LSA Annual Staff Achievement Awards Program
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The College of Literature, Science and the Arts established the annual Staff Achievement
Awards Program in order to recognize exceptional staff contributions to the success of the
College. The program provides LSA with another opportunity to thank staff for the valuable
work performed throughout the year. Three types of achievement-based awards will be
presented in December.
Outstanding Individual Employee Award
Presented to an individual staff member (regardless of length of service) involved in any area of
staff work who has made outstanding contributions that go beyond the ordinary fulfillment of
the position’s duties.
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Kay Beattie Distinguished Service Award
Kay Beattie retired from the LSA Dean’s Office in 2007, after 40 years of service to the
University. This award has been established in her honor by Dean Terry McDonald.
Presented to an employee with more than 15 years of service at the University
who has exhibited progressive career advancement, taking on increasing levels of responsibility.
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Outstanding Staff Team Award
Presented to two or more staff members who function as a team and who have taken on timelimited projects.
Eligibility
Any LSA employee with a job title in the Career Family Classification System for staff is eligible
to receive these awards. Temporary employees, students, and faculty are not eligible for
consideration. Please note: an employee is unable to receive the same achievement award twice
unless they are a member of a team. In that case, they will receive a certificate but no monetary
award.
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Eligibility questions should be addressed to LSA HR. Selection of the recipients will be based on
the information provided as part of the nomination process. All nomination materials will
remain confidential. All nominees must be in good standing in the College and have received
satisfactory performance reviews. Nominees must be in an active status when the nominations
close.
Criteria
When reviewing nominations, the Selection Committee will look for examples of sustained
excellence and strong performance. Consideration will be given to nominees who have made
significant contributions or possess special qualities and attributes as outlined below.
Outstanding Individual
Employee Award
Kay Beattie Distinguished Service
Award
Outstanding Staff Team
Award
Demonstrated unusual initiative or
creativity; offered a novel problem
resolution
Must have more than 15 years of service at the
University and have exhibited progressive career
advancement, taking on increasing levels of
responsibility, sustaining noteworthy performance
throughout their career
Showed willingness to help others achieve their
goals
Actively pooled skills, talents and
knowledge, with evidence of each
member’s contributions and mutual support
of each other
Exercised outstanding supervisory or mentoring
skills; facilitating the success of others.
Exhibited strong work qualities such as
dependability, patience and commitment
Tackled a project or assignment larger than
its members’ individual job descriptions
Developed innovations that improve work
processes and are cost-conscious
Demonstrated a willingness to take on new and/or
additional tasks; pitched in when needed
Showed willingness to help others achieve
their goals
Fostered collaboration and cooperation among
colleagues
Exhibited strong work qualities such as
dependability, patience and commitment
Demonstrated exemplary citizenship within the
College
Demonstrated a willingness to take on new
and/or additional tasks; pitched in when
needed
Fostered collaboration and cooperation
among colleagues
Demonstrated unusual initiative or
creativity; offered a novel problem
resolution
Demonstrated exemplary citizenship within
the College
Developed innovations that improve
work processes and are costconscious
Showed willingness to help others
achieve their goals
Exercised outstanding supervisory or
mentoring skills; facilitated the
success of others
Exhibited strong work qualities such
as dependability, patience and
commitment
Demonstrated a willingness to take
on new and/or additional tasks;
pitched in when needed
Fostered collaboration and
cooperation among colleagues
Extended extra effort to help others,
especially students
Demonstrated exemplary citizenship
within the College
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Has evidence of benefits accrued from
team’s or work group’s efforts
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What the Award Recipients Will Receive
Outstanding Individual
Employee Award
Kay Beattie Distinguished
Service Award
Outstanding Staff Team
Award
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Framed certificate for the
individual and their department.
Framed certificate for the
individual and their department.
Recognition at LSA staff
recognition event.*
Recognition at LSA staff
recognition event.*
A team cash award (amount
based on team size)
Framed certificate for each
member of the team and their
department.
Recognition at LSA staff
recognition event.*
* The December 4th, 2009 LSA Staff Recognition event will also honor employees receiving
University Staff Service Awards (for 10, 20, 30, 40, 45, 50+ years of service) by the end of the current
2009 calendar year as well as Staff Spotlight winners over the past year.
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/facstaff/hr/spotlight
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Nomination Guidelines
All members of the LSA community (students, faculty, staff, and alumni) are invited to submit
nominations for an individual or a staff work group/team working in LSA. (see eligibility criteria)
2009 Selection Committee is comprised of a subcommittee of the LSA HR Council, a representative
from LSA HR, a representative from University HR, and an administrator from a unit outside of LSA.
The Committee will submit its recommendations to the LSA Dean and the Administrative Director in
the Dean’s Office for final approval. Members of the Selection Committee, the Dean, and the
Administrative Director are precluded from submitting nominations or letters of support.
Complete the information requested on the nomination form. The form must be accompanied by a
statement from the nominator of no more than one page describing how the individual meets the
criteria for the award described above. Each nomination must include a minimum of four (maximum
of nine) letters of support from others. The nominator should gather letters/memos of support and
submit them with his or her nomination.
Helpful Tips
If you know staff members who perform their jobs in an exemplary manner or work groups/teams that
are highly productive and effective, please nominate them for an award. In preparing nomination
materials, please:
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Be specific–give examples and the details of what your candidate or team/work group has done
that meets the selection criteria. Every candidate will not exhibit all of the award-winning
characteristics, but you should show how your candidate has many of them.
Avoid general statements such as: “the nominee has a pleasant personality,” “the nominee is a
seasoned professional,” or “the nominee is always helpful.”
Include as much qualitative and quantitative information as you can about the nominee’s work
and contributions on behalf of the unit/College.
If you are nominating a team or work group, be sure to list all members and describe how they
work collaboratively for the benefit of the unit/LSA. The nomination statement should explain
the importance of team effort to the group’s overall success.
Deadline: All nomination materials must be received no later than October 16, 2009
Submit to:
LSA Staff Awards Selection Committee c/o Delmeer Oliver
2120 LSA
500 S. State Street
48109-1382
If you have any questions, please contact LSA HR at (734) 615-0587 or via email at
lsa.hr.administration@umich.edu.
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