Awards and Recognition Programs
HR Operations
In striving to create and sustain an encouraging and supportive work environment for its employees, the University may hold a recognition event (which is a type of official function) to recognize employees and/or present an award, reward, or prize (which can be cash, cash-like, or non-cash) to an employee.
Recognition program requirements are described in and must follow the following Finance Procedural Statements.
Program Approval Process
Please review recognition program requirements to verify if a program is needed and who is required to approve it.
- Complete the Recognition Program Authorization Form.
- Send a draft to the appropriate reviewer:
- University of Colorado Anschutz:
- School of Medicine
- Not School of Medicine (DocuSign preferred)
- University of Colorado Anschutz:
- HR will review program and return to HRBP for signature routing.
- HRBP sends full executed form back to Human Resources Operations to be entered into database.
Authorization & Reporting Forms
Honorariums
An Honorarium is a token payment, or reward made to an individual for a one-time service (e.g., a guest lecture) for which custom forbids a price to be set. Departments must submit Honorarium (HNR) forms for payments greater than $100 to individuals.
Honorarium (HNR) forms should be submitted to HR Honorariums.
- Honorarium Process Guide (PDF)
- Blank Honorarium Forms
- Foreign Nationals
- If the recipient is a foreign national, you will need to work with an Employee Services (ES) International Tax Specialist.