INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKFORCE PROFESSIONALS - OREGON CHAPTER
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Performance Award


Performance Award - Recognizes outstanding and conscientious service in the performance of assigned duties. Any Workforce system employee or group.    Nomination category: Individual or Group.   Judged: Oregon Chapter. 
Contributions can take many forms and may include a significant role in the implementation and effective delivery of a highly innovative idea or system. Candidates must have been employed for a period of not less than 18 months prior to December, of the current year.  This could include, but is not limited to, implementation of a new system or process, developing an innovative program, creating a new way of delivering services, developing new technology or a new way to use technology, creating new partnerships, developing and/or implementing new policy, or going far above and beyond the regular duties of the job.

ELIGIBILITY
Person, group, or organization who works or does work with the workforce system. There is no IAWP membership requirement for this award.  If this is a project or activity that is taking place over multiple years, the majority of the work or demonstrated results must have taken place during the contest year.

NOMINATION SUBMISSION COMPONENTS
  1. Use the On-line form to nominate someone for this award.  A (one) summary paragraph (500 words or less) that adequately describes the innovation and its outcomes and benefits with sufficient detail that anyone reading it will understand the innovation.
  2. Nomination: Provide a narrative that describes the innovative accomplishment. Where applicable, include references to the criteria.  
  3. Endorsement Letters: Attach up to two (2) letters of endorsement (optional and not to exceed 4 pages) from someone in a leadership position who can attest to the value of the innovation. Endorsement letters are not required.
  4. Documentation: Provide documents that support or illustrate the information contained in the narrative.

CRITERIA
In selecting the Performance Award Recipient, the following criteria will be considered by the Selection Team:
  1. Out-of-the-box-thinking: Does this innovation represent out-of-the-box or cutting edge thinking?
  2. Leadership: Did this accomplishment demonstrate innovative leadership? Did this nominee’s leadership set the stage for further innovative work?
  3. Enthusiasm: Has this innovation led to a new product, process or idea? Can it be integrated widely? Does it have the potential to generate revenue or initiate other ideas or exemplary work? Did the candidate go above and beyond the regular assigned duties?
  4. Impact: Will the innovation bring fundamental change and/or move the organization or the world of workforce development forward? Does it identify new ways to improve the quality of services or programming? Does it identify new approaches for completing work more efficiently and/or effectively? Is the work practical and sustainable?
  5. Replicability: Can the innovation be replicated within other areas of workforce development or at other organizations? Would it be valuable to do so? Does the innovation plan for successful implementation? Does it demonstrate long-term success?
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2012
Antoun Kehdi

2011
Melanie Seaman

2010
Debbi Stricklan
2009
Scott Craig

2008
Gary Durbin

2007
Dave Smith

2006
Vincent Buchheit

2005
Ofelia Rivas

2004
Phuongnam Tran

2003
Judy Fontanini

2002
Barbee Williams

2001
Kenneth Maloney
IC/CC Staff, Oregon City FO

2000
Teresa Brown
1999
Ken Lux

1998
Bill Rickman

1997
Velva Warden

1996
Bob Washburn

1995
Gloria Sevey
Tax Recovery Unit

1994
Theresa Arndt

1993
Val Ramsdell

1992
Joann Fredericks

1991

Todd Brown

1990
Diego Leon
1989
Erma Hickman

1988
Bob Pacholl

1987
Jim Burness

1986
Mike Walz

1985
Dave Wilson

1984
Gen Topping

1983
no award presented

1982
Grady Bailey

1981
Susan Kofal

1980
Edith Wabschall
1979
Gerald Bingham

1978
Betty Graham

1977
Erma Hickman

1976
Gene Ritner

1975
Joaquin Hernandez

1974
Sam Hernandez

1973
Roberta “Bobbie” Paul

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