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
CRITERIA
In selecting the Performance Award Recipient, the following criteria will be considered by the Selection Team:
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
- 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.
- Nomination: Provide a narrative that describes the innovative accomplishment. Where applicable, include references to the criteria.
- 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.
- 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:
- Out-of-the-box-thinking: Does this innovation represent out-of-the-box or cutting edge thinking?
- Leadership: Did this accomplishment demonstrate innovative leadership? Did this nominee’s leadership set the stage for further innovative work?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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 |