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BCOAG’S Call
for Nominations for Three Awards
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Deadline Date:
1 April 2007
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Call for
Nominations for BCOAG’s 2007 Annual George I. Lythcott Award |
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Officers Advisory Group (BCOAG) established the George I. Lythcott Award in May
1996 in memory of RADM George I. Lythcott, M.D. (1918-1995). RADM Lythcott was the
first African American officer of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health
Service (Corps) appointed to head a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
agency, the Health Services Administration. Throughout his career, he championed
career ladder opportunities for junior grade employees and significantly expanded
initiatives to assist the Nation’s medically underserved.
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This award
is designed to recognize an individual who demonstrates a genuine sense of public
service and leadership initiative, and whose contributions enhance the health status
of medically underserved populations. Any Corps officer (Grade O-2, O-3, or O-4)
with a minimum of 5 years of service in the Corps is eligible.
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Nominations are encouraged
from all Operating Divisions (OPDIVs), Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs), and non-HHS
organizations to which officers are assigned, and the nominations must describe
how the candidate has met the following criteria:
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- Contributions to
OPDIV/STAFFDIV/non-HHS organization objectives have reflected sustained high performance;
- Work performance
or a single important achievement has been characterized by outstanding leadership
initiative and/or the application of unique skills and creativity;
- Overall work performance
or a single activity has clearly contributed to the mission of the Corps;
- Participation in
activities within or outside HHS that had a positive impact on improving the health
status of the Nation’s medically underserved populations; and
- Performance has continuously
demonstrated a genuine sense of public service and professional integrity.
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An original and four
copies of the nomination form and a narrative justification (not to exceed two pages)
are required. The nominee’s curriculum vitae will be requested at a later date if
needed. A blank nomination form is available on the BCOAG Web site —
www.bcoag.org
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Call for
Nominations for BCOAG’s 2007 Annual Hildrus A. Poindexter Award
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This award was established to recognize a commissioned officer or civil servant
(with a minimum of 7 years service within PHS) for continued outstanding service
that enhanced the health of minority or underserved populations.
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Each nominator must describe how the candidate has met four of the following criteria:
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- Demonstrated significant contributions toward improving the health status of African
Americans and other minorities in the United States;
- Continually demonstrates exceptional dedication to the mission of the PHS / Corps;
- Demonstrated outstanding leadership (academically, administratively, programmatically,
and/or internationally);
- Demonstrated excellence in his/her professional field; and
- Demonstrated significant professional and humanitarian contributions to raising
the living standards of the disenfranchised in communities within the United States
and abroad.
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An original and four copies of the nomination form and a narrative justification
(not to exceed two pages) are required. The nominee’s curriculum vitae will be requested
at a later date if needed. A blank nomination form is available on the BCOAG Web
site — www.bcoag.org
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Call for Nominations for BCOAG’s 2007 Annual Retired Officers Recognition
Award
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The BCOAG Retired Officers Recognition Award was established in 1998. This award
is designed to recognize retired African American Corps officers who served with
distinction for a decade or more and fostered the mission of the Corps.
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Two individuals are recognized each year by their peers. The nomination must include
documented evidence of outstanding service as a Corps officer, and significant contributions
to community and/or public health that served to enhance the quality of life for
the disenfranchised in the United States and/or abroad. Priority is given to those
nominees who have continued to make significant public health contributions during
their retirement from the Corps.
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A blank nomination form is available on the BCOAG Web site —
www.bcoag.org
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Deadline Date and Address to Send Nominations
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To be considered, nominations for any of the above awards must be received at the
following address by the close of business on 1 April 2007:
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LCDR Brandon Wood
HRSA/BPHC/DHCM/SWOB
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15-93
Rockville, MD 20857-0001
Phone: 301-594-4426
Fax: 301-594-4983 |
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Presentation of Awards
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The George I. Lythcott Award, Hildrus A. Poindexter Award, and Retired Officers
Recognition Award will be presented at the 2007 U.S. Public Health Service Scientific
and Training Symposium (formerly the USPHS Professional Conference), in June, in
Cincinnati, OH.
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