WashU recognizes staff recipients with 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 & 55 years of service in ways that embrace a spirit of recognition and appreciation.
Congratulations to our
2024 Milestone Award Recipients!
WashU’s Length of Service criteria: Benefits-eligible staff who work 20 or more hours per week without a break in service for more than 30 days are celebrated in five-year increments (5, 10, 15, 20 and 30+ year). Yearly Length of Service awards are celebrated each fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). Employees are able to check their Length of Service date in Work for their Continuous Service start date. To confirm your Length of Service, submit a request to HROpsServices@email.wustl.edu.
FY24 recipients are honored from July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024.
Note: The Office of the Chancellor celebrates 25-year recipients.
New for 2024
Our recognition platform Awardco enables us to commemorate work anniversaries in real-time, addressing a common request from employees.
As staff achieve milestone anniversaries (listed as Continuous Service Date in Workday), they will receive points that can be redeemed for a variety of items from the Awardco gift portal. Our new vendor allows recipients to purchase through Amazon or make charitable donations. Points for FY24 recipients must be redeemed by Oct. 1, 2024. How to redeem points >
Milestone recipients with 10 or more years of continuous service (in 5-year increments) also receive a personalized digital “memory book” on their anniversary through our digital recognition platform. These memory books include special messages from managers or work peers, who will receive a personalized email from Awardco to submit congratulatory messages for the recipients celebrating an anniversary.
Please note that in-person celebrations will still be held in the spring to celebrate milestones from that fiscal year; invitations will be sent in early March 2024.
WashU Kudos Digital Message Feed
Share recognition and appreciation by posting a WashU Kudos message about a colleague or team.
FY24 Recipients
All milestone recipients: download your years of service Zoom background.
5-year staff members
Each 5-year staff member receives a certificate marking their anniversary mailed to their home address as listed in Workday. These certificates will be mailed annually each May.
10, 15, and 20-year staff members
Staff recipients with 10, 15, or 20 years of service are celebrated in-person after commencement celebrations at the Danforth Campus and on the School of Medicine Campus. Milestone recipients receive communication about these in-person recognition events in March. Additionally, recipients receive a MemoryBook and points to choose a milestone gift on their anniversary date (as listed in Workday as Continuous Start Date).
Note: The Office of the Chancellor celebrates 25-year recipients.
30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 55-year staff members
Staff recipients with 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 55 years of service are celebrated in person at an off-campus recognition event. Milestone recipients receive communication about this special in-person event in March. Additionally, recipients receive a MemoryBook and points to choose a milestone gift on their anniversary date (as listed in Workday as Continuous Start Date).