1. Submitting nominations for AFCEA International awards
Chapter Training Webinar:
Submitting nominations for
AFCEA International awards
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
1:00 pm EST
Susan Emert – Manager, Member and Chapter Services

2. AFCEA International Awards: Agenda
Individual and Chapter awards
Other awards
Awards Cycle
Nomination Process
Awards Committee
Awards Ceremony

3. Individual Awards Chair’s Superior Performance (4) Leadership (5)
Awarded by AFCEA Chair of the Board
No nominations
Leadership (5)
Highest career award
Medal of Merit (13)
Senior career award
Meritorious Service (25)
Mid career award

4. Individual Awards
Levels are designed to parallel a person’s workforce experience
Although AFCEA volunteerism is a primary factor
Tie-into Young AFCEAN awards
A person may win all five AFCEA awards during their career
Distinguished Young AFCEAN
Emerging
Leader
Meritorious Service Award
Medal of
Merit
Leadership

5. Chapter Awards Harry C. Ingles Awards (4)
Highest chapter award
Model Chapter award is now a pre-requisite
Brenda M. Dougherty Diversity Program Award (1)
Focused on chapter diversity efforts
Albert J. Myer Awards (16)
Member Growth/Retention/Recruiting/Achievement
Statistical awards (no nominations)
Model Chapter Award (50)
Chapter-driven content: goals and reports

6. Other Awards David Sarnoff Award
Admiral Jon L. Boyes Medal for Distinguished Service to AFCEA
General James M. Rockwell AFCEAN of the Year
Small Business awards
Small Business of the Year
Small Business Person of the Year (Business)
Small Business Person of the Year (Government)
Small Business Advocate (Large Business)

7. Other Awards (continued)
Engineering awards
Distinguished Award for Excellence in Engineering
Meritorious Rising Star Award for Achievement in Engineering
Information Technology Awards
Distinguished Award for Excellence in Information Technology
Meritorious Rising Star Award for Achievement in Information Technology
Exceptional Contribution to STEM Education Award
SIGNAL Magazine award
Sparky Baird Award

8. Other Awards (continued)
Educational Foundation awards
Distinguished Service to Education
Distinguished Achievement in Education
Special Award of Merit (no nominations)
Intelligence awards
Charlie Allen Award for Distinguished Intelligence Service
Award for Meritorious Service to the Intelligence Community

9. Awards Cycle Official announcement of winners Nominations
March 1 through April 10, 2016
RVP Endorsement
Week of April 11, 2016
Voting
April 22 through May 2, 2016
Call for Selection
May 4, 2016
Official announcement of winners
May 18, 2016
Ceremonies (Homeland Security Conference)
Monday, June 20, 2016 (Reagan Center, Washington DC)

10. Awards Deadlines Shows all awards deadlines
Young AFCEAN/Women/Model Young AFCEAN
presented at WEST
MSA/MoM/Leadership/Ingles/Dougherty/Model Chapter
presented at Homeland Security

11. Nominations Process Anyone but AFCEA staff can nominate a candidate
Candidates cannot nominate themselves
AFCEA staff members cannot be nominated
Individual awards designed to mirror career stages
DYA/Emerging Leader: Early career awards
Meritorious Service Award: Mid career award
Medal of Merit: Senior career award
Leadership: Highest career award
Be sure to nominate a person for the right award
Do not leave nominations until last minute!
Nominations close on a Sunday so no assistance available if needed

12. How to nominate a candidate
Go to
Scroll down and click on relevant award name

13. How to nominate a candidate
Scroll down the page and click on “Nominate a candidate”

14. How to nominate a candidate
Ensure candidates meet listed criteria
Important to put candidates in for the right award

15. How to nominate a candidate
Scroll down to nomination form and complete all fields
Important that correct information is used
Contact details used to /mail nominee and nominator
Name and organization used for awards program
Name engraved on award

16. How to nominate a candidate
Fill out Justification box on nomination form
500 words maximum
Spaces and blank lines may count
Type over placeholder text
Leave in sub-headers
Suggest typing/saving in Word then electronically cutting and pasting into form (cannot save form)
Submit Nomination once complete
Will automatically be sent to the Regional Vice President for endorsement
You will receive an automatic acknowledgement of receipt

17. How to nominate a candidate
If you made an error on the nomination or missed out relevant information
Redo and resubmit the nomination – the last one you submitted will be the one used
You must resubmit full nominations before the deadline
Website will not accept nominations after midnight
For minor errors after the deadline
Contact Susan immediately to take care of the error manually
No changes can be made once RVP endorsement period starts

18. AFCEA International Awards Committee
Consists of some Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs), past RVPs, Members of the BOD and EXCOM
An initial three year term with possibility of extensions
10-day voting period end-April
Winners confirmed on a conference call held early May

19. AFCEA International Awards Ceremonies
Held each year at a major AFCEA event on the East coast
In 2016 will be held Monday, June 20 prior to the Homeland Security Conference in Washington DC
Chapter awards ceremony at lunch
Individual awards ceremony at dinner
If a winner cannot attend the ceremony, the award is presented by the relevant RVP at an appropriate future chapter event

20. Next Chapter Training Webinar Annual Report/Delegate Submissions March 4, Sean McGowan Director, Member and Chapter Services AFCEA International Register at

21. Questions ? Please contact me: Susan Emert
Manager, Member & Chapter Services
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