Deadline: June 6, 2008
The Barbara Wingrove Recognition Champion Award is named after Barbara Wingrove, HR Consultant, for her
20+ years of service and leadership to Employee Appreciation. The award will be given annually to member(s)
of UMHS who have demonstrated unwavering commitment, dedication and support to their department’s
recognition strategies through individual or team efforts.
The recipient of this annual award will be recognized at the June Employee Recognition Reception, on
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 2:15pm in Ford Amphitheater.
At the UMHS, we all live our mission of “Patients and Families First”. We have the best employees, and you
are what make the University of Michigan Hospital such a great place. Because you work every day to bring our
mission to life, our patients and families and visitors really do feel that they come first because you make their
difficult times a little easier.
When it’s you who is having a difficult time, or could use an extra dose of enthusiasm, who do you turn to? Is
there someone in your department who is always helping to drive home recognition and has created programs
and come up with ideas to help keep morale up? In an organization where we celebrate over 13,000 You’re
Supers per year, we know there are individuals who are carrying forth the real spirit of recognition in your
departments!
Eligibility: Any UMHS employee, with the exception of past recipients, is eligible to be nominated. The
UMHHC Employee Recognition Committee will review all nominations and will conduct the selection process.
What does a Recognition Champion look like??
 Involved in setting recognition direction for their department(s)
 Coaches department on ways to recognize staff in alignment with the department’s goals
 Actively supports and participates in recognition within the department
 Customizes recognition efforts to their department’s culture and employees
 Reviews initiatives regularly to ensure alignment with department priorities
 Supports the formation of recognition committees or teams
 Promotes staff achievements through a variety of methods
 Considers creative budget strategies for formal and informal recognition
Other Guidelines:
 Only UMHS employees may nominate an employee for this award.
 Self-nominations and solicited nominations will not be accepted.
Please return the completed nomination form via email no later than Friday, June 6, 2007. Send to:
Jaime Palmby
Employee Recognition Chairperson
jmtache@med.umich.edu
If you have additional questions, please contact Jaime Palmby or any members of the UMHHC Employee
Recognition Committee (http://www.med.umich.edu/umhshr/recognition/about/index.htm#members).
2008 Barbara Wingrove Recognition Champion Award
Nomination Form
Nomination Deadline: Friday, June 6, 2008
Name of Nominee:
Dept of Nominee:
Uniquename:
Eligibility: Any UMHS employee, with the exception of past recipients, is eligible to be nominated. The
UMHHC Employee Recognition Committee will review all nominations and will conduct the selection process.
Criteria for Nomination:
How is this individual involved in setting recognition direction for their department?
In what ways has this individual actively supported and participated in recognition within the department?
How have they promoted staff achievements?
How does this individual customize recognition efforts to their department’s culture and employees?
How has this individual used creative budgeting to create formal and informal recognition among the
department’s employees?
Nominator’s Name:
Nominator’s Dept:
Nominator’s Phone:
May we share your name and the content of your nomination with the nominee?
Yes or No
Please return the completed nomination form via email no later than Friday, June 6, 2008. Send to:
Jaime Palmby, Employee Recognition Chairperson
jmtache@med.umich.edu
If you have additional questions, please contact Jaime Palmby or any members of the UMHHC Employee
Recognition Committee (http://www.med.umich.edu/umhshr/recognition/about/index.htm#members).