J.W. Morris Sustaining Member Award - Large Company

The J.W. Morris Sustaining Member Award is named in honor of Lt. Gen. John W. Morris, USA (Ret.). The Award was first presented to an SAME Sustaining Member company in 1981.

Eligibility: In order to be eligible for the award, an SAME Sustaining Member company in the private sector must be a Sustaining Member of at least two or more SAME Posts in each of the previous five years. Nomination Criteria: The company will be evaluated based on the extent to which during the previous calendar year:

• The company appoints individuals to sustaining member representative positions for each Post affiliation.
• Company representatives take on leadership positions at the Post, Region and National level, including Board of Direction, standing committees and conference planning committees.
• Company supports Young Member participation in Society activities and mentoring programs.
• Company supports K-12, College Outreach and community service activities.
• The number of Posts supporting the nomination with validation of the company's participation during the past year (in the form of attached letters of support).
• The company advertises in SAME publications (The Military Engineer, and the print version of the Directory of Member Companies & Organizations).
• The company exhibited and sponsored activities/events at SAME National and Region Conferences.

Nomination Process: A company must nominate itself for the award. (Written referrals from Posts are welcome as part of the nomination package.) The nominations are due to SAME HQ on or before January 23.

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J.W. Morris Sustaining Member Award Past Recipients