Employee of the Month

The nominee must:

1. Demonstrate professionalism and enthusiasm in the performance of his or her responsibilities and in daily interactions with faculty, staff, students, and others in the department, college, and/or university.
2. Display humanitarian efforts and act to improve morale.
3. Demonstrate a willingness to help others within the department, college, and/or university.
4. Demonstrate a commitment to his or her professional development or encourage the professional development effort of others.
5. Be willing to take initiative and to accept and carry out additional responsibilities beyond regular job assignments.

1. All on- and off-campus staff in the college are eligible.
2. The nominee must be a current classified or university staff employee within the college or other units that support our college (example: personnel, sponsored programs).
3. The nominee must have been employed by Virginia Tech for at least one (1) year on a full-time basis or the equivalent service on a part-time basis at the time of the nomination.
4. A current member of the selection committee cannot be considered for recognition.  If a current member is nominated, he or she has two options: 
   a. Request that the nomination be held until the following year when service on the committee is completed.
   b. Resign from the committee so that the nomination is considered during the current year.
5. There are no restrictions on the number of times a staff member can be nominated. However, the person cannot be selected as Employee of the Month more than once per year and cannot be selected as Employee of the Year more than once every five years.