2011 University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics District Staff Excellence Awards

Message from David Entwistle, CEO                                                                    

I am pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2011 Hospitals and Clinics District Staff Excellence Awards.  We will be giving seven awards in our District. In addition to receiving the District Staff Award, the selected employees will have their names forwarded as nominees for one of six University Staff Excellence Awards.  All District Staff Award recipients will be recognized at a special luncheon where the six University Staff Excellence Award winners will be announced.  Each University Staff Excellence Award winner will receive a $5000 honorarium and a recognition plaque.  A perpetual plaque with the names of all University Staff Excellence Award recipients is displayed in the Human Resources Building.

This prestigious awards program is to recognize superior service and ongoing contributions by the University Hospital’s and Clinic’s full-time staff.  Nominees must have a minimum of three years continuous service to the University of Utah by the nomination deadline to be eligible. Faculty, director-level staff and above, part-time hourly employees, UU Staff Council members, and District Award team members are not eligible for this award.  Please evaluate your nominee carefully, referring to the “Criteria for Nominations” attached to this memorandum, and select someone truly deserving of this important recognition.

You may nominate anyone in the Hospitals & Clinics District or any other District who meets the eligibility criteria.  Please indicate which District Staff Award the staff employee is being nominated for on the form.

Nominations are to be made on the attached Form and submitted by campus mail, e-mail as an attachment, or fax.  On-line forms are also available at www.hr.utah.edu/etc/psa/.  It is important that nominations be received by the chair of your District Team, no later than 5 p.m. on May 31, 2011   Please submit them to:

                                                            Sarah Sherer, Chair

                                                                                Hospital Human Resources

                                                            5A224 SOM