{"id":166731,"date":"2026-03-09T16:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=166731"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:13:09","slug":"nominations-open-for-staff-and-team-excellence-awards-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=166731","title":{"rendered":"Nominations open for Staff and Team Excellence Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"555\">Every day, we see colleagues who go above and beyond<span class=\"gmail_default\">,\u00a0<\/span>not for recognition, but because they care deeply about our students<span class=\"gmail_default\">, our colleagues,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"gmail_default\">our community,\u00a0<\/span>and our mission. Now is our chance to say &#8220;thank you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"gmail_default\"><b>Who to nominate?<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>A staff member or a\u00a0<span class=\"il\">team<\/span>\u00a0who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>C<span class=\"gmail_default\">onsistently<\/span>\u00a0embodies NMC\u2019s values?<\/li>\n<li>Has made a <span class=\"gmail_default\">clear, positive impact on NMC this<\/span>\u00a0year?<\/li>\n<li>Inspires you with their dedication?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"gmail_default\"><b>Who is eligible?<\/b><\/h3>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>Staff:<\/b>\u00a0Full-time, part-time, or supplemental.<\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"il\">Teams<\/span>:<\/b>\u00a0Departments, committees, or project groups (2+ employees).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>How to nominate<\/b>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Complete and submit the\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfITirzLfh-Zy-uMH5htR2RcuYu_EC9k669UjEjbcNUOWHCXA\/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=117715997938005052723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfITirzLfh-Zy-uMH5htR2RcuYu_EC9k669UjEjbcNUOWHCXA\/viewform?usp%3Dsharing%26ouid%3D117715997938005052723&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773172811732000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3MUNLUudh1BAI0iq-v28x9\">Staff\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Excellence<\/span>\u00a0Nomination Form<\/a><\/b>\u00a0or the\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfQ3-MbmknUx3CliZSzhEmRJwZ0Hr5jPHPZWN1telQSxVs7YQ\/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=117715997938005052723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfQ3-MbmknUx3CliZSzhEmRJwZ0Hr5jPHPZWN1telQSxVs7YQ\/viewform?usp%3Dsharing%26ouid%3D117715997938005052723&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773172811732000&amp;usg=AOvVaw330Isrcay9eKXxjWV2ClJn\"><span class=\"il\">Team<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Excellence<\/span> Nomination Form<\/a> <\/b>by <b>Thursday, April 2, 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Help us highlight the incredible work happening across our campus! Recipients will receive a monetary award and an engraved\u00a0plaque to be presented at the\u00a0<i>You Made It Possible Celebration<\/i> on May 13, 2026.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>NMC Employee Recognition Committee: <span class=\"il\">Lori<\/span> Hodek, Chair, Marcus Bennett, Hollie DeWalt, Les Eckert, Kim Gourlay, Craig Hadley, Taylor Nash, Denny Nguyen, Nancy Parshall and Lisa vonReichbauer.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every day, we see colleagues who go above and beyond,\u00a0not for recognition, but because they care deeply about our students, our colleagues,\u00a0our community,\u00a0and our mission. Now is our chance to say &#8220;thank you.&#8221; Who to nominate? A staff member or a\u00a0team\u00a0who: Consistently\u00a0embodies NMC\u2019s values? Has made a clear, positive impact on NMC this\u00a0year? Inspires you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3616,68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hr","category-intercom"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nominations open for Staff and Team Excellence Awards - NMC Communiqu\u00e9<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=166731\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nominations open for Staff and Team Excellence Awards - NMC Communiqu\u00e9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Every day, we see colleagues who go above and beyond,\u00a0not for recognition, but because they care deeply about our students, our colleagues,\u00a0our community,\u00a0and our mission. 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