Public Agency Award

Approved by the Board of Direction at the Fall 2003 Board Meeting, this award will commence Jan. 1, 2004, and is scheduled to be presented for the first time in May 2005.

Eligibility: Any federal, state, or local public agency that has maintained its membership for three or more years is eligible for the award. For federal agencies, the award is intended for a field organization, not the entire agency.

Nomination Criteria:

• Extent to which the public agency appoints individuals to public agency representative positions for each Post affiliation;
• Extent to which the public agency participates in procurement opportunity briefings;
• Extent to which public agency representatives take on leadership positions at the Post level, including Board of Direction and standing/ad hoc committees;
• Extent to which public agency supports Young Member participation in Society activities and mentoring programs;
• Extent to which public agency supports K-12, College Outreach and community service activities;
• Extent to which the public agency participates in Small Business programs sponsored by The Society or federal agencies.

Nomination Process: One or more Posts may nominate a Public Agency meeting the eligibility criteria by February 2. Public agencies may not nominate themselves for the Public Agency Award.