Every Employee’s Recognition Tool Kit

This tool kit is for YOU! Regardless of your position within the University Libraries, you can help create a climate of recognition. Below is a set of tools and suggestions that you can use to ensure recognition for the people you see helping the Library succeed.

Words: Recognize employees by offering genuine words of acknowledgment.

• sincerely spoken “thank you”

• thank you note to individual

• note to supervisor

Awards: Recognize employees by taking the time to nominate them for public rewards like those listed below.

Library Awards

• PEEPS on-the-spot awards

• Employee Recognition Awards The UL Employee Recognition Awards are presented to individuals and to teams to recognize outstanding contributions during the past year and/or continuing excellence.

University Awards

• Notre Dame Spirit Award The Notre Dame Spirit Award is presented to staff members who, through exceptional service, positively affect the lives of others. Recipients are known for leading by example, bringing out the best in coworkers, and carrying on the best aspects of the ND tradition.

• Notre Dame Award of Merit The Notre Dame Award of Merit is presented to staff members who exemplify exceptional performance and demonstrate integrity and service to the ND community.

• Presidential Award The Presidential Award is presented to those staff members who exemplify consistently outstanding performance and demonstrate integrity and service not only to the University of Notre Dame but also to the surrounding community.

• Foik Award (See Faculty Handbook: Awards Section) The Foik Award is given annually to a library faculty member who has contributed significantly to library service to the Notre Dame community or to the library profession through personal scholarship or involvement in professional associations.

• Team Irish Award Team Irish Award is awarded to teams of staff members who collaborate on a value-added project, process, or other significant initiative that brings about radical, positive change, improves the department's performance and image, and whose results contribute to the ND’s goals.

Other Awards

• Library Mosaics/Colt Annual Awards The Library Mosaics/Colt Annual Awards are given to individuals who have been outstanding in their service to library support staff.

• Library Mosaics – Supporting Cast Recommendation

• Library Journal Paraprofessional of the Year – nomination: Library Journal Paraprofessional of the Year annual award honors libraries' essential non-MLS workers ; Honors excellence in job performance, including contribution(s) enabling the library to serve its constituents and/or its community (whether town,college/university, school, or corporation) better.

• LJ Librarian of the Year Award – nomination: LJ Librarian of the Year Award honors a professional librarian for outstanding achievement and accomplishments reflecting the loftiest service goals of the library profession

• LJ Movers & Shakers Award–nomination: LJ Movers & Shakers Award honors emerging leaders in the library world; an individual whose innovation and creativity are who are making a difference in our library.

Developed by: Performance and Recognition Advisory Group –
Jo Bessler, Bev Bradford, Steve Hayes, Marcy Simons, and Lorry Zeugner
May 4, 2005