Renee Lau has been nominated for the Student Employee of the Year award for her work as an office assistant in the Music Business/Management department. She has an exemplary attendance record, works independently without supervision, and has strong follow up skills. Renee took on additional responsibilities when her supervisor had to be away from the office for department trips and family emergencies. She communicates well with other student employees and staff. Renee's attention to detail and ability to learn new tasks quickly, such as handling complex expense reports, make her a valuable member of the team.

1. Student Employee of the Year & Annual Recognition
Awards
Nomination Form
1. Nominee’s Information:
Student’s Name: Meng Wai (Renee) Lau
Student ID #: 0554713
Department Name: Music Business/Management
Student’s Position Title: Office Assistant
2. Awards Program Criteria: (Check those items which apply to the student you are
nominating)
Adopts New Policies & Procedures YES
Commitment to Developing Job Skills YES
Commitment to Excellence in Job Performance YES
Commitment to Teamwork & Cooperation YES
Creativity YES
Leadership Qualities YES
Observes Established Channels of Communication YES
Reliability YES
Unique Individual Achievement YES
Works Well with Others YES
Other (Please explain in supporting statement)
3. Supporting Statement: (Required) Please provide a brief statement supporting why this
student employee should receive an award. Statements which expound upon those criteria
outlined above will be particularly helpful to the Student Employment Awards committee.
Renee has been a true asset to the MB/M Department since she came on board over a
year ago. She has been the type of work study employee that I can count on in many
ways like a true colleague. She has an impeccable attendance record, works without
supervision, and has an ability to follow-up that continues to amaze me and set my mind
at ease. She epitomizes “conscientious” in this regard. Renee comes to me with questions
regarding overall work flow in the department, and has become my go-to person.
I participate in various departmental initiatives, including the Rethink Music Conference
and a corresponding trip to France that kept me out of the office at the beginning of the
semester. Renee stayed in touch with me via email and relayed work flow messages to
the other work studies. Shortly after returning from France, I was also hit with two
deaths in my family and an injury around the same time. Again, Renee was there for the
department. The other students were also there, but Renee seemed to shine above.

2. Without being asked, Renee worked extra hours to cover my seat/front end operations.
This all says “leader” to me.
Because of the continually growing needs of our department and a change in physical
space in the last year, it became apparent to us that we would need the assistance of work
studies to cover my seat at various times so that I can work in an uninterrupted fashion
for small periods of time. Renee was very willing to adapt to this change and it has made
a big difference for me. I know it was a lot to ask after being in the position for about a
year.
Renee is extremely attentive to detail, proven over and again by her ability to catch small
errors and her ability to take a concept (like preparing for our Majors Fair) from start to
finish. To comment further on the trip to France, she also shined in helping me with
travel expense reports after the trip. There were at least 3 from that trip alone, along with
several other regular travel expense reports that were submitted for processing at the
same time. I knew I would need to delegate in order to get these processed in a timely
enough manner. I spent a short time going through some of the basics with Renee, and
she absolutely astounded me with her ability to run with it, ask very intelligent questions,
and deal with THE most complex travel expense report I’ve seen in my 4 years at
Berklee. It had multiple weeks on it, international currency conversions, and other
intricacies. She did a perfect job!! She is committed in this way to everything she does,
especially when learning something new.
On top of all of this, Renee is a kind and caring person. Her kindness is apparent in the
way she says “hello” and the genuine concern she shows for others. She is well-liked by
her fellow student employees and by the faculty. I can’t imagine how this semester
would’ve gone without Renee’s support and skills. I am touched by her and I am proud
of her. I hope you will give her top consideration for a student employment award this
year.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 617-747-2152.
Sincerely,
Kim DeVito
Project Manager
Music Business/Management
Nominated by (Your name): ___________Kim DeVito_____________________
Thank you for participating, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact our
office. 617-747-2687 or studentemployment@berklee.edu
Nominations are due to the Office of Student Employment by Monday, March 28, 2011
Rm. 139 of Uchida, MS-921 OSSE