Carolinas Chapter Employee-Owner of the Year Award 2023

Please note: Only one employee owner of the year nominee may be submitted from each Company.

This award will honor a non-management employee of an ESOP company who has taken the initiative to become an exemplary employee owner by learning about the ESOP, helping to educate and motivate their colleagues, and actively promoting an employee-ownership culture. All nominees are honored at the Chapter Conference.

The individual should be active in the employee ownership activities of the company and/or activities of The ESOP Association where appropriate. For example, serving on the ESOP committee, on an employee advisory committee, contributing to a company publication, helping with Employee Ownership Month ("EOM") observances, and leading fellow employees to a better understanding of the ESOP and employee ownership are all examples, but by no means not the total list, of activities that might cause an individual to be considered. Other activities to be considered are: attending chapter meetings, helping with chapter meetings or activities, a letter to an elected official, attending Association meetings such as the employee owner retreat, national conference, and/or participating in the programs as a panelist, facilitator, etc.

• Nominees must be in non-management or non-executive positions.

• Photos or additional materials are not permitted with the Employee Owner of the Year nominations.

In addition to the basic contact and company information requested for all nominations, the following information must be submitted:

• Nominee’s Title/Position and a brief job description

• The nominating party (ESOP Committee, supervisor, trustees, board, etc.)

Answer the following questions in 3,000 words or less (cumulative for all four questions). Provide details and whenever possible give specific examples.  It is recommended that you develop a response with word processing software and then copy/paste into this form.

• How has the employee owner contributed to the increased productivity and profitability of the company?

• How has the employee owner promoted the ESOP to his/her fellow employee owners?

• Has the employee owner participated in Chapter or national events of The ESOP Association?

• What has the employee owner done to promote the ESOP concept to the general community where the company is located?