Employee Recognition Awards Procedure
Division: Human Resources
SCC Procedure Number: SPR2.24
OPR: HR Director
Issued: 11/24/2021
Revised: 12/19/2025
Approved SCC President/CEO: 12/19/2025
Reference KCTCS Policy:
Procedures
Quarterly Employee Recognitions - Any faculty, staff or student may nominate a full-time regular faculty or full-time regular staff member of Somerset Community College for the SCC Employee Recognition Award. Employee must have been employed at least 90 days during the quarter for which they are being nominated. Nominations can be peer or self-nominated. The nominations will be accepted by an electronic submission form. Criteria for nominations is that the employee has performed beyond the scope of their role, gone the extra mile, and exceeded expectations to promote the mission and values of Somerset Community College.
Nominations will be accepted from the first day through the last day of each quarter according to the chart below:
Quarterly awards will be as follows:
- 1st Quarter: January thru March
- 2nd Quarter: April thru June
- 3rd Quarter: July thru September
- 4th Quarter: October thru December
Every nominee will receive an Employee Recognition Nomination Award poster to display in their work area. Once a nominee's supervisor has given their approval, the nomination may proceed. If a supervisor chooses not to approve the nominee to move forward in the process, the supervisor must complete a standardized rubric (see Appendix) to evaluate the nominee’s qualifications. This rubric will serve as documentation to support the decision and help determine whether the employee should or should not advance in the recognition process. (The rubric can be found on SCC’s policy and procedure’s form page.) The nominations for each nominee will be sent anonymously to the following councils: Faculty Council, Staff Council, Management Council, and SGA Officers. Each council member will receive a Microsoft Forms link to vote on one faculty and one staff member. The results will be compiled by the ERC Nominations Subcommittee. The staff and faculty member with the most votes from each council will proceed to the Leadership Council for the Quarterly Recognition Award. The Leadership Council will then vote for the quarterly faculty and staff winner via a Microsoft Forms link.
The winners will be recognized by the President of the College, presented with appreciation by the Employee Recognition Team, and serve as the faculty and staff spotlight on SCC’s social media pages.
Online Employee Nomination Form
Yearly NISOD Employee Recognition – Two employees, one faculty and one staff, will be voted on and chosen by the Leadership Council at the November Leadership Council meeting to receive the yearly prestigious yearly NISOD (National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development) Award. These employees will be chosen out of the eight employees (four faculty and four staff) who received the Quarterly Employee Recognition Award from January through December of each year, as long as the employees chosen are still employed by Somerset Community College. The two NISOD award winners will attend and be recognized at the National NISOD conference and by the President of the College. They will receive an award of a designated parking spot of their choosing for the following year. They will be honored in a Press Release to local news outlets.
Reviewed: 4/20/2023: Non-substantive changes, 6/28/2024, 6/27/2025
