LLCC’s current employee appreciation and recognition program annually recognizes employees who have reached a milestone service anniversary or who will be retiring from the college within the fiscal year. This program includes individual recognition and the presentation of a personalized gift, a service year lapel pin and a framed certificate during our annual spring ceremony. Last summer, LLCC received notification that MD Designs, Inc., a longtime partner of the recognition program, was closing its doors. This company has provided the college with our employee recognition gifts for over 16 years.
Soon after this news came, a group was formed and tasked with finding a new gift vendor. This group was made up of a diverse pool of faculty and staff from across divisions, across classifications, and with a variety of years of service for the purposes of finding a new and suitable gift vendor for our upcoming FY21 program. The focus group members include Lyndsey Craigmiles-Brooks, Gailyn Draper, Danny Guthals, Tammy Kuhn-Schnell, Keri Mason, Tisha Miller, Sam Reif, Brian Tweryon, Jason Waddell and Kayla Weitzel. When the group convened, discussions regarding our current program took place and a few concerns were presented from the representative groups. It was decided to focus our efforts on finding a new gift vendor while taking into consideration those concerns that had the biggest impact on employee satisfaction. This included updated/improved gift options and the timeliness of recognition.
After a presentation and interview process, the focus group enthusiastically selected Terryberry as our appreciation and recognition partner beginning in spring 2021. For more than a century, Terryberry has been an industry leader in helping organizations develop, implement and manage employee recognition programs. Not only did Terryberry address our current interests, but they have also provided the potential for a 360° recognition platform that will allow LLCC to expand our recognition program in the future. So, exactly why Terryberry?
Stay tuned for next week’s LincIn article titled “Why Terryberry?”