Eligible 5 Year Celebrants

Eligible staff or faculty celebrating a five-year anniversary in 2024 will receive a presentation box that contains a Lucite frame with certificate and a customized key chain without placing an order.

  • The 5-year award will begin shipping in June to the home address of all eligible 5-year celebrants. While shipping of the 5-year gift will begin in June, please allow ample time for orders to be transported. If you have not received your 5-year gift by July 31, 2024 or if you have questions about your order, contact the O.C. Tanner Administration Team. Their contact information can be found under "Placing Your Order" on this webpage.
  • Eligible celebrants will have until 12/31/24 to receive their 5-year gift.

Eligible 10, 15 Year Celebrants

Eligible staff or faculty members celebrating an anniversary of 10 or 15 years (in 5-year increments) in 2024 will receive a certificate, congratulatory letter and ordering instructions on how to choose a symbolic gift for their service year level. 10 and 15-year anniversary levels have the choice to select one of two symbolic gift options.

  • Selection packets, for eligible 10 and 15-year celebrants, include the certificate, congratulatory letter and online ordering instructions. The selection packets will begin shipping in June to the home address of all eligible celebrants. The selected gift will also ship to the celebrant's home address. While shipping of selection packets will begin in June, please allow ample time for orders to be transported. If you have not received your selection packet by July 31, 2024 or if you have questions about placing your order, contact the O.C. Tanner Administration Team. Their contact information can be found under "Placing Your Order" on this webpage.
  • Eligible celebrants will have until 12/31/24 to select a symbolic gift.

Eligible 20 Years and Above Celebrants

Eligible staff or faculty members celebrating an anniversary of 20 years and above (in 5-year increments) in 2024 will have the opportunity to select a gift to recognize their years of service.

  • Selection packets, for eligible 20+ year celebrants, include the certificate, congratulatory letter and online ordering instructions. The selection packets will begin shipping in June to the home address of all eligible celebrants. The selected gift will also ship to the celebrant's home address. While shipping of selection packets will begin in June, please allow ample time for orders to be transported. If you have not received your selection packet by July 31, 2024 or if you have questions about placing your order, contact the O.C. Tanner Administration Team. Their contact information can be found under "Placing Your Order" on this webpage.
  • Eligible celebrants have until 12/31/24 to select a gift.
  • Those celebrating a milestone of 20 years or longer will be able to view items within both jewelry and non-jewelry categories before deciding on their gift selection. Within the custom jewelry category, celebrants may choose a Duke lapel pin or charm as their gift. At the beginning of each level of awards, The "Duke Collection" award group can be found with a "D" in the selection code, as in 030D - the Duke insignia will be offered with the award item. Only the "Duke Collection" items will feature the Duke insignia. The gift selection options vary based on years of service.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Must be celebrating 5 years and above (in 5 year increments) of continuous service in the current year (2024)
  • Must work 20 hours or greater and be in a benefits eligible position
  • Contract workers, casual labor, temporary employees, post docs and house staff are ineligible
  • Staff and faculty on a leave of absence more than one year are ineligible
  • Staff and faculty with a zero rate of pay are ineligible
  • Staff and faculty listed as inactive in SAP are ineligible
  • Eligible celebrants in 2024 will have until December 31, 2024 to place an order.

**Individuals on leave for more than one year are not eligible for the career service award program.

Placing Your Order

Eligible staff and faculty celebrating 10+ years of service in 2024 may visit awardselect.com/dukeuniversity68 to view and place an order. You will need your personal access number found in the selection packet that is shipped from the O.C. Tanner Recognition Company.

While 5-year gifts and 10+ year selection packets will begin shipping in June, please allow ample time for orders to be transported.

If you have not received your selection packet or 5-year gift by July 31, 2024 or if you have questions about placing your order, contact the O.C. Tanner Administration Team:

You may also contact the O.C. Tanner Awards Administration Team at 1-877-877-3730 or octanner.com/customersupport or orders@octanner.com for general questions and concerns.

All eligible celebrants in 2024 have until December 31, 2024 to place an order.

To contact the Duke administrator, please email Staff and Family Programs at Staff-Family-Programs@duke.edu.