SOAR - Staff Outstanding Achievement and Recognition Award

This program provides a way to formally recognize "above and beyond" efforts by Classified and Specialist staff members. Presently forms may be obtained from this page using the links below, or by calling Melanie Kessler ext. 2040 or Sonia Crosier ext. 2224.

Current Winners

Past Winners:

Spring 2007
Fall 2007

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time, part-time and temporary employees OR a group of employees who are staff members (specialists, classified) of the College of Lake County. Faculty and Administrative/professional, and student workers may be nominated only for their participation in a group.
• The outstanding performance may be in a specific incident or as overall character and service to CLC.
• The nominee(s) must not have received the award within the last year.
  

Instructions

• Complete this form, putting the employee(s)’ name(s) on the bottom of this page and providing the information requested on the reverse side.
• When you describe the nominee’s performance, please be specific and complete, so that the committee will be able to make an informed decision.
• The completed form should be sent to the Nominations Coordinator, Melanie Kessler, (MKessler@clcillinois.edu) - B237. Electronic submition is preferred, but hard copies will be excepted.

Timeline

• Nominations may be submitted anytime within the 6 month designated period up until the deadline announcement. Late nominations will be held for the next nomination period.
• The review months are February and September.
• Recognition certificates are presented at the SOAR celebration.
  

Recognition Gifts

Each recipient will receive a copy of the nomination form and a certificate of recognition in his or her personnel file in Human Resources. With permission, the recipient will have his or her name listed in Connections and a photo taken and displayed in an area reserved for the SOAR program. Additionally, recipients will select a gift.

• Individual award recipients will receive a choice of the following:
  • $25.00 gift certificate for the Willow Room/Lancers, CLC Bookstore, or Artcetera
  • 4 movie tickets
  • 25.00 gift certificate from Somethings Brewing
  • $25.00 gift certificate from Borders
• Groups who receive an award will select one of the following:
  • Pizza party
  • Dessert Table
  • Hot Breakfast Bar in the Willow Room

A reserved parking space will be given to one of the award recipients, drawn by chance from the group of recipients. The space will be reassigned at the time of the next nomination selection.

Choose an appropriate version of the SOAR nominating form below:

For Electronic Submission:

The nominating form is also available in Microsoft Word format for electronic submission. Fill in responses in the grayed out areas, save the document and close it. Then forward the saved document to the nominations coordinator Melanie Kessler.

For Printing:

Print out a copy of the Soar nominating form