Employee Recognition Program
OESO values their employees and their dedicated efforts in promoting a safe environment for the Duke Community and providing the highest level of customer service. In order to promote and encourage these values, OESO intends to reward through recognition the efforts of those employees who:
- Consistently demonstrate exceptional work performance
- Contribute positively to the OESO/Duke work environment
- Promote a culture of excellence at OESO that motivates all employees to top-level performance
- Promote OESO’s mission and vision within the department
- Encourage employees, through their performance, to promote OESO’s values throughout Duke by:
- Demonstration of the value of safety in the work environment
- Cultivation of partnerships within Duke departments
- Examples of positive safety culture behaviors
- Reinforcement of safe behavior
Employee Recognition Process
Review the OESO Employee Recognition Program Overview for more details including qualifying guidelines.
If you would like to recognize an OESO staff member who embodies any or all of these qualities, fill out the online OESO Employee Recognition Form.
All employees who receive recognition will be part of the Employee of the Quarter (EOQ) pool for the quarter in which they were recognized. The four EOQs are automatically selected to qualify for EOY. The OESO EOY is selected every year in July.
OESO Employees of the Quarter FY 2025
- Third Quarter 2025: Tawni Mondragon - Laboratory Safety
- Second Quarter 2025: Stephanie Caler - Occupational Hygiene & Safety
- First Quarter 2025: Mary Brock - Biological Safety
FY 2024 Employee of the Year - Tawni Mondragon
OESO Employees of the Quarter FY 2024
- Fourth Quarter 2024: Benjamin Chapman - Laboratory Safety
- Third Quarter 2024: John Cashwell - Administration
- Second Quarter 2024: Tawni Mondragon - Laboratory Safety
- First Quarter 2024: Lori Becherer - Ergonomics
FY 2023 Employee of the Year - John North
OESO Employees of the Quarter FY 2023
- Fourth Quarter 2023: Taylor Metcalf - Laboratory Safety
- Third Quarter 2023: John North - Administration
- Second Quarter 2023: Tristan White - Laboratory Safety
FY 2022 Employee of the Year - Tinashe Gutu
OESO Employees of the Quarter FY 2022
- Fourth Quarter 2022: Athena Wilson - Occupational Hygiene & Safety
- Third Quarter 2022: Tinashe Gutu - Radiation Safety
- Second Quarter 2022: John Cashwell - Administration
- First Quarter 2022: Andrea Vogel - Lab Safety
FY 2021 Employee of the Year - Angie Vreugdenhil-Hayslette
OESO Employees of the Quarter FY 2021
- Fourth Quarter 2021: Angie Vreugdenhil - Lab Safety
- Third Quarter 2021: Dan Roberts - Fire Safety
- Second Quarter 2021: Jennifer Schwartz - Administration
- First Quarter 2021: Tristan White - Lab Safety