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2024 Staff Awards

Texas A&M University - San Antonio staff awards will be given annually to recognize and appreciate staff members who exemplify outstanding performance with a focus on the University's core values - Student centered, supportive, visionary, collaborative, and committed to excellence. 

Eligibility

  • Nominees must be a Texas A&M University – San Antonio staff member employed in a fulltime (20 hours or more per week) budgeted position
  • Employees in positions requiring student status are not eligible
  • Employees who have retired during the year of the award are eligible for nomination
  • Nominees must be in good standing with their department and the University as evidenced by a current satisfactory performance evaluation
  • Nominees must have been employed in a full-time position on or before September 1 of the current fiscal year
  • Employees at or above the vice president or equivalent level are not eligible for nomination

Recipients Earn

  • A commemorative plaque
  • $1,000.00 (AFTER TAXES AND REQUIRED DEDUCTIONS)
  • Jaguar Excellence Award (group): $100.00 per individual will be given to the group to be used internally

Nomination and Selection Process

  • Applications will be open until July 12, 2024
  • All employees are eligible to submit nominations
  • There will be a designated selection committee appointed by the President’s Cabinet to review the nominations and select the winners

Nomination includes: (1) A completed nomination form; (2) one-page nomination letter addressing each area of criteria for the award; (3) one additional letter of support from another faculty, staff, or student.

Rising Professional Award

  • Employee has worked in higher education for less than 5 years
  • Employee does not serve in a managerial role
  • Has a high degree of integrity and loyalty to the mission, vision, and values of the University
  • Performs all aspects of their job in an exemplary manner
  • Promotes and maintains professionalism in their role
  • Provides the highest level of service to the University and always willing to go the extra mile
  • Demonstrates strong, innovative leadership and accepts responsibilities with a positive attitude
  • Employee consistently demonstrates contributions and commitment to fostering a respectful and supportive work environment

Outstanding Professional Award

  • Employee has worked in higher education for more than 5 years
  • Employee serves in a managerial role
  • Has a high degree of integrity and loyalty to the mission, vision, and values of the University
  • Demonstrates high level of dedication, initiative and cooperation in job responsibilities
  • Shows commitment to programming and/or process improvement that contributes to the development of students and the University
  • Displays a professional demeanor with students and staff
  • Collaborates with other departments to create synergy across the division and University
  • Demonstrates strong, innovative leadership and accepts responsibilities with a positive attitude
  • Employee consistently demonstrates contributions and commitment to fostering a respectful and supportive work environment

On a Mission to Excellence Award

  • Employee has taken calculated risks to better the University, its employees, or its students
  • Employee has displayed tactful change when met with adversity
  • This employee has displayed innovation
  • This employee displays a positive attitude and a continual pursuit in excellence in all assigned and unassigned tasks
  • Employee consistently demonstrates contributions and commitment to fostering a respectful and supportive work environment

Jaguar Excellence Award

Given to program that demonstrates creativity, innovation, and appeals to the body of students or staff. The nominees should exemplify our core value of COLLABORATION and be a shining example of a partnership.

Nomination can include a task force or committee that has successfully executed/supported a recent campus initiative.

*Employees in positions requiring student status are not eligible.*

  • Task force or committees are made up of three or more members
  • The initiative or program should have had a positive impact on student and/or staff
  • Reflect and strengthen the University’s values and goals in alignment with our strategic plan
  • Be effective with relation to its stated goals
  • Employee consistently demonstrates contributions and commitment to fostering a respectful and supportive work environment