President’s Achievement Award
Recognizing the best of NAU
Each year, the president of Northern Arizona University awards special recognition to classified staff and service professionals to recognize outstanding performance.
Nomination criteria
- Promotion of strong positive interpersonal relationships and working with others to create a sense of true community in the workplace.
- Complete job mastery and performance that far exceeds Northern Arizona University expectations
- Active support of and loyalty to Northern Arizona University, its mission, values, and goals.
Eligibility
- An employee must be in a full- or part-time regular position and in good standing with the university for three years. and have at least 3 years of performance appraisals.
- Recipients from previous years are eligible if it has been at least five years since they received the award.
- Prior nominees who were not selected to receive the award are eligible to be nominated again
Nomination process
Any university employee may nominate candidates who meet these criteria. Nominations should be submitted to Ryan Thomas at Ryan.E.Thomas@nau.edu or PresidentialEvents@nau.edu.
Nominators Accordion Closed
- A Northern Arizona University employee can nominate another employee with the approval of the nominee’s supervisor and the dean, director, or department head.
- Using the guidelines on the nomination form, the nominator should state the ways the individual nominee meets the criteria.
- This will include the names and phone numbers of two additional references, who have first-hand knowledge of the nominee’s job performance. Each reference needs to write a one page (maximum length) letter of reference in support of the nominee.
- The screening committee will accept only one completed nomination form per nominated employee.
Deans, directors, and department heads Accordion Closed
- Deans, directors and/or department heads review all nominations from their area.
Screening committee Accordion Closed
The screening committee will comprise representatives of:
- the President’s Office
- Human Resources
- Classified Staff Advisory Council
- Service Professional Advisory Council
The screening committee will make recommendations to the president regarding employees they believe are most deserving of the award.
President Accordion Closed
The president will review the recommendations of the screening committee and determine the final award recipients.
Winners
Award winners are announced in April. Recipients are awarded $2,000 and recognition by the president.
2020 winners Accordion Closed
- Cindy Chilcoatm
- Paula Logie
- Sharon Lovich
- Beverly Rodriguez
- Lori Rubino-Hare
- Gregg Schneider
- Cynthia Summers
2019 winners Accordion Closed
- Shannon Bailey
- Precilla Cox
- Maria DeCabooter
- Christy Draper Nations
- Joseph Harting
- Melissa Jurgensen-Armstrong
- Matthew Tantau
- Matt Kaplinski
- Cheryl Miller
2018 winners Accordion Closed
- Krista Allen
- Judy Amos
- Kristine Bellmore
- Christine Drake
- Shelley Jones
- Ellen Nymark
- Matthew Tantau
- Deanna Theiss
- Marcia Warden
2017 winners Accordion Closed
- Julie Thurston
- Dan Stoffel
- Joey Ruiz
- Karen Blalock
- Kelly Weston
- Mary Hager
2016 winners Accordion Closed
- Christine Baca
- Christal Black
- Troy Campbell
- Joelle Clark
- Tim Darby
- Dana Middlebrook
- Rhonda Powers
- Marie Sather
- Ed Smith
- Mary Kate Wolter
2015 winners Accordion Closed
- Ryan Belnap
- Megan Duskey
- Toni Fox
- Theresa Harmon
- Cody Hodgeson
- Pam Lynch-VanWyck
- Stephanie McCarthy
- Penny Medina
- Margot Saltonstall
- Javier Trejo-Sainz
- Donna Zimmerman
2014 winners Accordion Closed
- Agnes Drogi
- Patrick Fahey
- Lisa Ganey
- Wendy Garrison
- Maria Jackson
- Eileen Mahoney
- Mansel A. Nelson
- Rosemary Rudy
- Melinda Treml
- Shawna Whitehat
2013 winners Accordion Closed
- Jamie Axelrod
- Monica S’hang-ah Bai
- Paul Capps
- Mike Harbottle
- Nicole Harris
- Terri Hayes
- Mark Lord
- Pam Torbico
- Elmo Torrez
- Bobbie Ursin