Hampshire College

ELIGIBILITY

WHO CAN MAKE NOMINATIONS

• All staff, faculty and students are encouraged to make a nomination.
• Members of the Hampshire community are asked to limit their submissions to either one nomination or supporting letter per nominating period.
• Supervisors cannot nominate their staff for the Recognition Award. They may, however, be asked to provide supporting information.

WHO CAN BE NOMINATED

• The nominee(s) for the recognition award must be regular, full or part-time (.5+ FTE) exempt or non-exempt staff members and must have been employed at Hampshire a minimum of one year.
• A recipient cannot receive the award again in a three year period (awarded in 2004, next eligible in 2008).
• Recipients must be on the payroll at the time of the award ceremony in order to receive the award.

WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION

• Senior level exempt staff members (A17+), Human Resources staff, President’s office staff, faculty members, instructors, January Term instructors, Sodexho employees, Health Service employees, casuals and temporary employees are not eligible.
• Recommendation committee members are not eligible for nomination, nor can they make nominations.

WHEN TO NOMINATE

• Now! All nomination materials, including support letters, must be submitted to the Human Resources office by the deadline of March 3, 2008.

GUIDELINES AND HELPFUL TIPS
The Recommendation Committee is expected to make decisions based only on the information supplied in your nomination and any support letters. So that your nominee receives proper consideration, please take the time to be thoughtful and detailed when writing the nomination.

• Describe the nominee’s outstanding achievements of the past year that prompted you to make this nomination.
• Use specific examples rather than general praise and give details.
• If nominating a team, describe how each person contributed to its success.
• Explain how this nomination is related to one or more of the “Hampshire Values:” Creative and Innovative Thinking, Caring Spirit, Teamwork, Continuous Improvement, Service to the Community?
• We encourage at least two letters of support for this nomination from Hampshire colleagues, supervisors, or students. Ask early! All information must be submitted by the deadline.
• The nomination should be no longer than two pages. Supporting letters should also be no longer than two pages.
• Nominations can be written or typed in narrative or bullet point format.
• All nomination material, including support letters, must be submitted to the Human Resources office by the deadline of March 3, 2008.
• Feel free to call Human Resources with any questions—x5442.