EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION BEST PRACTICES
rose awards

Named for Michael C. Fina co-founder Rose Fina, The Rose Awards celebrate best practices in employee recognition and honor companies who engage their employees by fostering a culture of pride, integrity and respect.
Honorees are selected annually based on specific category descriptions as well as criteria that includes employee participation/response rate, ease of program participation, reach of program, program administration/contact, communication & training, gift choices, use of technology, data delivery, enhancements/upgrades and employee recognition process/materials.
Third annUal Rose award honorees
OUTSTANDING SERVICE ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM (multiple award category by industry)
- Healthcare: Kaiser Permanente
- Transportation: J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
- Consumer Goods: Altria
- Manufacturing: Michelin North America
- Education: Pearson
- Food & Beverage: Flowers Foods
OUTSTANDING GLOBAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Parker Hannifin
OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE NOMINATION PROGRAM
Piedmont Natural Gas
OUTSTANDING SAFETY RECOGNITION PROGRAM
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
OUTSTANDING TOTAL RECOGNITION STRATEGY
AIMCO
OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING PROGRAM
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
INNOVATION IN RECOGNITION
The Paradies Shops
CHARLES FINA POWER OF PARTNERSHIP
Walgreen Co.
SECOND Annual Rose Award Honorees

OUTSTANDING SERVICE EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM (multiple award category)
- North Shore-LIJ Health System (35,000+ employees)
- Paychex, Inc. (10,000+ employees)
- Milliken & Company (up to 10,000 employees)
OUTSTANDING GLOBAL EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
OUTSTANDING NOMINATION EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Dunkin' Brands, Inc.
OUTSTANDING SAFETY PROGRAM (multiple award category)
- Luminant (Energy Future Holdings Corp.)
- Oncor (Energy Future Holdings Corp.)
OUTSTANDING TOTAL RECOGNITION STRATEGY
Covenant Health System
OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING PROGRAM
HealthSouth Corporation
INNOVATION IN EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AWARD
United Airlines
CHARLES FINA POWER OF PARTNERSHIP AWARD
IBM
first Annual Rose Award Honorees
BEST OVERALL SERVICE ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM (multiple award category)
- McDonald’s USA, LLC (50,000+ employees)
- ConocoPhillips (35,000+ employees)
- Lockheed Martin (25,000+ employees)

- BASF Corporation (10,000+ employees)
- Reynolds American (up to 10,000 employees)
BEST GLOBAL RECOGNITION EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Marriott International, Inc.
MOST SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Dow Jones & Company
BEST NOMINATION EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Ferguson Enter
prises, Inc.
BEST SAFETY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Penske Logistics
BEST TOTAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
BEST TOTAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM LAUNCH
United Space Alliance, LLC
PLATINUM RECOGNITION PARTNER
Hewitt Associates




