Recognition is an important part of our culture at USF.  While we believe in providing employees with regular feedback throughout their employment, we also believe in identifying those individual staff members who demonstrate excellence and a high level of performance that supports the overall values and standards of the university.

Each year, the university hosts an Outstanding Staff Awards ceremony to recognize and celebrate those individuals who were nominated for outstanding job performance and selected to receive the university’s most prestigious award for Staff and Administration employees.  This year’s recipients will receive a check for $500 and a symbol of appreciation, and will be honored at the Outstanding Staff Awards ceremony to be held on Tuesday September 29, 2009 at 2 PM in Theatre I.

Nominations are solicited from the entire USF community.  Recognizing people when they do great things is key.  You are encouraged to nominate employees who demonstrate the high standards and excellence expressed in the Values and Service Standards statements below: 

• Teaching, research, and service based on the highest standards of discovery, creativity and intellectual attainment.
• Development of the personal and professional potential of students, faculty and staff, and enriching the quality of campus life.
• An ethic of collegiality based on integrity, civility, academic freedom, professional responsibility and collaboration among disciplines and units.
• Access to an excellent education.
• University/community engagement that increases the understanding of urban issues and advances.
• Cultural and ethnic diversity and global understanding.

• We will acknowledge an inquiry as quickly as possible within the service levels established for individual units. 
• We will make the point of conflict the point of resolution.
• We will listen to our students and fellow workers and our communications will be clear and understandable.
• We will identify opportunities to simplify systems and process in ways that benefit both internal and external stakeholders.
• We will give the student the benefit of the doubt.
• We will set the conditions so that students and visitors who interact with any University departments feel welcomed, relaxed and comfortable.

• The employee must be an Administration or Staff employee with at least 12 months of continuous service at USF.
• Complete the nomination form.  Click here for the nomination form and detailed instructions.
• Write your own letter of endorsement.
• Collect up to 2 additional letters of endorsement from others.
• Submit the original nomination form to the nominee's supervisor for signature/ certification.

• Submit the signed nomination form with all letters of endorsement to the nominee’s Dean/Director for signature no later than July 17, 2009.
• The completed form, signed by the nominee’s supervisor and Dean/Director, must be submitted, with letters of endorsement, to Human Resources, Attn:  Susan Boully, SVC 2172 no later than July 31, 2009.

For questions contact Judy Lowry in Human Resources at (813) 974-5484 or jlowry@admin.usf.edu.

Updated: 05/21/2009