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Award Nomination Instructions

SAME Online Nomination Process for National Awards:

Thank you for nominating an SAME Member for consideration for a national award! Before getting started, please review the instructions below to make sure that your nomination meets all the criteria for consideration.

The 2012 nominations deadline was Wednesday, Jan. 23! **The nominations deadline for the NCO Medal, Robert B. Flowers Small Business Award and Public Agency Award, has been extended to Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013.**
Five Easy Steps for Nominations:
  1. Review the award criteria to make sure the nominee qualifies. Remember: though they may not qualify for one, they may qualify for another!
  2. Prepare the narrative for the nomination. Click here to download a sample narrative. [PDF]
    1. Select the appropriate template below.
    2. Compose your narrative and save.
  3. Prepare a citation of 250 words or fewer. This citation may be used in the Honors Program if the nominee is selected to receive the award. Click here to download a sample citation. [PDF]
  4. Complete the appropriate nomination form from the list below.
  5. Upload narrative, citation and any other required supplemental info and submit form electronically, by clicking on the name of the award below.
Online Nomination Forms:
The following Award nominations MUST be submitted using our online nomination process.
PDF Nomination Forms
The following award nominations require 10 printed copies and MUST be submitted via mail. You may use the forms below as a starting point for your narrative submission. Though use of the specific template is not required, it is encouraged. All documents below open in a new window, and are in MS Word format.
No nominations will be processed without a complete nomination package. Completed nomination packages include nomination form, narrative, citation, supporting endorsement letters (if required) and the nominated company logo in .jpg or .tif format, at a resolution of 300 dpi, burned to disc. It is the nominator's responsibility to ensure that the nomination package is successfully completed.

Please send 10 copies of the completed nomination package to:

SAME
ATTN: Awards
607 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Narrative Templates for online submittals
You may use the forms below as a starting point for your narrative submission. Though use of the specific template is not required, it is encouraged. All documents below open in a new window, and are in MS Word format. After completion, you may convert to PDF before submission.

 

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