If you’ve ever watched the Academy Awards, you’ve felt the emotion that comes through in acceptance speeches: the tears, the gratitude, the satisfaction in knowing that all that hard work was worth it. Receiving an Oscar is not only a big deal, it’s also an experience coveted by everyone in the industry.

The days are getting warmer (finally!) and students everywhere are getting antsy: the end of the school year is almost here!  Before Pomp and Circumstance and graduation caps fill the air, teachers, consider what awards you will bestow upon your amazing students. We thought we’d make your lives a little easier as your mind gets cluttered with last-minute lesson plans and dreams of your summer vacation.

Did you love our first post with the 50 Award Titles? Well you're in luck, we have come up with 25 totally new ones to use for your year-end recognition! 

As award season approaches, you’re probably turning your attention to ordering trophies for your year-end ceremony. Yes, which trophies you choose is an important part of the process, but there is so much more to making it a meaningful experience. As experts in award giving (we’ve been at it for more than 30 years), we’ve collected here our top need-to-know facts. Read on!

As you get ready for what's most likely your biggest corporate recognition event of the year, remember how important great, well-prepared award presentations are in making your event a success. A recognition moment gone wrong can not only ruin what's supposed to be a five-star moment for your employee, it can also bring the positive mojo of the event to a screeching halt!

I've gathered some of my favorite tips for your year-end event award giving, planning, and process in this Throwback Thursday post. And don't forget that Baudville offers free personalization and engraving on all of our award trophies. And, if you place and approve your order by 3pm EST, we'll engrave it and ship it the very same day!