Honored Employees of the Year

Criteria

• Full-time employment
• Involvement in campus-wide activities
• Community service and/or professional organization involvement
• A significant contribution to the University mission
• NOTE: Nominee may not be a current member of the Professional Staff Senate

Process

• Submit a nomination form from the department (or nominator) with details regarding campus activities, organization support, and/or community service activities of the nominee.
• Email any other support documentation that provides details for the nomination (letters of recommendation, photos at events, achievement certificates, student impact statements) to drewalexander@boisestate.edu.
• Nomination deadline: Friday, March 29, 2024

Please carefully review the criteria. Your nomination letter and supporting materials may be the only information on which the selection committee has to base the decision. When completing your nomination, include as many details as possible with an emphasis on achievements or contributions/activities from the last year or two.

Questions? Contact Drew Alexander

Melinda Keckler

Marketing Director Melinda Keckler has been named the Professional Staff Association Outstanding Employee of the Year. Recipients of this award are nominated by their colleagues in recognition of their commitment to the university and its mission.

“Melinda is a primary reason behind the Boise State University success in branding. It is hard to quantify or isolate the units, programs and people she has impacted, because that would be the entire campus,” one nominator said.

Keckler is a member of the university’s Brand Committee and leads the Marketing Minds working group, which is made up of marketers from across campus. She and her team are responsible for the planning and activation of numerous campaigns across the university, working with on-campus and external partners to meet the desired marketing objectives.

“Because of Melinda, we were able to achieve a monumental milestone this past year the launch of our exciting brand campaign, Out of the Blue, which has been incredibly successful. She has stayed true to our brand and the success of this campaign has been strong, because it is grounded in our people and their stories, and the Blueprint for Success,” another nominator said.

Criteria

Who can I nominate?

• Classified employees who are employed a minimum of one year at Boise State in a permanent, benefit-eligible, full-time (30 hours or more) position at the time of nomination.

Who can’t I nominate?

• Current ACE elected or volunteer positions (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chief Advocate, Senator, or Ambassador).
• Past recipients of the award

What if the person I nominated changes jobs?

• If an employee is nominated and then takes a professional position or retires, they are eligible to win the award if they were a classified employee at the time of nomination, are still employed by Boise State (or have emeritus status), and meet the previously stated criteria.

Process

How to nominate

Fill out the Outstanding Classified Employee Nomination form

How will the winners be decided?

• Must be employed by Boise State University, full-time, for at least one year.
• Contributions to their department
• Contributions to Boise State
• Contributions to their community (outside of Boise State)
• Additional comments made by the nominator

NOTE: please provide as much information as possible on the nomination form in order to assist the selection committee with their decision.

Nomination deadline: March 29, 2024

Questions?

Contact Corina Cruz

Jeremy Shaw

Central Receiving Foreman Jeremy Shaw has been named the 2023 Outstanding Classified Employee of the Year. This award is presented by the Association of Classified Employees to a member who has displayed a deep and sincere commitment to the quality of their work, going above and beyond in service to everyone they meet.

“Jeremy makes intentional connections across campus and will go out of his way to understand the unique needs of our campus departments, finding solutions with an exceptional level of care and service,” one nominator said.

Shaw and his team are responsible for moving a large amount of materials all across campus in a safe and timely manner. He also manages the university’s surplus and storage facility, Gage Warehouse.

“He is never above any task and is always willing to lend a hand to anyone with anything they might need,” another nominator said.