The purpose of the ABA Employee Recognition/Awards Program is to recognize individual and group employee efforts that further the mission and long-term goals of Administration and Business Affairs, or otherwise exemplify its core values, in order to build a sense of community and purpose within ABA. The ABA Recognition/Awards Program is not related to the university wide Performance Based Salary Increase program, and has no bearing on the award of salary increases.

The ABA Recognition/Awards Committee will be comprised of five (5) members who are the prior year award recipients. If it does not occur naturally, an attempt will be made to assure that all ABA departments/units are represented -- Facilities Management, Financial Services, Management Services and Support Services on the committee.. A chair will be elected annually and will be responsible for collecting nominating materials and calling meetings.

Operating rules may be amended as necessary with approval from both the ABA Quality Steering Council and the Vice President for Administration. Nominations will be solicited from the University community annually using the official nomination form. The committee will review nominations within one month of the solicitation, rank them by award category and forward the top-ranked nominations in each category (up to three maximum) to the Vice President for Administration for final selection. Awards will be presented to recipients annually. Plaques will be ordered for presentation to the award winners at an annual division wide event. All nominated employees will be acknowledged.

All levels of personnel will be eligible to receive awards, except the senior managers of the ABA departments. Individual employees who nominate themselves will not be considered for award.  The promotion of a nominee to others, or "campaigning" is discouraged.  Winners will be ineligible for additional awards for two years following receipt of award.

1. Customer Service Award  The committee looks for individuals who consistently provide efficient and reliable customer service over time.
2. Friendliest Staff Award  The committee looks for individuals who consistently perform their duties in a pleasant, friendly manner.
3. Pride in Work Award  The committee looks for individuals who have demonstrated long-term pride in and commitment to the quality of their work.
4. Problem Solver Award  The committee looks for individuals who use an unusual degree of creativity, knowledge and/or tenacity in solving problems.
5. Team Member Award  The committee looks for individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to working as team members, within their own units as well as with other ABA units.

(Extra consideration will be given to nominees who do not have an opportunity to interact with the campus community at large.)