President's Award
Award Type: Outstanding Achievement Award
Intended Recipient: Employee who has accomplished an outstanding achievement
Awarded to the employee whose accomplishments have a significant impact on the College's pursuit of excellence in achieving its mission and strategic goals. This employee’s accomplishments will outlive their tenure and will be a lasting example who participates on committees and/or mentors others, serves as a role model, uses originality and creativity to enthusiastically and collaboratively develop strategies that enhance his/her department; and supports the College's goals by improving and/or modernizing current practices.
Shining Star Award
Award Type: Support Person of the Year
Intended Recipient: Employee who is a member of ESP, PTCTU, or their non-barganing equivalents
Awarded to the full-time or part-time employee in a support role whose commitment to the values and goals of the College improves the learning and working environment. This employee consistently and clearly surpasses performance requirements of the position and exhibits a high level of engagement and cooperation in working with students and/or other employees while taking initiative to create a positive work environment which enhances the image of the Department and College.
Provost's Award
Award Type: Faculty or Academic Professional of the Year
Intended Recipient: Faculty or Academic Professional
Awarded to the teaching faculty or academic professional whose distinguished and lasting service to the College is consistent with its mission, vision, and strategic plan. This employee will exemplify a demonstrated track record of breaking down barriers, supporting student growth with innovative and effective practices, and participation in activities that support student success, retention, and an enhanced learning environment.
Galaxy Award
Award Type: Administrator of the Year
Intended Recipient: Administrator
Awarded to the Administrator who leads others with honesty, openness, and compassion. This employee develops trust and credibility through open, respectful communication and personal accountability while providing a sense of purpose, vision and mission for all areas of oversight; positively influences others to build consensus in a group, department, and/or College setting; manages and/or champions change effectively through formal and informal leadership; and helps others develop by investing time and effort in coaching and/or mentoring.
Superstar Award
Award Type: Public Safety or Facilities Employee of the Year
Intended Recipient: FMA/FOP employee who is not covered by the Shining Star Award
Awarded to the Facilities Maintenance or Public Safety individual who consistently goes above and beyond without failure. This employee fills in when and wherever needed, performs job duties at a high level, takes initiative to solve problems and improves work situations without being prompted; demonstrates reliability, perseverance, and focus on results; and/or helps others by sharing knowledge of the College's practices and resources or job-related skills.
Aurora Award
Award Type: Diversity Excellence Award
Intended Recipient: Employee who makes a difference in the area of Diversity
Awarded to the employee who demonstrates outstanding best practices and a commitment to diversity which has resulted in the enrichment of the learning or work environment during the fiscal year. He/she promotes a campus environment that is welcoming, supportive, and nurturing of cultural, ethnic, racial, class, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, and all other human differences.
Rising Star Award
Award Type: New Employee of the Year
Intended Recipient: Employee with less than one year of service
Awarded to the employee who was hired new to LCC in the last year, and has demonstrated exemplary performance during his/her period of employment. This employee possesses great work habits, knowledge of work, quality and quantity of work, judgment, initiative, adaptability, and reliability.
Rockstar Award
Award Type: Student Employee of the Year
Intended Recipient: Student Employee
Awarded to the student employee who has demonstrated continued exemplary performance during his/her period of employment. This is a reliable employee who possesses great work habits, knowledge of work, quality and quantity of work, judgment, initiative, and adaptability.
Shooting Star Award
Award Type: Accessibility Excellence
Intended Recipient: Awarded to the employee who embodies LCC's Accessibility Initiative
Awarded to the employee who embodies LCC’s Accessibility Initiative and whose accomplishments in the area of accessibility have had a significant impact on students and/or employees. This individual, by working to remove physical barriers or by ensuring that all materials for students and employees are accessible, strives to ensure that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else. This employee mentors and trains others in their department, division, or the College on ways to reach the College’s accessibility goals.
2022 Awards Ceremony Video
2022Awards Showcase Ceremony

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