Categories
Employee Performance
Nominations in this category reflect individual contributions and are separated by Job Family.
- Office Administration, Human Resources and Information Technology
- Operations and Safety
- Health Care and Physical Sciences
- Finance, Research and Compliance
- Student, Academic and Alumni Services
- Faculty
Rookie of the Year
Nominees for the Rookie of the Year are newcomers who, having successfully passed their probationary period, have excelled and had a positive impact through their work early on in their role at UF. For this award, a newcomer is defined as someone who has been at UF for less than two years.
Team Collaboration
Nominations in this category are for a team of employees (maximum of six) who worked together to accomplish great things for the institution and its future. For this award, the employee listed as Nominee is considered the Team Lead and others are Team Members.
Sustained Excellence
Designed to recognize an employee for a project or initiative that has demonstrated exceptional impact, success, and sustained excellence over a period of at least five years. Nominees must not have received this award within the same five-year period.
Awards
Division-level awards recognizes individuals from different schools, colleges, divisions, units or departments. Individuals from their own respective divisions will be evaluated against other divisions. Selected recipients from each division will then compete for university-level awards.
1. Nominations
Nominations are received from UF and UF Health.
2. Division-Level
Individuals are chosen as winners from schools, colleges, units, and departments within a respective division. See Division List.
3. University-Level
Division winners are evaluated across all divisions for university-level winners. See University Committee Members.
Division-level award recipients across 4 award types receive cash awards of $300, then compete for university-level awards, which offer six $1,000 and nine $2,000 cash awards. Each award is subject to applicable taxes.