{"id":9691,"date":"2025-02-06T17:25:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T01:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/?page_id=9691"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:31:07","slug":"rookie-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vcea.wsu.edu\/faculty-staff\/awards\/rookie-of-the-year-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Rookie of the Year Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Rookie Award recognizes <strong>one<\/strong> faculty member and <strong>one<\/strong> staff member who has demonstrated exceptional dedication and growth in their new roles. The two recipients of this award successfully bring fresh perspectives and enthusiasm to their teams and show a strong commitment to learning and improving in their areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Award\/Honor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One VCEA faculty and one VCEA staff will receive a certificate and honorarium..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nomination Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The objective is to select one faculty and one staff member who has been employed with VCEA for two years or less that has shown evidence of immense development during their brief time within VCEA, irrespective of campus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The nominee must have been hired on July 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2024, or after.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Previous award winners are not eligible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Requirements for the nomination package are:<ul><li>One nomination letter (no more than one page in length).<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to three letters of recommendation are welcome, but not mandatory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selection Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Demonstrates exceptional development during their brief time within VCEA, outstanding dedication, and growth in their new roles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brings fresh perspectives and enthusiasm to their teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shows a strong commitment to learning and improving in their areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deadline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All nominations should be submitted in Qualtrics&nbsp;<strong>on or before Friday, March 13, 2026, by <strong>5:00<\/strong> pm (PST)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta wsu-spacing-after--large\" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/wsu.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_2ogbV2uUIQjr3n0\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tSubmit Nomination\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous Award Recipients<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div 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