IT Recognition
The OSU IT Recognition Committee aims to build a culture of recognition across OSU IT, drive increasing levels of engagement, and create and sustain an IT recognition program that aligns with the university-wide Talent Management initiative.
The committee has established three ways to recognize, highlight, and celebrate the work of our OSU IT colleagues and peers.
Annual Awards
Know someone who's done outstanding work? Consider nominating them for one of seven OSU IT annual awards!
- OSU IT Culture and Community Award
- OSU IT Customer Service Award
- OSU IT Data Services Award
- OSU IT Security Services Award
- OSU IT Student Award
- OSU IT Technical Services Award
- OSU IT Team Award
CIO Excellence Award
The CIO is committed to an inclusive and equitable IT recognition program that supports a workplace culture that promotes and encourages the acknowledgement of OSU IT staff for contributions to the organization, the university, and the community in a manner that focuses on the intrinsic value of our team members:
- The CIO Award is presented at the discretion of the CIO and acknowledges exceptional work of OSU IT community members exemplifying OSU IT's goals.
- Personalized letters from the CIO acknowledging professional milestones achieved by members of the OSU IT community.
- Advocating for and elevating our distributed partners at OSU, the CIO will present boxed card sets to college deans and unit leaders encouraging the acknowledgment and recognition of efforts by distributed IT staff to build and sustain a culture of IT recognition across OSU.
Peer-to-Peer Recognition
Peer recognition is a vital part of OSU IT's culture. We encourage employees to give each other praise for work that's well done, as well as our managers to promote this level of recognition consistently across OSU's IT community. It is especially important that individuals feel valued for the work they accomplish. Consider these four skills of authentic appreciation:
- Learn the appreciation styles of others. Effective appreciation is expressed in the style of the recipient.
- Focus your expressions of appreciation on aspects of the individual.
- Express only that appreciation which is genuinely felt by you.
- Express your appreciation for co-workers as a regular aspect of your working relationships.
Current OSU IT community members can also post recognition in the OSU IT Kudos teams channel. You may also reference our mini-guide to building a culture of appreciation.
Committee Members
- Andy Cadotte, DFA IT (Co-Chair)
- Sarah Payne, UIT (Co-Chair)
- David Armstrong, CoB
- Devin Ascherl, OSU-Cascades
- Mark Cholewczynski, UIT
- Max Cohen, UIT
- Eric Gleske, UIT
- Wayne Jardine, UIT
- Ramee Kelly, UIT
- Emily Longman, UIT
- Margaret Mellinger, Valley Library
- Sean McGlothlin, UIT
- Kellie Ann Walker, UIT
- Lizzie Wolfram, UIT