Home / About / Awards & Recognition / Employee Awards / Maroon & Gold Standard-Bearer Award Maroon & Gold Standard-Bearer Award Who comes to mind when you think about someone who truly brings the Maroon & Gold Standards to life? The Maroon & Gold Standard-Bearer Award recognizes a Jackson College employee whose sustained actions and exceptional contributions reflect our shared promise to one another. This recognition is about more than one accomplishment it celebrates the way someone consistently shows up for others. Supporting success and human potential by helping remove barriers, create opportunities, or improve the human experience at Jackson College. Demonstrating excellence and reliability through exceptional service, human first behavior, follow-through, dependability, and thoughtful problem-solving. Leading with integrity and stewardship by showing accountability, sound judgment, and care for the trust and resources placed in them. Honoring human dignity and connection through compassion, respect, honest communication, collaboration, and care for others. Strengthening mission and shared purpose by contributing to the greater good of the College and engaging others constructively and respectfully. Learning, innovating, and adapting by continuing to grow, improve processes, or help the College respond thoughtfully to changing needs. Nominations Help us recognize someone who brings the Maroon & Gold Standards to life! Nominations should be 400 words or fewer and may include a single story or example that highlights multiple qualities. We especially encourage stories about the everyday actions and behaviors that show how someone consistently embodies these standards. Nominations will be open from November through mid-December. The recipient will receive a $1,000 award, supported by the Foundation, and will be recognized annually at Spring Convocation. Any employee who has completed their first 90 days of employment is eligible to be nominated. Nomination Form About Who We Are About the College Maroon & Gold Standards Strategic Agenda Locations Central Campus Jackson College Hillsdale Hillsdale County Early Middle College Jackson College Lenawee Jackson College Global Fast Facts Careers Leadership Board of Trustees Members Meetings Policies By-Laws Performance Monitoring File a Complaint President’s Office About the President Initiatives Advocacy Executive Order Compliance Former Presidents Resources Executive Council Academic Council Instructional Quality Committees Organizational Charts History Heritage Center Awards & Recognition Community Awards Distinguished Service Award MLK Celebration Employee Awards Outstanding Administrator Award Outstanding Faculty Award Outstanding Staff Award TCS2 Award Maroon & Gold Standard-Bearer Award Student Recognition Dean’s List Outstanding Student Award Points of Pride Institutional Info & Reporting Accreditation Consumer Information Disclosures Distance Education and State Authorization Disclosures Professional Licensure Disclosures Policies & Procedures Transparency Reporting