President’s Employee Excellence Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022–2023 President’s Employee Excellence Awards. The award is presented annually to recognize outstanding contributions by WSU administrative professionals and classified employees. Staff at all WSU locations are eligible to be nominated for this award. Award criteria include outstanding contributions made by the employee regarding the productivity of the university; innovative problem-solving; positive working relations, and university and community service. Award recipients each receive $2,500 and will be recognized at the annual Showcase event to be held in the spring of 2023.

The nomination form can be found at president.wsu.edu/employee-excellence-award. Nominations may be submitted online, or a form printed from the site can be submitted to the attention of HRS Employee Recognition, 139 French Administration Building, Pullman, WA 99164‑1014.

Nominations will be accepted through Thursday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m.

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