Purpose
The Staff Council’s Staff Recognition Awards honor the extraordinary professional contributions and quality service of our university staff and their integral role in advancing Lindenwood University’s mission and values.
Scope
This policy applies to all staff employed by the University.
Policy
The Lindenwood community, including staff, faculty, adjuncts, students, and administrators, are invited to nominate an outstanding staff member for one of five awards. All nominations should include specific and current examples of the staff member’s achievements and contributions that reflect the attributes listed for each award. Award recipients will be recognized at the annual all staff meeting and awards ceremony held each spring. All regular staff members, full-time and part-time, are eligible provided they are in good standing with their department and the university at the time of nomination. Previous award recipients are ineligible to receive additional awards for a period of 5 years from year they received their last award. In addition, any Staff Council member on the Awards and Recognition sub-committee is also ineligible to receive a staff award during their term on this committee.
An Awards and Recognition Committee, appointed by the Staff Council, reviews nominations and recommends staff members for each award category. The Staff Council will review and discuss the recommended award nominees at their March meeting and come to a final determination of award recipients via confidential vote. The nomination period for awards will run from March 1 to the last day of February each year. Note: The awards selection committee, may, at their discretion, transfer a nominee from the category they were originally nominated to another category for which they are more qualified.
