{"id":155,"date":"2019-08-06T12:37:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T16:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/staff-recognition\/staff_recognition\/staff-recognition\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:17:40","slug":"staff-recognition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/staff-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Ross Way Staff Excellence Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At Michigan Ross, we believe we are primed for success when our culture and strategic goals are in alignment. When Ross staff are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fostering an environment of belonging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connecting and engaging with others<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doing a great job<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrating development and growth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taking ownership<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>We will be the most progressive source of ideas and business solutions and the world&#8217;s premier career accelerator and source of leadership talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, several staff members whose contributions exemplify this approach to their work are selected for The Ross Way Staff Excellence Award. Beginning in 2018, a new category of awards was added to recognize supervisors whose leadership style embodies these values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>People are our greatest asset. The Ross Way Staff Excellence Awards provide a meaningful way to recognize and celebrate outstanding individuals whose leadership, teamwork, innovation, and performance reflect the values of Michigan Ross and push us to a higher standard of excellence.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/staff-recognition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/hochreins2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/staff-recognition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/hochreins2.jpg 350w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/staff-recognition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/hochreins2-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Ross Way Staff Excellence Awards wouldn&#8217;t be possible without funding by the Lucile Hochrein Endowment Fund, which is a gift of John and Esther Hochrein. Lucile Hochrein, John&#8217;s mother, was a secretary at the Business School from the mid-1940&#8217;s to the mid-1960&#8217;s. We are grateful to the Hochrein&#8217;s for their generosity in recognizing the high standards of professional service which Lucile Hochrein exemplified. Esther Hochrein passed away in April 2013 at the age of 79. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Michigan Ross, we believe we are primed for success when our culture and strategic goals are in alignment. When Ross staff are: We will be the most progressive source of ideas and business solutions and the world&#8217;s premier career accelerator and source of leadership talent. 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