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title: Employee Recognition Themes - Terryberry
description: "As an employee recognition company, we are often asked about ideas for recognition themes. Here are a few I’ve seen recently: RED CARPET/OSCARS: Award recipients get a star on a walk of fame and an engraved star with their name and achievement. THIS DATE IN HISTORY: A fun idea for company anniversaries or long-tenure service […]"
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# Employee Recognition Themes

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 mindutopia

January 11, 2010

As an employee recognition company, we are often asked about ideas for recognition themes. Here are a few I’ve seen recently:

**RED CARPET/OSCARS:** Award recipients get a star on a walk of fame and an engraved star with their name and achievement.

**THIS DATE IN HISTORY:** A fun idea for company anniversaries or long-tenure [service awards](https://www.terryberry.com/service-awards.htm). Re-create the time period…example: host the event in a 50’s diner for a company’s 50th Anniversary. Share tidbits like the cost of milk and gas, or products that hadn’t been invented yet, for an employee’s 30 year service anniversary.

**BUSINESS CHAMPIONSHIP: ** Award recipients receive a [custom championship ring](https://www.terryberry.com/products/rings.htm)  like the ones given to athletes.

**SHOUT:** Recognition for employees who offer a suggestion that the company can implement are given an award and a Shout-out in a company meeting.

**TRAVELING TROPHY:** designate an award item that is passed on from one recipient to the next. One business used a football that was autographed by each award recipient before it was passed on.

**THANK YOU THURSDAYS:** one day a week set aside to remind people to appreciate employees and co-workers.

**BOLDLY GO WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFORE:** Innovation awards, presenters dress in futuristic costumes to present awards.

Has your organization used a fun, creative recognition theme? Share it in a comment!

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