2015 NC Chapter Awards Program

Nomination Forms Available!!!

Spring will be here before we know it! With spring comes our open nomination period for APWA-NC Chapter Awards. So, let’s celebrate those public works professionals who are doing excellent work and making a difference in our communities and our profession! Look around your organization, we all know people who deserve a pat on the back for their outstanding work over the past year or for their career, so “why aren’t we recognizing them?” The North Carolina Chapter Awards Committee would like the opportunity to recognize and honor these folks. The Awards Program was established to recognize outstanding individuals who represent the very best in public works. I can’t think of an easier and better way to motivate and keep your employees engaged than to publicly recognize them for their efforts.

The following Chapter Awards are available; Nominations are due by Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Awards NOT Requiring APWA Membership

• Robert S. Hopson Leadership Service Award - The Robert S. Hopson Leadership Service Award is presented annually by the American Public Works Association – North Carolina Chapter to recognize a North Carolina public works official working above the front line supervisory level for outstanding service and meritorious achievement in local government service.
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• H. W. Keuffner Award - The H.W. Kueffner Award is presented annually by the American Public Works Association - North Carolina Chapter to recognize individuals who are employed in public works as a front line employee or a front line supervisor for outstanding achievement in local government service.
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• Jean Seals Award - The Jean Seals Chapter Service Award is presented annually by the American Public Works Association - North Carolina Chapter to recognize a non-APWA member for outstanding service to the Chapter. The purpose of this Award is to recognize individuals who have supported Chapter members serving in leadership roles in fulfilling their obligations to APWA-NC. The Award recognizes the efforts of non-members in helping members to excel in their contributions to the Chapter. The Board recognizes that special people, who too often go unnoticed, support any success enjoyed by the Chapter or by individual members. This Award will give you the opportunity to nominate such people for this recognition.
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Awards Requiring APWA Membership

• Samuel A. Greeley Local Government Service Award - The Samuel A. Greeley Local Government Service Award gives formal recognition of an honorary character to persons who have continuously served a local public agency in an official capacity for a long term of years and who have contributed to the advancement of Public Works practice as a Member of the American Public Works Association.
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• Robert E. Linkner Private Sector Service Award - The Robert E. Linkner Private Sector Service Award gives formal recognition of an honorary character to persons who have continuously served the American Public Works Association while working for a single, private sector organization. Eligible persons for this award must have been focused on public works in an official capacity for a long term of years and have made contributions to the advancement of Public Works and the North Carolina Chapter as a long term Member of the APWA.
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On behalf of the Awards Committee, I look forward to receiving your nominations by Wednesday, April 15, 2015. If you have any questions, please contact me via email, keith.pugh@highpointnc.gov  or by phone, 336-883-3197. Please take a few minutes today to fill out the forms and return your nomination. It only takes a few minutes to complete the nomination, but the benefits can last for years!

B. Keith Pugh, PE, PWLF, APWA-NC Awards Committee Chair

Appreciation is a free gift that you can give to anyone you encounter – it is completely your choice.- Barbara Glanz