The Employee Recognition Reception is an annual, system-wide celebration to recognize the contributions of faculty and staff at Washington State University.

The 2023 celebration was held on February 20, 2024, and honored approximately 879 WSU Employees who reached milestone years of service or received the Crimson Spirit Award between January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023.

The event was held system-wide across eight WSU locations. Just over 350 people attended in total. In 2023 WSU had seventeen 40-year, eight 45-year honorees, one 55-year, and twelve Crimson Spirit Award recipients recognized during the event.

Honoree Videos

Please note there is no 40/45 year honoree video for 2023 as filming is voluntary and no honorees expressed interest in participating. Instead, a slide deck was displayed prior to the start of the reception showcasing photos received by HRS from honorees during their careers with WSU. The slide deck can be viewed in the first 15 minutes of the recording linked below under the Video Recording section.

Reception Photos

Video Recording

System-wide Reception Locations:

WSU Pullman, M. G. Carey Senior Ballroom, Compton Union Building
WSU Everett, Conference Room 430
WSU Spokane, Spokane Health and Education and Research (SHER) 432
WSU Tri-Cities, Consolidated Information Center Room 120
WSU Vancouver, Dengerink Administration Building 129/130
WSU Wenatchee (TFREC), Overley Lab Building, Conference Room 102
WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center, D.F. Allmendinger Center
WSU Mount Vernon (NWREC), Sakuma Auditorium
WSU Global Campus, Experience.wsu.edu

This was the first year the reception included physical locations at Mt. Vernon, Puyallup, and Wenatchee.

Please contact Human Resource Services with any questions about the Employee Recognition Reception.