You are invited and encouraged to nominate co-workers for the 2023 Employee of the Year and Rising Star awards. One person will be honored for each award.

What are the awards?

This honor began in 2001 when Dr. Joe and Amy Cass started an endowment to assist in funding the awards. These annual awards recognize and reward the outstanding CHS employees represented in two categories: CHS Employee of the Year and the CHS Rising Star of the Year. One $2,000 cash award will be given to the CHS Employee of the Year, and one $500 cash award will be given to the CHS Rising Star of the Year. Click this link to see a list previous winners.

When will the award be given? 

The winners of the awards will be surprised prior to the event.

At the event there will be food, entertainment, door prizes and time for you to hang out and enjoy the company of your co-workers. 

BLACK HILLS

Thursday, February 8

5:30–6:00 pm: Social hour and heavy hors d’oeuvres
6:00 pm: CEO Remarks/Awards
6:30–8:30 pm: Lonely Rangers Band with Kenny Putnam

Venue:
THE BOX Convention Center
631 Watiki Way, Box Elder

Sioux Falls

Thursday, February 15

5:30–6:30 pm: Social hour and heavy hors d’oeuvres
6:30 pm: CEO Remarks/Awards
7:00–8:30 pm: Good Road Band

Venue:
The Blue Haven Barn and Gardens
46594 268th Street, Sioux Falls

Deadline for nominations...

Nominations for Employee of the Year and Rising Star need to be completed by January 20, 2024. Find details below to nominate your team member(s).

How will the winners be chosen?

Winners will have demonstrated the CHS mission, vision, and/or core values that exemplify the best attributes of a CHS employee.

A subcommittee of the CHS Board of Directors will receive and review all submitted nominations, determine the winners of the award in each category, and present the award to each recipient. The name and program of all nominees will not be disclosed to the subcommittee to maintain an unbiased environment for judging criteria.

How can I nominate someone?

Please submit your nomination(s) by completing the survey that will be launched from Paylocity on January 3, 2024.

The survey link will be:

• Emailed to your work email (from Allison Sanderson - Subject: Nominate a Co-Worker for Employee of the Year and Rising Star of the Year by January 20!)
  Note: The email could go to your “Other” folder instead of your “Focused” folder in Outlook. Please check both folders for the email.
• In your Paylocity message center – after logging in, click the number in the red box in the top right corner next to your profile picture and select the nomination message

• In the Survey section of Paylocity
• In Paylocity on your self-service portal in your Tasks to Complete

• Available for you to complete through the Paylocity Mobile App.

Who is eligible?

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: For the CHS Employee of the Year, any full-time or part-time employee who:

• has served CHS for two years or more, as of December 31, 2023
• has been employed for the entire calendar year January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
• has not previously won the award, and
• must be employed on the date the award is presented.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: For the CHS Rising Star of the Year, any full-time or part-time employee who:

• Has served CHS a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 24 months as of December 31, 2023
• Has been employed the entire calendar year January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
• Has not previously won the award, and
• Must be employed on the date the award is presented.

The following are not eligible to win either the CHS Employee of the Year or the CHS Rising Star of the Year awards

• Executive Leadership
• Program Directors
• Any employee who has not been employed with CHS for a minimum of 12 months.
• Any previous winner of the Employee of the Year Award
• Supervisors cannot nominate a direct staff member

You can only nominate one person at a time through the survey. If you would like to nominate more than one person, reach out to your HR representative to send you another survey.

Not sure if the person you want to nominate is eligible for that award? Nominate them anyway to give them a shout out! HR will vet out those that are eligible for each of the award based on the award criteria.

Nominations are due by:

Friday, January 20, 2024

OUR MISSION

To prevent, treat and heal trauma.

OUR VISION

A world that stands up to trauma where all people are safe, healthy and resilient.

OUR CORE VALUES

*Door prizes will be subject to taxes on the employee’s paycheck