*Nomination Deadline: February 14, 2025*
The College of Sciences staff awards program recognizes the success of staff and honors their outstanding contributions to the College’s teaching and research mission.
Leadership in Action Award: recognizes a staff member who has made consistently outstanding contributions to the College through innovative and strategic leadership, change management, business process improvement, special project leadership, and similar accomplishments. This is an individual award. One recipient will receive an award of $1500.
Eligibility Criteria:
Nominations are open to all staff employees with at least one year of satisfactory full-time employment on behalf of the College, and will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- Regularly evaluates situations, gathers data, and uses the data, to identify opportunities to act strategically.
- Consistently demonstrates and supports inclusivity and fosters psychological safety and belonging.
- Exhibits social intelligence by understanding, managing, and getting along with others.
- Regularly develops themselves and others.
- Demonstrates specific behaviors and attitudes that align with GT’s Core Values.
- Previous award recipients are ineligible for two subsequent years following their award.
Exceptional Staff Award: recognizes and celebrates consistent outstanding performance above and beyond the call of duty. Nominees should demonstrate high levels of execution in their primary job duties, auxiliary roles, and citizenship — positively impacting the strategic goals of their department and the College. This is an individual award and the recipient will receive an award of $1500.
Eligibility Criteria:
Nominations are open to all staff employees with at least one year of satisfactory full-time employment on behalf of the College, and will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- Regularly evaluates situations, gathers data, and uses the data, to identify opportunities for process improvement and innovation.
- Approaches their work with a focus on creating or streamlining tools, processes, or systems.
- Offers service above and beyond their formally defined job to meet the needs of others.
- Produces concrete and tangible results.
- Demonstrates specific behaviors and attitude the aligns with GT’s Core Values.
- Previous award recipients are ineligible for two subsequent years following their award.
Rising Star Award: recognizes a newer staff member who has made a significant impact within their short tenure in their position. This award celebrates individuals who start contributing to the strategic goals and initiatives within the College, shows passion for their work, or embraces the GT culture and values. This is an individual award and the recipient will receive an award of $1000. Preference will be given to newer staff employees during the first 18 months in their position within the College of Sciences.
Eligibility Criteria:
Nominations are open to all full-time staff employees working on behalf of the College with satisfactory performance and preference will be given to newer hired staff within the first 18 months of their time working on behalf of the College. Nominees will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- Identifies opportunities for process improvement and innovation.
- Approaches their work with a focus on creating or streamlining tools, processes, or systems.
- Demonstrates specific behaviors and attitudes that embrace GT’s Core Values.
- Previous award recipients are ineligible for this award.
Friend of the Sciences Award: recognizes and celebrates consistent outstanding performance above and beyond the call of duty across the Institute that supports the efforts within the College. Nominees demonstrate high levels of execution in their job duties, positively impacting the strategic goals and the completion of work for the Schools and/or the College. This is an individual award and the recipient will receive an award of $500.
Eligibility Criteria:
Nominations are open to all full-time staff employees across GA Tech who support and perform work with or for the employees of the College. Nominees should be a part of offices or teams outside of the College of Sciences and will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- Regularly and patiently provides information or guidance for CoS process improvement and innovation.
- Approaches their work with a focus on creating or streamlining tools, processes, or systems.
- Offers service above and beyond their formally defined job to meet the needs of others.
- Produces concrete and tangible results.
- Demonstrates specific behaviors and attitude the aligns with GT’s Core Values.
- Previous award recipients are ineligible for two subsequent years following their award
Nomination:
Nomination(s) and supporting materials must be submitted via the portal available at https://forms2.cos.gatech.edu/form/cos-staff-awards no later than the deadline February 14, 2025. The selection committee is comprised of previous award recipients and the CoS HR Director who will review and recommend selections. Awards are funded by endowments from the external College of Sciences Advisory Board. Peer nominations and self-nominations should follow the steps:
In order to nominate a colleague, please complete the following steps:
- Utilize the online portal via https://forms2.cos.gatech.edu/form/cos-staff-awards to submit a nomination and provide the required supporting in the form.
- One nomination letter is required to be uploaded and can be a self-nomination letter. The nomination letter should speak to the award criteria and be tailored specifically for the College of Sciences Awards
- Speak to excellence in the employee’s assigned role as well as broader initiatives, progress, and service as it relates to the College and Institute strategic plans, missions, and visions.
- Self-nominations should include an endorsement from the current manager or School Chair/unit Director, which can be a simple email confirming support.
- Nominations are due to the CoS Awards portal no later than February 14, 2025, at 5:00pm
For questions regarding the CoS nominations process, please email us at awards@cos.gatech.edu
Please be reminded that there are additional opportunities to nominate employees via the Institute award program. Additional information can be found at https://hr.gatech.edu/staff-awards.
Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to recognize your colleagues
