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Each month, Auburn University recognizes as many as four employees with the Spirit of Excellence award. Employees are recognized from each of the following groups:
Service/Maintenance
Secretarial/Clerical
Technical
Administrative/Professional
In order to be selected as a Spirit of Excellence Award winner, an employee must:
Be a regular Auburn University employee (excludes temporary employees, graduate and under graduate student employees, county agents and extension specialists, and tenure track and non-tenure track faculty) with the exception of Research Associates;
Have at least one year continuous employment with Auburn University; and,
Have a performance evaluation rating that meets or exceeds expectations at the time of nomination.
Recipients must also meet at least one of the following criteria:
Goes "beyond the call of duty” to improve service, quality, and the department’s or unit’s image;
Exemplifies professionalism and dedication to excellent service by putting forth extra effort;
Performs "outstanding contributions of significance",
Achieves specific or sustained accomplishments that exceed normal expectations; or
Initiates or brings a job to a successful conclusion.
Employees may be nominated for these awards by any regular Auburn University employee, including university faculty. Nominations are not limited to your immediate area of employment.
In order to nominate an employee, a nomination form must be completed and sent to the Spirit of Excellence Award Selection Committee, c/o University Human Resources: 1550 East Glenn Ave. Nominations must be received by the 15th of each month.
Nominations will remain in effect for a period of one year from the date submitted.
September 2018
April McFarlin
Human Resources
Chris Thompson
Jeffrey Gulledge
Facilities
Geoffrey Peel
Office of Information Technology
August 2018
Megan Adamson
College of Agriculture
Takisha Brown
Joshua Henderson
July 2018
Kay Holloway
College of Agriculture (Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences)
Arlene Brown
Hiro Fukai
June 2018
Michael Freeman
Risk Management
Holly Williams
Recreation and Wellness
Trey Mann
May 2018
Melinda Nunn
University Libraries
Davis Cooper
Outreach
David Simon
April 2018
Tanya Stringer
College of Human Sciences
John Goodman
Facilities (Landscaping)
Juanita Dowdell
Architectural Design (Academic Programs)
Jason DeBlanc
March 2018
Megan Gamache
Office of University Writing
Paul John
Facilities (Project Construction)
February 2018
Lochlyn Knight
College of Liberal Arts
Michael Moore
Facilities (Service and Maintenance)
Teresa Gibson
Student Affairs
David Musgrave
January 2018
Melanie Brown
Leigh Ann Ballard
Pharmacy
Each monthly winner of the Spirit of Excellence Award will be eligible to receive the Employee of the Year Award. The winners will be announced and recognized at the annual Employee Recognition Award ceremony. An employee selected as a Spirit of Excellence Award winner cannot be nominated again prior to the annual university-wide Employee Recognition Award ceremony in the spring.
