Per UCAR Policy 6-14, the criteria for Special Recognition Awards are: 1. Performed single-instance services that are of outstanding quality or of unusual importance to the execution of UCAR's programs; 2. Displayed commitment to activities or demonstrated outstanding skill or effort above and beyond his or her prescribed duties and workload; 3. Saved significant time or money; 4. Maintained an excellent level of performance during an organizational emergency or period of high stress, or shown great ingenuity or perseverance, and; 5. Participated as part of a team in the areas described in 1-3 above and the team is being recognized.
Description of Work
Under criteria 1, 2, 4 and 5 above, I would like to recognize Elizabeth Mays with a Special Recognition Award for her commitment to UCAR through her contributions to the work the UCAR SciEd team has done this year to serve our mission to “develop state-of-the-art educational experiences that connect NSF NCAR & UCAR science to a broad community of learners, creating pathways towards a scientifically literate society”.
Elizabeth has made positive contributions throughout the past year, supporting our team’s work towards the following goals: 1) To inspire, engage, and inform the public about the atmospheric and related science conducted by NSF NCAR and the university community; 2) To entrain and prepare a highly skilled and multifaceted workforce in careers in the atmospheric and related sciences; and 3) To support the university community in educating students in the atmospheric and related sciences.