The Employee of the Year award is given each year to recognize an outstanding classified or professional employee in the College of Natural Resources.  The recipient is recognized at the CNR Awards Banquet every spring semester.

 

Criteria

The CNR tradition is to have last year’s Employee of the Year head a committee of the previous two recipients to select the current year’s candidate.

  • Nominees must be serving in a three-quarter to full-time position in the College of Natural Resources and have worked in the CNR for at least two years
  • May be either classified or professional; faculty are not eligible
  • Winners from the last five years are not eligible:

2009   Jeff Burnham
2008   Brian Bailey
2007   Stephanie White
2006   Cecelia Melder
2005   Gary Thiede

  • Evaluation of criteria may include:

Initiative
Professional attitude
Reliability
Efficiency
Motivation
Quality and Quantity of work
Cooperativeness

Nominations and all support materials need to be turned in to the Dean’s Office. 
After making a selection, please meet with the Dean to ensure that he verifies eligibility and approves of the candidate before announcing our nomination.

Nomination Procedure and Materials

Nominations for this Award are solicited from CNR faculty and staff and reviewed by the CNR Employee of the Year Selection Committee.  The Committee is headed by the Employee of the Year of the previous year.

  • Nominations accepted from any CNR faculty or staff member
  • Nomination packet includes:
    • Letter from nominator, highlighting nominee's attributes per the evaluation criteria
    • Letter of endorsement from nominee's department head

Nomination packets are due to Brian Bailey by February 13.

 

Past Recipients

2009    Jeff Burnham
2008    Brian Bailey
2007    Stephanie White
2006    Cecelia Melder
2005    Gary Thiede
2004    Lana Barr
2003    Wes James
2002    Michael Butkus
2001    Enid Kelley
2000    Patsy Palacios, Marvin Bennett
1999    Rae Ann Hart
1998    Adrienne B. Larson
1997    Patricia E. Pennock
1996    Stephan D. Flint, Esther L. Biesinger
1995    Maureen Wagner