Careers

Recognition

Highlighting excellence and achievement

We’re big on the idea that individual contributions matter to the organization. In fact, individual contributions have become the cornerstone of Ashland’s highest level of employee recognition – the annual Chairman’s Awards recognition program.

Each year, the Chairman's Awards program provides an opportunity for Ashland Chairman and CEO Jim O’Brien to recognize individuals who are making great things happen across the company in:

● Innovation
● Environmental, Health and Safety
● Business Excellence
● Leadership
● Community Enrichment
.

A single winner is selected for each category and recognized with personal testimonials on their selection criteria and a custom-designed sculpture. On top of that, winners for the Chairman's Awards for Innovation; Environmental, Health and Safety; Business Excellence; and Leadership receive cash awards of $10,000. The Chairman's Award winner for Community Enrichment receives a $5,000 cash award and designates a $5,000 gift from Ashland to a charity of their choice.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS
● Quarter Century Club, recognizing employees who achieve 25 years of service.
● Various performance and service awards

LEARN MORE
● This is how we work
● Worldwide locations
● Sustainability
● Markets served
● Taking a look back
● Innovation

Those honored this year .
Japa Aguirre	Robert Burgman	Duane Harris	Zissis Pappas	Helen Pei	Hear the winners and their peers See highlights of the ceremony
Leadership	Environmental, Health and Safety .	Innovation	Business Excellence	Community Enrichment
"When Japa makes a commitment to you, you can trust 100 percent that he will deliver on it."	"He'll go out there and get his hands dirty ... not just going in, sitting in a conference room and doing a training session."	"He has a way of thinking through things and exuding this confidence that other people look for."	"'Z' understands that we have commitments that we have to make and it's all about how we get there."	"I see her as the role model of what we think of when we see the Ashland culture. Helen is the face of Ashland in China."