Nomination Categories:  Governor's Awards

Innovation and Efficiency recognizes employees who demonstrate a willingness to identify and implement business processes that makes services more accessible to our clients, link budget decisions and program priorities more closely with program performance to achieve cost savings, generate revenue enhancements, and implement more efficient methods of service delivery.

Leadership/Professional Achievement recognizes an employee who has established a higher standard of work performance by example; demonstrated leadership qualities when presented with challenging assignments; voluntarily used their knowledge and skills to promote work-related development of other employees; contributed to building employee morale; improved work processes and procedures; encouraged initiative and forward thinking; has successfully established new and outstanding methods, practices, plans or designs resulting in cost savings, revenue generation, and/or workplace efficiencies.

NJ Award for Heroism recognizes an employee who was selfless and successful at saving someone who was in a life-threatening situation.  This person must have gone above and beyond the call of duty to NJ Citizens.

Governor's Team of Excellence Award recognizes an individual that has demonstrated a commitment to public service by leading an example and helping the Governor meet his mission to make New Jersey a fairer and stronger place to live and work.

Community Service Award recognizes employees who made outstanding contributions to the communities in which they live or to the State through organizational activities outside the workplace