Employee Service Awards
The university demonstrates the significance and value of U of A employees through
Employee Service Awards and Career Service Payments. These awards acknowledge employees
who attain certain service milestones during each calendar year.
Goal
This annual celebration recognizes Service Award recipients with five or more years of service as well as the Employees of the Quarter, Employees of the Year, Staff Senate's Team Award and Scholarship winners, and full-time staff who have recently completed a degree program at the University of Arkansas.
The Chancellor and other university administrators are joined by members of the Staff Senate, award recipients supervisors and guests in thanking these valued employees for their contributions, their accomplishments, and their years of service. Service award recipients are presented with a certificate and their pre-selected gift of appreciation. Employee of the Year winners receive a plaque.
For more information about the Employee of the Year or Employees of the Quarter, Staff Team Awards, or Part Time Staff Award, visit the Staff Senate Website.
Congratulations to our 2023 longest-tenured employees!
Gary Crain, 45 years
Rhonda Fires, 45 years
Reggie Houser, 45 years
Randy Luper, 45 years
Randall Ramey, 45 years
David Savage, 45 years
Mayva Villines, 45 years
Freddy Wages, 50 years
Frequently Asked Questions
- Determined by total number of years a non-faculty employee has worked for the University of Arkansas.
- Only complete years in a non-student role qualify.
- Hourly appointed or regular appointed 50% and greater.
- Must have five years of service, then recognized every five years after. (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50)
Place: Fayetteville Town Center | 15 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville
Date/Time: Stay tuned for 2024 details
Parking: Free parking is available in the adjoining parking deck starting at 4:30 p.m.
- Each recipient will receive an email to select a service award gift and verify the spelling of their name as they would prefer it to appear on the certificate.
- Formal invitations from the Chancellor will arrive in campus mail in early September.
- Employees will be asked to RSVP for themselves and a guest by a specific deadline date.
- Banquet seating is unassigned and attendees are welcome to sit with friends and colleagues.
- Following dinner, there will be 1-2 brief speeches followed by a short presentation.
- During the award ceremony, individual names are announced and recipients walk to the presentation area to receive their award from the Chancellor.
- The award ceremony moves fairly quickly and the banquet usually adjourns by 8:00 p.m.
Eligible employees and their immediate supervisors will be sent a formal invitation to the banquet in September. Administrators and supervisors are strongly encouraged to attend in support of the employees who are being honored.
Human Resources will contact eligible employees during the month of August to ask for their choice of gift and to verify the spelling of their name for the certificate of appreciation. Employees with U of A email accounts will be contacted via email.
Attendance is strictly voluntary. Gifts will be mailed shortly after the banquet if unable to attend.
Yes!
Career Service Payment
An employee in a full-time (100%) appointed position not defined as faculty will become eligible for career service recognition payments upon the completion of 10 or more years of service . If you have worked for another state agency or state-supported institution of higher education in an eligible position, you will be given credit for your years of full-time service. Proof of prior service is required.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Full-time 100% appointed employees.
- Have ten or more years of service at another state agency or state-supported institution of higher education in Arkansas (proof of prior service required).
Yes
Retirement contribution deductions will be taken.
See the Employee Handbook Section 6.7 Career Service Recognition Payments.