Ensure that each nominee meets all of the appropriate award criteria.
Ensure that letters of support and/or print validations of a nominee’s contributions and achievements accurately describe a nominee’s leadership, contributions, impact and achievements in patient care, the nursing profession, public health and/or health services, and/or advancement of gender/ethnic/racial minority groups in nursing. Letters of support and/or print validations should be sent to the Official Submitters of complete nominee packets.
Look at the list of previous award winners for some idea about the kinds of persons who win the award for which you wish to make a nomination.
Solicit required letters of support from persons who are relatively senior and well known in the ANA and/or profession where applicable.
Provide individuals offering to write letters in support of your candidate with a copy of the award criteria and the award description to help them frame their letters.
Choose supporting materials with care so that those materials are directly relevant to the contributions for which the candidate is being nominated.
Emphasize the quality and aptness of the nomination materials and their implicit illustration of the award criteria.
Establish deadlines for the receipt of all nominee information and supporting materials by Official Submitters. August 10, 2007 is the recommended deadline to allow sufficient time for Official Submitters to complete their processing tasks.
Use the appropriate 2008 form. Each of the 14 awards has its own nomination form and may have been updated from previous years.
Answer each item on the appropriate nomination form.
Use bullets to discretely and clearly describe how each nominee’s achievements or contributions meet a specific award criterion.
Think carefully about the award criteria and make sure that the response presents clearly and specifically why the candidate is being nominated and what he/she has accomplished that is outstanding.
Check each nominee packet for completeness and accuracy. A complete nominee packet consists of the following:
- a completed 2008 nomination form for a specific honorary award.
- a current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes a nominee’s education, experience and leadership activities and contributions at the national, state and district levels. (For deceased nominees, the most recent CV should be submitted.)
- completed National Awards Program Checklist
Use a mail service with tracking capabilities to ensure that all complete nominee packets are received by ANA by September 14, 2007. There are no exceptions to this deadline.
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