New Mexico Military Institute

Technology Employee of the Quarter (TEOQ)

Information Services (IS) initiated an Technology Employee of the Quarter (TEOQ) program to recognize exceptional work in our department on (Monday, 13 June) 2005.

The staff member with the crown () is the current quarter’s Employee of the Quarter. Please congratulate this individual if the opportunity arises.

Guidelines for TEOQ are the following:

The following benefits are awarded to the TEOQ champion:
- Inclusion in the Team NMMI newsletter in paychecks.
- A special notation on Information Services’ web page.
- A special parking spot in the Dow Parking Lot.
- A personal day off from work within the specific quarter allotted.
- Advancement for possible recognition for NMMI Employee of the Quarter
Before an individual may participate in TEOQ, a web page with photo and biography must exist on IS’ departmental web page. This web page development is then posted on the bulletin board within IS, easily viewed in a place of honor by visitors.
Consideration of exceptional work, the most improvement from past practices, or regular teamwork beyond the call of duty (such as after-hour work without comp time) should garnish a recommendation; not just personal preference reasons.
The TEOQ recipient is determined by the supervisors from the recommendations of Technology personnel.
A suitable container will be provided by the Administrative Assistant to hold and secure the recommendations for the full week before selection dates.
Recommendations from staff members are requested the Thursday of the week before the defined quarter begins.
When making a recommendation (one per staff member), the name of the staff member for TEOQ and the reason why you believe this individual earns the position of TEOQ should be typed, using a computer and printed on white paper in black ink, Times New Roman font, size 14 to keep the recommendation anonymous. The full sheet of paper should be folded in half and then folded in half again with the name not showing through the paper. In other words, all recommendations must look exactly the same except for the name and reason within and the printed characters must not be showing through the paper.
The selection of a TEOQ cannot be a rotation (passed around) but must be a decision based on the actual performance of the staff member during the previous quarter. In other words, who was the most deserving for this kind of recognition last quarter?
No monetary value, food items, slave labor, etc. may be promised for a recommendation!
The length of the four quarters are defined as such:

Jan 1 - March 30
April 1 - June 30
July 1 - Sept 30
Oct 1 - Dec 31

The VP of Technology/CIO has the last say in the determination of the TEOQ each quarter. This enables the Supervisors to be selected as TEOQ for exceptional performance as well.