Leader Development Award

Leader Development Award

The Leader Development Award is presented to a SAME member for distinguished performance in the area of leader development. For purposes of this award, “Leader development” is defined as follows: Efforts by Society members or groups of Society members that are focused on improving leadership capabilities of other SAME members and/or the A/E/C profession at large. This award recognizes an individual’s efforts focused on enhancing leadership development and cultivating the talent necessary to address the nation’s grand challenges while also ensuring the enduring stewardship of the A/E/C profession.

Eligibility

• SAME Member for at least five years prior to nomination and encouraged to be members of the SAME Leader Development COI

Nomination Criteria

• Eminent and notable contributions that build leaders who are dedicated to the Society and are ready to assume the highest responsibilities in SAME and/or the larger A/E/C industry.

• Contributions may include building or improving Post or Regional leader development programs, significant individual or group Mentoring initiatives, support for the SAME National Leader Development Program, or other notable leader development efforts.

• Contributions are measured in terms of impact:
  • Impact on Society Members: Contributions led directly to advancement of leadership capabilities of one or more Society Members. Impact is measured in the number of Members who see positive impact as well as the nature/ extent of the impact.
  • Impact on SAME: Contributions led directly to advancement of leader development activities for an organization of SAME: SAME National, a Region, a Post, a COI or some other organization within SAME. Again, impact is measured in the breadth of impact as well as the nature/ extent of the impact.
  • Impact on the A/E/C industry: Contributions led directly to the advancement of leader development activities in the A/E/C industry, including private sector entities as well as federal/ state/ local/ non-profit agencies. Again, impact is measured in the breadth of impact as well as the nature/ extent of the impact.

Nomination Process

Nominations for this award must be made by a Society member and endorsed by a current Post President or member of the National Leadership Assembly, using the Society nomination online platform. The individual endorsing the nomination will verify that the individual meets the eligibility criteria for the award, and that the nomination package provides information to support each of the nomination criteria and all required information on the nominee.

The nominator is responsible for ensuring the package, with endorsement, is complete and submitted online to SAME National by the deadline.