Employee Recognition Program


The Division of Parks and Recreation has some of the best staff in the State of Ohio. We recognize and are thankful for each one of you and the positive contributions you make on a daily basis! The Park Employee Recognition Program will be an annual program and consist of the following:


Professional AwardsCore Value AwardsOutstanding Service/Achievement Awards Administrative Professional, Law Enforcement, Naturalist, Maintenance and Management Employee of the Year The Professional Awards will be presented at each of the respective annual conferences. The winners will receive a plaque/trophy. One candidate for each professional award area are nominated by each district (each district will submit 5 names – one for each award category) and submitted by email to Dee Hammel. The Employee Recognition Committee will review the nominations and make their recommendations to the Chief’s office. Each district is encouraged to pull their entire district together to come up with the nominees. The winners will be celebrated at an annual awards ceremony to be held at a park/lodge where friends/families are invited to attend. ERPEmployeeoftheYear.pdf Customer Service Award, Leadership Award and Innovation Award The Core Value Awards will be presented at an annual awards ceremony to be held at a park/lodge where friends/families are invited to attend. One candidate for each core value award will be nominated by each district (each district submits 3 names – one for each award category) and submitted to Dee Hammel. The Employee Recognition Committee will review the nominations and make their recommendations to the Chief’s office. Each district is encouraged to pull their entire district together to come up with the nominees. ERPCustomerService.pdf ERPInnovation.pdf ERPLeadership.pdf Outstanding Seasonal, Outstanding Volunteer and Team of the Year Award The Outstanding Service Awards will be presented at an annual awards ceremony to be held at a park/lodge where friends/family are invited to attend. One candidate for each outstanding service award will be nominated by each district (each district submits 2 individual names and submits a group/team’s name) and submitted to the Employee Recognition Committee. The Employee Recognition Committee will review the nominations and make their recommendations to the Chief’s office. Each district is encouraged to pull their entire district together to come up with the nominees. Nomination form coming soon.


Next Steps: By January 31, 2013, each district needs to submit via email to Dee Hammel one name for each of the following 2012 awards: 1) Administrative Professional of the Year, 2) Law Enforcement Professional of the Year, 3) Maintenance Employee of the Year, 4) Management Employee of the Year, 5) Naturalists of the Year, 6) Customer Service Award of the Year, 7) Innovation Award of the Year, and 8) Leadership Award. As noted above, the Employee Recognition Team will review the nominations and make a recommendation to the Chief’s Office.


The nomination forms have changed dramatically and should be far more user-friendly. The forms are primarily a check-marked form with only one area for comments. When submitting a nomination, we encourage you to use the comment section for providing specific examples about your nominee. ERPEmployeeoftheYear.pdf (Professional Awards Category) ERPCustomerService.pdf (Core Value Awards Category) ERPInnovation.pdf (Core Value Awards Category) ERPLeadership.pdf (Core Value Awards Category) Coming Soon -- (Outstanding Service/Achievement Awards Category)


Occasionally, we all need to be recognized for a job that is well done. We look forward to your participation in this program as it will take all of us to make this a great program. Again, thanks to each of you for your commitment to Ohio State Parks! The Parks Employee Recognition Team is comprised of: Curt Partee, Mike Jarvis, Mark Broughton, Sue Emmons, Jean Backs and Dee Hammel.