Honours and Recognition

The Ceremonies & Events Office is involved with the following recognition activities on campus:

• UBC Staff Service Recognition Program
• Donor recognition events
• Student, staff and faculty recognition
• UBC Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Contribution to UBC

Honorary degrees

For further information on the Honorary Degree process and nomination form please visit: http://www.senate.ubc.ca/vancouver/honorary.cfm

For a list of previous recipients and their citations, please visit the UBC Library's Special Collections website.

For more information about the 2009 Honorary Degree recipients please visit www.graduation.ubc.ca/honorarydegrees/index.php.

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UBC Staff Service Recognition Program

Background

The President’s Service Award for Excellence (PSAE) has been awarded on campus since 1991 and since then, 92 employees have received the award. However, with the growth of staff numbers over the years as well as the addition of UBC Okanagan, it was felt that there were not enough opportunities to recognize staff.

Strategy 2 of Focus on People: Workplace Practices at UBC calls for an expansion of the categories of awards available in the President’s Service Awards for Excellence Program. In response to this, and with the encouragement of the PSAE Committee and the support of the President, it was decided that the existing PSAE award should be awarded to staff only in the future.

As well, a new award category has been launched on both campuses. While they are lesser awards than the President’s Service Award for Excellence, they are still significant awards designed to recognize the personal achievements and contributions of staff to UBC and to the vision and goals of the University.

There are now three sections of the UBC Staff Service Recognition Program:

1) President’s Service Award for Excellence – open to staff at UBCV and UBCO (see specific criteria)

2) UBCV President’s Staff Awards – open to staff at UBC Vancouver only

3) UBCO Staff Awards of Excellence – open to staff at UBC Okanagan only

President's Service Award for Excellence

The President’s Service Award for Excellence is the top award presented to staff in recognition of excellence in personal achievements and contributions to UBC and to the vision and goals of the University. Please see the nomination package below for more detailed description of the award criteria.

The UBC Vancouver Ceremonies Office serves as the support base for the President's Service Committee, which solicits and designates nominees for the President's Service Award for Excellence. Awards are presented during Congregation ceremonies and in the case of UBC Okanagan, during Convocation ceremonies. The UBCV Ceremonies Office (or, when applicable, the UBCO Ceremonies Office) also arranges the ceremonies and recognition events that relate to these special university honors.

ELIGIBILITY

• All permanent staff of the University are eligible for the Awards, with the exception of Vice Presidents, Associate Vice Presidents or equivalent.
• Up to 5 awards may be given in one year.
• Awards are made to individuals and therefore, only individuals should be nominated.
• Individuals that retire during the year of consideration are ineligible.
• Individuals must have worked at the university for at least 10 years.
• A nomination is carried forward automatically for one year beyond the year of initial nomination. In the subsequent year, nominators are responsible for updating the file.
• On behalf of the Committee, the Ceremonies Office will acknowledge receipt of the nominator forms. However, receipt of support letters will not be acknowledged.

PSAE Nomination form

Adobe Acrobat PDF format:

• Download the PDF nomination form
• Print and complete the form
• Either fax it to 604-822-9060 or mail it to the address listed below:

Microsoft Word format:

• Download the Word nomination form
• Complete and save the form on your local computer
• Email the form as an attachment to ceremonies.office@ubc.ca OR fax it to 604-822-9060 OR mail it to the address listed below:

UBC Ceremonies & Events
2nd Floor, Ponderosa B
2029 West Mall
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z2
Campus Mail Zone 2

All nomination packages should include a nomination form, a maximum of 6 letters of support and a short resume/bio.

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS FEBRUARY 28, 2009

For a list of previous recipients of the President’s Service Award for Excellence, please go to the PSAE Previous Recipients page.

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UBC VANCOUVER President's STAFF AWARDS

This is a new award category being launched in 2008 designed to expand the awards available to UBC Vancouver staff. Its purpose is to recognize the personal achievements and contributions of staff to UBC and to the vision and goals of the University.

1) Who is eligible?

All permanent UBC Vancouver staff, with a minimum of three years continuous service, are eligible.

2) Who can nominate?

Any UBC staff, faculty or student can nominate eligible UBC staff members.

3) How many awards are there?

There are three different President’s Staff awards:

• Leadership and Creativity
• Enhancing the UBC Experience
• Global Citizenship

See nomination package (Word format) for more detailed descriptions of award criteria.

4) How do you nominate someone?

• Review the nomination package
• Select award category
• Submit nominating form
• Include two - five letters of support
• Send to:

The Committee, President’s Staff Awards
c/o Ceremonies Office
2029 West Mall, 2nd Floor, Ponderosa B
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Campus Mail Zone 2

5) What if they win?

Winners will be announced by Public Affairs through UBC This Week, HR communication vehicles and other communication vehicles. The awards will be presented at an employee event such as the Health Symposium held in the Fall.

6) How many winners can there be?

There can be up to 6 winners per year, two in each category, but not all awards may be handed out each year.

7) Can a staff member win this award as well as the President’s Service Award for Excellence?

Yes, but not in the same year.

8) When do I need to submit the nomination?

By May 31

9) Who selects the winners?

The same President’s Award Committee responsible for the selection of the President’s Service Award for Excellence recipients will be selecting the winners of these awards.

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ubc okanagan staff awards of excellence

For more information on these awards, please go to http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/facultystaff/current-staff/excellence.html.

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Donor recognition events

The Ceremonies & Events Office works closely with other External Legal and Community Relations units as well as Development and Alumni Affairs on the coordination of annual and special events to recognize members of the community who have supported the university. These events include building openings, program launches and various donor recognition lunches, dinners and receptions.

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Student, staff and faculty recognition

A number of events are coordinated by this office throughout the year to recognize members of the UBC community:

Students

Students are recognized at events honouring entrance and major student scholarships, academic/athletic achievements and other accomplishments.

Staff

Staff are recognized through the UBC Staff Service Recognition Program and related events.

The Ceremonies Office also coordinates an annual dinner to recognize staff who have achieved 25 years of service at UBC. For more information, visit the 25 Year Club.

Faculty

Faculty are recognized through the various events to recognize faculty awards and teaching excellence as well as an annual dinner for faculty with 25 years of service.

The Quarter Century Club honours faculty members with 25 or more years of service. For more information, visit the Quarter Century Club.

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UBC Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Contribution to UBC

The Ceremonies Office serves as the support base for the UBC Vancouver Volunteer Awards committee, which solicits and designates nominees for two volunteer awards:

• The Slonecker Award for Outstanding Volunteer Contribution to UBC Vancouver
• The Outstanding Student Award for Volunteer Contributions to UBC Vancouver

The Slonecker Award, established in 2001, is named for and in honour of the first recipients of the award, Dr. Charles E. and Mrs. Jan H. Slonecker. The award is presented annually to a volunteer who has contributed outstanding leadership and service to UBC Vancouver over a sustained period of time.

The Outstanding Student Award, established in 2008, is presented annually to a student who has made exceptional volunteer contributions to UBC Vancouver during their time as a student.

For more information on both awards, please read the information included in the nomination package.

• View the complete list of Volunteer Award Recipients

Criteria

There is a number of criteria that nominees must meet. For more information, please see the full list of criteria included in the nomination package which can be downloaded here:

• Download the criteria and nomination form for the UBC Awards (PDF)

Please print off the nomination form and fax or mail in nomination package to the following:

UBC Vancouver Volunteer Award Committee
c/o UBC Ceremonies & Events
2nd Floor, Ponderosa B
2029 West Mall
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z2
Campus Mail Zone 2
Tel: 604-822-0949
Fax: 604-822-9060

Note: NOMINATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 1, 2009

All information submitted on behalf of the nominee will be kept confidential.