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The Tennessee Valley Chapter (TVC) of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) announces its 2010 Annual Awards Program.  Our chapter annually recognizes the tremendous accomplishments, contributions, and talents of our outstanding Government and contractor employees within the local Defense and Aerospace Industrial Base workforce.  These leadership awards are nationally recognized, and  will be presented during the NDIA-TVC’s Annual Awards Dinner in the spring of 2010 to honor senior leaders, managers and members of the acquisition, technical, and scientific communities.  We would ask for your active and enthusiastic participation through the submission of nominations for these awards: NDIA-TVC Management Awards, NDIA-TVC Leadership Excellence Awards, and NDIA-TVCTechnology Awards.

NDIA-TVC requests that your organization actively promote these professional recognition opportunities by submitting one or more nominations for these awards.  The nomination packets for these awards are attached, and may also be found at our Chapter’s web site, www.ndia-tvc.org.   The organizational letter of nomination and any supporting documentation should be sent to NDIA-TVC.  Nomination formats and forms are listed as part of our Awards Program file that can be found on our website at www.ndia-tvc.org.  We ask that all nominations be forwarded by NLT April 2, 2010, electronically to NDIA-TVC via nominations@ndia-tvc.org, or by PEO AVIATION SAFE ACCESS File EXCHANGE, via https://safeftp.peoavn.army.mil/ to Henry Waller, henry.waller@us.army.mil.

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2010 Award Criteria & Nomination Forms

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The NDIA-TVC Management Awards will be presented annually to individuals who have made a significant contribution to the Defense Technology Base, advanced technology in support of national interests, or who have significantly advanced technology into the hands of the warfighters within the past two years.   There may be up to four awards presented each year; two to recognize United States Government employees, and two to recognize American defense industry employees.  Each awardee will receive a write-up of their accomplishment in the NDIA National Magazine.  In addition, the Awardees’ names are placed on a virtual plaque located on the NDIA TVC website, and non-NDIA members will be given a paid one-year NDIA membership.  All nominees and nominating supervisors will be invited to attend the event.

Criteria for Award

• Nominees must be United States citizens.
• Nominees must be individuals whom have contributed significantly to the material acquisition process or have significantly advanced a specific technology within the Defense Industrial Base of the United States within the last two years.  The intent of this award is to recognize management excellence in bringing new and emerging technologies and defense technical initiatives into the national defense system.
• Nominees must have facilitated advances in technology (through management or technical skill) increasing the U.S. National Defense and warfighting capability at either the tactical or operational levels related to an Army Brigade Combat Team or equivalently sized Army, USAF, U.S. Navy, Special Forces or higher level unit, or facilitated advances in technology (through management or technical skill) in support of vital national interests.

Format for Submission

• The nomination will consist of a letter of nomination to the NDIA-TVC’s VP for Awards on nominating organizational letterhead signed by the nominating official that encloses the nomination form.
• The nomination form included with this package must be completed in detail.
• A resume for the individual must be attached.
• Supporting evidence is recommended to be included as appropriate.
• Upload nominations here: https://safeftp.peoavn.army.mil to Henry Waller, henry.waller@us.army.mil

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NDIA-TVC Leadership Excellence AWARDS – deadline is April 2, 2010

The NDIA-TVC Leadership Excellence Awards will be presented annually to individuals who have contributed significantly toward the defense posture or technology advancement of the United States for at least 15 years in their primary national defense related area of endeavor.  One Award will be made to a Government representative; a separate Award will be made to an Industry representative.  The Award will consist of a personalized crystal obelisk, and a framed certificate with a photo and NDIA-TVC coin.  Each awardee will receive a write-up of their accomplishment in the NDIA National Magazine.  In addition, the Awardees’ names are placed on a virtual plaque located on the NDIA TVC website, and non-NDIA members will be given a paid one-year membership.  All nominees and nominating supervisors will be invited to attend the event.

Criteria for Award

• Nominees must be United States citizens.
• Nominees must be individuals in the United States Government managerial or leadership levels (GS-15/0-6 and above), or corresponding industry senior managers.
• Nominees must have contributed significantly toward the defense posture of the United States for at least 15 years in their primary area of endeavors and implemented advances in technology increasing the U.S. National Defense and the strategic level war-fighting capability of the nation.
• Area of endeavors span the life cycle of the material acquisition process, i.e., from “cradle to grave” or technology/industrial base development.

Format for Submission

• The nomination will consist of a letter of nomination to the NDIA-TVC’s VP for Awards on nominating organizational letterhead signed by the nominating official that encloses the nomination form.
• The nomination form included with this package must be completed in detail.
• A resume for the individual must be attached.
• Supporting evidence is recommended to be included as appropriate.
• Upload nominations here: https://safeftp.peoavn.army.mil to Henry Waller, henry.waller@us.army.mil

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The NDIA-TVC Technology Awards will be presented annually to individuals who have made a significant contribution to the Defense Technology Base, or who have significantly advanced technology into the hands of the warfighters, or advanced technology in support of national interests within the past two years.   There may be up to four awards presented each year; two or more to recognize United States Government employees, and two or more to recognize industry employees.  Each awardee will receive a write-up of their accomplishment in the NDIA’s National Magazine, and non-NDIA members will be given a paid one-year membership.  In addition, the Awardees’ names are placed on a virtual plaque located on the NDIA TVC website.  All nominees and nominating supervisors will be invited to attend the event.

Criteria for Award

• Nominees must be United States citizens.
• Nominees must be individuals who, within a minimum of the recent past two years, contributed significantly to the material acquisition process or have significantly advanced a specific technology within the Defense Industrial Base of the United States.
• The intent of this award is to recognize technical excellence in bringing new and emerging technologies and defense technical initiatives into the national defense system.  

Format for Submission

• The nomination will consist of a letter of nomination to the NDIA-TVC’s VP for Awards on nominating organizational letterhead signed by the nominating official that encloses the nomination form.
• The nomination form included with this package must be completed in detail.
• A resume for the individual must be attached.
• Supporting evidence is recommended to be included as appropriate.
• Upload nominations here: https://safeftp.peoavn.army.mil to Henry Waller, henry.waller@us.army.mil

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Format for Submission

• The nomination will consist of a letter of nomination to the NDIA-TVC’s VP for Awards on nominating organizational letterhead signed by the nominating official that encloses the nomination form.
• The nomination form included with this package must be completed in detail.
• A resume for the individual must be attached.
• Supporting evidence may be included as necessary