Staff Employee of the Year

Staff Employee Of the Year Award

Each year, UNC Charlotte awards and recognizes employees for their hard work and dedication to their colleagues, to the University as a whole and their service to the citizens of North Carolina.

Nominations for the 2024 Staff Employee of the Year Award are now open. Detailed information on the nomination process can be viewed here.

Previous award recipients are listed below.

Award Categories

Nominations for Staff Employee of the Year fall under five categories:

• Devotion to duty (Outstanding State Government Service): The employee exhibits unselfish devotion to duty, far and above the normal requirements. They have contributed significantly to the advancement of UNC Charotte and State service to the citizens of North Carolina. 
• Innovation: The employee has initiated research or has successfully established new and outstanding methods, practices, plans or designs (such as pioneering or research and development work in administration, engineering, productivity, agriculture, natural resources, the social sciences, etc.)
• Human Relations: The employee has made outstanding contributions toward enhancing the quality and morale of the workplace or creating a better public image of the University or State government (such as positive personal interaction with other employees, public awareness, and working on relations internally within a university/agency, or collaboration between different universities/agencies).
• Community/Public Service: The employee has made outstanding contributions by participating in or implementing community and public service projects (such as volunteering with various non-profit organizations). 
• Safety and Heroism: The employee demonstrated outstanding judgment or courage in an emergency; voluntarily risking his/her life, or exhibited meritorious action to prevent injury, loss or life or prevented damage to or loss of property.

Nominations can be submitted on behalf of an individual employee or a team.*

Award recipients are eligible for a monetary award, a plaque and other recognition opportunities.

Recipients also have the potential to be advanced as campus nominees for the Governor's Award for Excellence, the highest honor a state employee may receive for dedicated service to the State of North Carolina and its residents.

Eligibility

All Permanent SHRA and EHRA staff employees with two or more years of continuous service (at the time of nomination) with the University are eligible for consideration. An employee may be nominated by their supervisor, co-worker or another UNC Charlotte employee. Only permanent employees of the University may submit nominations. 

*A team refers to a group of individuals who collaborated together on a specific project, directive or goal within the time frame of the year nominated. It may be cross-divisional or within a predefined organizational team. All members of the team must be individually named, listed in the written recommendation and meet the qualifications. The award amount is split between all individuals equally.

Questions?

Email staff-recognition@charlotte.edu.