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Staff Excellence Award

CONGRATULATIONS 2024 RECIPIENTS!

Denny Carl - Staff Recipient
Laurie Camp - Administrator Recipient
Brian Gardner - Administrator Recipient

 

Each year 91²Ö¿â at Stark recognizes outstanding staff members as nominated by their peers. One award is given to an outstanding staff member, and one award is given to an outstanding administrator.

STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARD NOMINATION PROCEDURES

The Staff Excellence Award Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Staff Excellence Award. 

All 91²Ö¿â Stark faculty and staff are eligible to nominate staff members who they feel meet the Three Areas of Excellence:

WORK ETHIC / DEPENDABILITYCOMMITMENT TO UNIVERSITY / CAMPUSINTERACTIONS WITH CAMPUS COMMUNITY / ATTITUDE
  • Gives 100% effort
  • Is dependable, conscientious and caring
  • Exceeds job and workload demands
  • Shows a strong commitment to their job and to 91²Ö¿â
     
     
     
  • Continuously helps and motivates others
  • Demonstrates a positive attitude
  • Works easily with people, is collegial

Please be detailed and descriptive in your nomination. Simply submitting a person's name is not sufficient and will not be considered by the committee. Although there is no set minimum or maximum length for your nomination, please consider the criteria the committee will use to determine award recipients. Nominations that fully address each of the three areas of excellence will likely result in higher scores than those lacking details and examples.

  • Each person must be nominated separately. Do not nominate pairs or groups of individuals. Group nominations will not be considered.
  • Full- and part-time employees are eligible to be nominated.

Deadline to submit nominations is Friday, March 8, 2024, at 5 p.m.


STAFF EXCELLENCE & KENT STATE SERVICE AWARDS CEREMONY

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
3 - 4 p.m.
114 Fine Arts (Rehearsal Hall)


2024 STAFF EXCELLENCE NOMINEES

STAFF

  • Denny Carl
  • Nate Ede
  • Jeff Leadbetter

ADMINISTRATORS

  • Terry Bowling
  • Ashley Brightbill
  • Laurie Camp
  • Jeff Cooper
  • Brian Gardner
  • Cindy Howard
  • Chris Paveloi
  • Josh Pere
  • Jessica VonGunten

COMMITTEE CONTACTS

Stephanie Monastra
smonast1@kent.edu

Dolores Pope
dpope3@kent.edu

2024 Staff Excellence Award Committee Members:

  • Stephanie Monastra
  • Dolores Pope
  • Rae Ann Franks
  • Mike Shipe
  • Greg Bloomfield
  • Darcy McBride
  • Kathy Spicer
  • Jessica VonGunten
  • Michelle Bagwell
  • Lyndy Beckley
  • Jim Seelye

*While staff committee members can be nominated, they are not eligible to receive an award. 

The following individuals are ineligible to receive the Staff Excellence Award because they have received the award in the last five years: Stephanie Monastra, Randy Riffle, Rae Ann Franks, Mary Shank, Darcy McBride, Mike Shipe and Ellen Reber.