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Nominee Eligibility Nominees for the Lifetime Achievement Award or Merit Award are full-time or part-time public employees (classified, unclassified or appointed) who have worked all or part of the time since January 1, 2020. Nominees for the Innovation Award are full-time or part-time public employees (classified, unclassified or appointed) who have worked all or part of the time since July 1, 2017. Citizenship Award nominees are not subject to time limits.
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Confirm the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD category:* This award recognizes sustained performance over a career in public service. Your nominee must have at least 15 years of local or state public employment in the New Orleans metropolitan area. Federal employment is not considered. BGR will present up to two Lifetime Achievement Awards.
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Confirm the MERIT AWARD category:* This award recognizes outstanding performance by public sector employees. The nominee's accomplishments must have occurred during the time period January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022. BGR will present up to four Merit Awards.
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Confirm the MERIT AWARD category:* This award recognizes outstanding performance by public sector employees. The nominees' accomplishments must have occurred during the time period January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022. BGR will present up to four Merit Awards.
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Confirm the INNOVATION AWARD category:* This award recognizes employees who have used innovative solutions to successfully address pressing problems. Implementation of the nominee's innovation must have begun no earlier than July 1, 2017. Please consider whether there has been sufficient time since the innovation's implementation to confirm its success. BGR will present up to three Innovation Awards.
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Confirm the INNOVATION AWARD category:* This award recognizes employees who have used innovative solutions to successfully address pressing problems. Implementation of the nominees' innovation must have begun no earlier than July 1, 2017. Please consider whether there has been sufficient time since the innovation's implementation to confirm its success. BGR will present up to three Innovation Awards.
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Confirm the CITIZENSHIP AWARD category:* This award recognizes a private citizen who has worked to improve the quality of government. The accomplishments of Citizenship nominees are not subject to time limits. BGR will present one Citizenship Award.
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Accomplishments of Citizenship Award Nominee Please answer the following questions about your nominee’s accomplishments. Please be as specific as possible. Detailed responses give BGR’s review committee a clearer understanding of your nominee’s accomplishments. Insufficient information can cause the committee to overlook strong nominees.
1) Describe the public policy problems that the nominee worked to solve or the public services that the nominee worked to improve. How were they important to good governance or government efficiency?* The box will expand for longer answers.
2) How did the nominee exhibit exceptional volunteerism in his or her efforts?* The box will expand for longer answers.
3) How did the nominee’s efforts lead to improved public service or better governance?* The box will expand for longer answers.
4) Describe any specific improvement or reform that was directly attributable to the nominee’s efforts.* The box will expand for longer answers.
5) Describe why you think the nominee is an exceptional citizen.* The box will expand for longer answers.
Accomplishments of Lifetime Achievement Award Nominee Please answer the following questions about your nominee’s accomplishments. Please be as specific as possible. Detailed responses give BGR’s review committee a clearer understanding of your nominee’s accomplishments. Insufficient information can cause the committee to overlook strong nominees.
2) Describe the role of the agencies or departments for which the nominee has worked. Describe the nominee’s duties at each agency or department. For a nominee who has worked in a public school, discuss the school’s mission and the student population served.* The box will expand for longer answers.
3) Describe the nominee’s accomplishments during his/her career. For each accomplishment, be sure to include the dates, the challenges the nominee faced, and significant actions taken by the nominee to achieve successful outcomes.* The box will expand for longer answers.
4) Provide measurable and verifiable evidence of the results achieved during the nominee's career (such as financial performance, operational improvement, student performance, or other evidence of improvement in the timeliness, quality or quantity of products or services delivered to the public).* The box will expand for longer answers.
5) How did the nominee help the agency or department to reach or exceed its goals?* The box will expand for longer answers.
6) Describe specific instances in which the nominee’s efforts and performance went above and beyond the expected job requirements.* The box will expand for longer answers.
7) Describe why you think the nominee is exceptional.* The box will expand for longer answers.
Thank you for answering the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT questions. Do you also want to submit your nominee for an INNOVATION AWARD?* Answering "Yes" here means BGR will consider the nominee for an Innovation Award if not selected for a Lifetime Achievement Award. The Innovation Award recognizes employees who have used innovative solutions to successfully address pressing problems. Implementation of the nominee's innovation must have begun no earlier than July 1, 2017. BGR will present up to three Innovation Awards.
If you choose "Yes," answer the questions that appear. At the end, you will have the option of entering your nominee in an additional category.
Innovation Question 1: Describe the problem that existed before the nominee's idea was implemented, and what was significant about it.* The box will expand for longer answers.
Innovation Question 2: How did the nominee innovate a solution to the problem?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Innovation Question 3: Provide measurable and verifiable evidence of the results achieved (such as financial performance, operational improvement, student performance, or other evidence of improvement in the timeliness, quality or quantity of products or services delivered to the public).* The box will expand for longer answers.
Innovation Question 4: To what extent did the nominee take risks that challenged established practices?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Thank you for answering the INNOVATION questions. Do you also want to submit your nominee for a MERIT AWARD?* Answering "Yes" here means BGR will consider the nominee for a Merit Award if not selected for an Innovation Award. The Merit Award recognizes outstanding performance by public sector employees. The nominee's accomplishments must have occurred during the time period January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022. BGR will present up to four Merit Awards. If you choose "Yes," answer the questions that appear.
Merit Question 1: Describe the nominee’s outstanding performance and accomplishments. How did the nominee prevent, through foresight and early intervention, a significant problem or expenditure from occurring? Or, how did the nominee increase public satisfaction with products or services delivered to the public?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Merit Question 2: Provide measurable and verifiable evidence of the results achieved (such as financial performance, operational improvement, student performance, or other evidence of improvement in the timeliness, quality or quantity of products or services delivered to the public).* The box will expand for longer answers.
Merit Question 3: How did the nominee help the agency or department to reach or exceed its goals?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Merit Question 4: How did the nominee’s efforts and performance go above and beyond the expected job requirements?* The box will expand for longer answers.
OK, we will NOT consider your nominee for an INNOVATION award. Do you want BGR to consider your nominee for a MERIT AWARD?* Answering "Yes" here means BGR will consider the nominee for a Merit Award if not selected for an Innovation Award. The Merit Award recognizes outstanding performance by public sector employees. The nominee's accomplishments must have occurred during the time period January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022. BGR will present up to four Merit Awards. If you choose "Yes," answer the questions that appear.
Merit Question 1: Describe the nominee’s outstanding performance and accomplishments. How did the nominee prevent, through foresight and early intervention, a significant problem or expenditure from occurring? Or, how did the nominee increase public satisfaction with products or services delivered to the public?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Merit Question 2: Provide measurable and verifiable evidence of the results achieved (such as financial performance, operational improvement, student performance, or other evidence of improvement in the timeliness, quality or quantity of products or services delivered to the public).* The box will expand for longer answers.
Merit Question 3: How did the nominee help the agency or department to reach or exceed its goals?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Merit Question 4: How did the nominee’s efforts and performance go above and beyond the expected job requirements?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Accomplishments of Merit Award Nominee Please answer the following questions about your nominee’s accomplishments. Please be as specific as possible. Detailed responses give BGR’s review committee a clearer understanding of your nominee’s accomplishments. Insufficient information can cause the committee to overlook strong nominees.
1) Describe the role of the agency or department for which the nominee works. Describe the nominee’s duties. For a nominee who has worked in a public school, discuss the school’s mission and the student population served.* The box will expand for longer answers.
2) Describe the nominee’s outstanding performance and accomplishments. How did the nominee prevent, through foresight and early intervention, a significant problem or expenditure from occurring? Or, how did the nominee increase public satisfaction with products or services delivered to the public?* The box will expand for longer answers. The nominee's accomplishments must have occurred during the time period January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022.
3) Provide measurable and verifiable evidence of the results achieved (such as financial performance, operational improvement, student performance, or other evidence of improvement in the timeliness, quality or quantity of products or services delivered to the public).* The box will expand for longer answers. The nominee's accomplishments must have occurred during the time period January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022.
4) How did the nominee help the agency or department to reach or exceed its goals?* The box will expand for longer answers.
5) How did the nominee’s efforts and performance go above and beyond the expected job requirements?* The box will expand for longer answers.
6) Describe why you think the nominee is exceptional.* The box will expand for longer answers.
Thank you for answering the MERIT questions. Do you also want to submit your nominee for an INNOVATION AWARD?* Answering "Yes" here means the nominee will be considered for an Innovation Award if not selected for a Merit Award. The Innovation Award recognizes employees who have used innovative solutions to successfully address pressing problems. Implementation of the nominee's innovation must have begun no earlier than July 1, 2017. BGR will present up to three Innovation Awards.
If you choose "Yes," answer the questions that appear.
Innovation Question 1: Describe the problem that existed before the nominee's idea was implemented, and what was significant about it.* The box will expand for longer answers.
Innovation Question 2: How did the nominee innovate a solution to the problem?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Innovation Question 3: Provide measurable and verifiable evidence of the results achieved (such as financial performance, operational improvement, student performance, or other evidence of improvement in the timeliness, quality or quantity of products or services delivered to the public).* The box will expand for longer answers.
Innovation Question 4: To what extent did the nominee take risks that challenged established practices?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Accomplishments of Merit Award Nominees Please answer the following questions about your nominees' accomplishments. Please be as specific as possible. Detailed responses give BGR’s review committee a clearer understanding of your nominees' accomplishments. Insufficient information can cause the committee to overlook strong nominees.
1) Describe the role of the agency or department for which the nominees work. Describe the nominees' duties. For nominees who have worked in a public school, discuss the school’s mission and the student population served.* The box will expand for longer answers.
2) Describe the nominees' outstanding performance and accomplishments. How did the nominees prevent, through foresight and early intervention, a significant problem or expenditure from occurring? Or, how did the nominees increase public satisfaction with products or services delivered to the public?* The box will expand for longer answers. The nominees' accomplishments must have occurred during the time period January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022.
3) Provide measurable and verifiable evidence of the results achieved (such as financial performance, operational improvement, student performance, or other evidence of improvement in the timeliness, quality or quantity of products or services delivered to the public).* The box will expand for longer answers. The nominees' accomplishments must have occurred during the time period January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022.
4) How did the nominees help the agency or department to reach or exceed its goals?* The box will expand for longer answers.
5) How did the nominees’ efforts and performance go above and beyond the expected job requirements?* The box will expand for longer answers.
6) Describe why you think the nominees are exceptional.* The box will expand for longer answers.
Thank you for answering the MERIT questions. Do you also want to submit your nominees for an INNOVATION AWARD?* Answering "Yes" here means the nominees will be considered for an Innovation Award if not selected for a Merit Award. The Innovation Award recognizes employees who have used innovative solutions to successfully address pressing problems. Implementation of the nominees' innovation must have begun no earlier than July 1, 2017. BGR will present up to three Innovation Awards.
If you choose "Yes," answer the questions that appear.
Innovation Question 1: Describe the problem that existed before the nominees' idea was implemented, and what was significant about it.* The box will expand for longer answers.
Innovation Question 2: How did the nominees innovate a solution to the problem?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Innovation Question 3: Provide measurable and verifiable evidence of the results achieved (such as financial performance, operational improvement, student performance, or other evidence of improvement in the timeliness, quality or quantity of products or services delivered to the public).* The box will expand for longer answers.
Innovation Question 4: To what extent did the nominees take risks that challenged established practices?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Accomplishments of Innovation Award Nominee Please answer the following questions about your nominee’s accomplishments. Please be as specific as possible. Detailed responses give BGR’s review committee a clearer understanding of your nominee’s accomplishments. Insufficient information can cause the committee to overlook strong nominees.
1) Describe the role of the agency or department for which the nominee works. Describe the nominee’s duties. For a nominee who has worked in a public school, discuss the school’s mission and the student population served.* The box will expand for longer answers.
2) Describe the problem that existed before the nominee's idea was implemented, and what was significant about it.* The box will expand for longer answers.
3) How did the nominee innovate a solution to the problem?* The box will expand for longer answers. Implementation of the nominee's innovation must have begun no earlier than July 1, 2017.
4) Provide measurable and verifiable evidence of the results achieved (such as financial performance, operational improvement, student performance, or other evidence of improvement in the timeliness, quality or quantity of products or services delivered to the public).* The box will expand for longer answers. Implementation of the nominee's innovation must have begun no earlier than July 1, 2017.
5) To what extent did the nominee take risks that challenged established practices?* The box will expand for longer answers.
6) Describe why you think the nominee is exceptional.* The box will expand for longer answers.
Thank you for answering the INNOVATION questions. Do you also want to submit your nominee for a MERIT AWARD?* Answering "Yes" here means the nominee will be considered for a Merit Award if not selected for an Innovation Award. The Merit Award recognizes outstanding performance by public sector employees. The nominee's accomplishments must have occurred during the time period January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022. BGR will present up to four Merit Awards. If you choose "Yes," answer the questions that appear.
Merit Question 1: Describe the nominee’s outstanding performance and accomplishments. How did the nominee prevent, through foresight and early intervention, a significant problem or expenditure from occurring? Or, how did the nominee increase public satisfaction with products or services delivered to the public?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Merit Question 2: Provide measurable and verifiable evidence of the results achieved (such as financial performance, operational improvement, student performance, or other evidence of improvement in the timeliness, quality or quantity of products or services delivered to the public).* The box will expand for longer answers.
Merit Question 3: How did the nominee help the agency or department to reach or exceed its goals?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Merit Question 4: How did the nominee’s efforts and performance go above and beyond the expected job requirements?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Accomplishments of Innovation Award Nominees Please answer the following questions about your nominees' accomplishments. Please be as specific as possible. Detailed responses give BGR’s review committee a clearer understanding of your nominees' accomplishments. Insufficient information can cause the committee to overlook strong nominees.
1) Describe the role of the agency or department for which the nominees work. Describe the nominees' duties. For nominees who have worked in a public school, discuss the school’s mission and the student population served.* The box will expand for longer answers.
2) Describe the problem that existed before the nominees' idea was implemented, and what was significant about it.* The box will expand for longer answers.
3) How did the nominees innovate a solution to the problem?* The box will expand for longer answers. Implementation of the nominees' innovation must have begun no earlier than July 1, 2017.
4) Provide measurable and verifiable evidence of the results achieved (such as financial performance, operational improvement, student performance, or other evidence of improvement in the timeliness, quality or quantity of products or services delivered to the public).* The box will expand for longer answers. Implementation of the innovation must have begun no earlier than July 1, 2017.
5) To what extent did the nominees take risks that challenged established practices?* The box will expand for longer answers.
6) Describe why you think the nominees are exceptional.* The box will expand for longer answers.
Thank you for answering the INNOVATION questions. Do you also want to submit your nominees for a MERIT AWARD?* Answering "Yes" here means the nominees will be considered for a Merit Award if not selected for an Innovation Award. The Merit Award recognizes outstanding performance by public sector employees. The nominees' accomplishments must have occurred during the time period January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022. BGR will present up to four Merit Awards. If you choose "Yes," answer the questions that appear.
Merit Question 1: Describe the nominees' outstanding performance and accomplishments. How did the nominees prevent, through foresight and early intervention, a significant problem or expenditure from occurring? Or, how did the nominees increase public satisfaction with products or services delivered to the public?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Merit Question 2: Provide measurable and verifiable evidence of the results achieved (such as financial performance, operational improvement, student performance, or other evidence of improvement in the timeliness, quality or quantity of products or services delivered to the public).* The box will expand for longer answers.
Merit Question 3: How did the nominees help the agency or department to reach or exceed its goals?* The box will expand for longer answers.
Merit Question 4: How did the nominees' efforts and performance go above and beyond the expected job requirements?* The box will expand for longer answers.
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