['I like to encourage my peers', 'thats great it always nice to be encourage.  Really like it when my co workers do it', 'I do too.  I could not wait for the announcement.  They are so well deserving.', 'glad to hear it.', 'I tried to put in a good word for them.  She had no idea she was even nominated.']
you are such a nice person.  Hopefully you helped.
There is an award at work that I really wanted my coworker to win