Staff Awards
2023 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, equity-minded, inclusive, 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 for 3-4 weeks
- 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.
- 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 an inclusive and equitable work environment
- 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 and to fostering an inclusive and equitable work environment
- 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 an inclusive and equitable work environment
Given to program that demonstrates creativity, innovation, and appeals to a diverse 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
- Program or projects demonstrate contributions and commitment and to fostering an inclusive and equitable work environment
- Be effective with relation to its stated goals