Betty Urquhart was one of the first employees of the university and believed strongly in volunteering and giving back to the community. While Betty passed away in 1995, UFV keeps her memory alive by honouring a person or group exemplifying her commitment to life-long learning and community.<\/p>\n Find the nomination form here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Some past winners of the annual Betty Urquhart award include:<\/p>\n UFV Service Excellence Awards are presented annually\u00a0to recognize and celebrate UFV staff and faculty excellence in service, leadership, and teamwork that supports the values, mission, and goals of UFV.<\/p>\n Launched in 2016 by the UFV Board of Governors, current UFV faculty and staff can be nominated in three categories: UFV Staff Excellence Award, the UFV Inspirational Leadership Award and the UFV Teamwork Award.<\/p>\n Award winners will be recognized at an annual employee recognition event and receive a monetary prize to be used for professional development.<\/p>\n Nominate an individual or team that you think deserves recognition before March 3, 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n Please note also that this award is given to individual staff members only; nominations for a group will not be considered.<\/p>\n 2016 Staff Excellence Award winner: Jill Smith<\/a><\/p>\n Please note also that this award is given to individual faculty or staff members only; nominations for a group will not be considered.<\/p>\n 2016 Inspirational Leadership Award Winner: Samantha Pattridge<\/a><\/p>\n Teams may include faculty, staff (FSA or Exempt), students, or members of the community, and will normally include members from at least two of these groups.<\/p>\n 2016 Teamwork award: Green UFV<\/a><\/p>\n Permanent UFV staff and faculty (FSA and exempt) employed by the university on a continuous basis for at least three years as of December 31 of the nomination year are eligible.<\/p>\n Senior administrators and current members of Service Excellence Award Selection Committees, or those who have received this award in the past five years, are not eligible.<\/p>\n UFV faculty or staff (FSA and exempt), students, alumni, or members of the Board of Governors who are not in a conflict of interest may nominate candidates for the award. Please review conflict of interest<\/a> policies to make sure you are eligible to nominate.<\/p>\n For more information, please contact\u00a0nancy.scarrow@ufv.ca<\/a>\u00a0or local 4065.<\/p>\n See the nomination form here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s nomination season again. Betty Urquhart Community Service Award UFV is once again looking for unsung heroes. Do you know an individual or a group who has made the Fraser Valley a better place to live? People who make everyday contributions to their community but who may not be recognized? Consider nominating them for the … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opportunity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13318"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13648,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13318\/revisions\/13648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/files\/2017\/01\/Elizabeth-Melnick-for-blog.jpg\")
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\nThe Crystal Gala Foundation<\/strong><\/a> of Abbotsford<\/li>\n<\/h3>\n
Nominate someone great for Service Excellence awards!<\/h3>\n
Staff Excellence Award<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>This award recognizes staff members who have demonstrated excellence in their service to the University. Through their exemplary professionalism and achievements, they have supported their colleagues in advancing the mission and goals of the University.<\/p>\nInspirational Leadership Award<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>This award recognizes a staff or faculty member noted for their inspirational leadership and support of others in the service of the University\u2019s mission and goals. These employees are known for their leadership-by-example and for the ways they engage, empower and promote the achievements of colleagues.<\/p>\nTeamwork Award<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>This award recognizes teams who exemplify best practices of collegial, supportive and effective collaboration in the service of the mission and goals of the University.<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
Who is eligible?<\/h2>\n
Who can make a nomination?<\/h2>\n
How can I nominate?<\/h2>\n