The Presidential 'Spot' Award is designed to reward someone for an act that seemingly took a simple effort but ultimately will have lasting positive impacts on students, faculty, staff or visitors. UNF's Presidential Spot Award is your opportunity to nominate a colleague for his/her extraordinary action.
Frequency of Award:
The Presidential Spot Award is awarded to no more than 20 recipients, semi-annually, during the fall and spring cycles.
Qualifications:
This award enables the UNF community to recognize individuals who have been “spotted” embracing the University’s commitment to excellence by going above and beyond their daily job expectations.
Provide a specific example related to a specific deed the nominee or a constituent witnessed that will have a lasting positive effect on students, faculty, staff, visitors or safety in the workplace.
Criteria:
- Members of the University community and others may nominate employees.
- Nominator cannot be a relative of the nominee as defined in the Human Resources Personnel Program Policies and Regulations.
- Self nominations are not accepted for this award.
- Nominee must have a history of good standing in his or her Human Resources personnel file.
- Nominees must be a current A&P, USPS, out-of-unit faculty or regular Other Personal Services (OPS).
- Director level positions and above are not eligible for this award.
- Nominee must have been employed by the University for a minimum of six months prior to the application deadline date.
- Award recipients must be currently employed at the time of the monetary reward distribution.
- This award will only be granted if there are qualified nominations.
Awarded to Recipient:
- $100 cash reward (after taxes)
- Recognition on UNF’s Human Resources' website and Osprey Update
Nomination Process:
- Nominator completes the Presidential Spot Award Nomination Form and facilitates completion of the nomination process.
- Nominator obtains signature approval from nominee's immediate supervisor. (If necessary, contact the Office of Human Resources for the immediate supervisor's name.)
- Completed nomination form is returned to the Presidential Recognition and Rewards Committee Chair by June 15th for the spring award or December 15th for the fall award.