Annual Employee Recognition Program

Employees wishing to nominate a fellow employee who has contributed to improving the quality of court operations or service to the public should complete a nomination form for the specific category in which the employee is nominated.  Only nominations submitted along with an Official Nomination Form will be accepted (see Nomination Procedure for details). Additionally, a prepared written narrative must accompany the nomination form. The recipients of these awards will receive a memento commemorating the award and a cash award. (Please note that all cash awards are taxable.)

Please feel free to contact the Administrative Office of the Courts/Probation for information regarding any facet of the Employee Recognition Program.

Award Categories

Honorees will be chosen in the following categories.  Click on each category for a description of eligibility requirements:

• Outstanding Trial or Appellate Court Employee
• Outstanding Probation Employee (Jean Miller Memorial Award for Probation Support Staff)
• Outstanding Probation Officer (LaDonna Snell Probation Officer Award)
• Outstanding Court Supervisor/Administrative Employee   
• Outstanding Probation Supervisor (Bob Keller Memorial Award for Probation Supervisor)  
• Outstanding Customer Service in the Courts
• Innovation Award
• Diversity Leadership Award
• Outstanding Team 
• Employee of the Year                                                                     

General Information

• Nomination Procedure
• Evaluation Criteria
• Employee Recognition Committee
• Previous Award Recipients

The Judicial Branch Employee Recognition Committee will review all nominations.  Nominations should be emailed (judy.beutler@nebraska.gov), faxed (402-471-2197), or mailed to the following address:

Employee Recognition Committee
Attention:  Judy Beutler
Office of the State Court Administrator
 Room 1213 State Capitol
P.O. Box 98910
Lincoln, NE  68509