NDEHA Awards Guidelines
| Section 1 - Committee Duties and Organization | |
| A. | The NDEHA President shall appoint, on an annual basis, a member in good standing to serve as Chairperson of the Awards Committee. |
| B. | The Chairperson shall recruit at least two NDEHA members to serve on the Committee. |
| C. | The Committee's purpose is to seek and qualify nominations for NDEHA awards, using the criteria set forth in Section II. |
| D. | The Committee will develop a list of qualified nominees and the Chairperson will submit this list to the Executive Board for final approval at least 45 days prior to the Annual Fall Conference. |
| E. | The number and frequency of awards shall only be dependent upon qualified nominee's meeting the award criteria. |
| F. | The Committee Chairperson shall order the awards, using the specifications found in Section III, and shall maintain a record of the award recipients to be passed on to each succeeding Awards Committee Chairperson. |
| G. | The awards and completed recipients nomination forms, as set forth in Section IV, shall be given to the NDEHA President Prior to the start of the Annual Fall Conference. |
| H. | The awards shall be presented by the NDEHA President at the Annual Fall Conference. |
| I. | Changes to these Guidelines may be made by the Awards Committee with approval by the Executive Board. |
| Section II - Awards and Criteria | |
| NDEHA Distinguished Service Award | |
| 1. | Nominee must be a member of NDEHA. |
| 2. | Nominee must have demonstrated outstanding or documented achievements above and beyond what is expected. |
| 3. | Said achievement must have advanced or enhanced environmental health. |
| NDEHA Dedicated Service Award | |
| 1. | Nominee must be a member of NDEHA. |
| 2. | Nominee must be near retirement or end of service after successfully serving at least 10 years in the environmental health profession. |
| NDEHA Merit Award | |
| 1. | Nominee has demonstrated support for NDEHA or environmental health above and beyond what is expected. |
| NDEHA Plaque of Appreciation | |
| 1. | Presented to outgoing NDEHA President at the last Conference in which he/she presides. |
| NDEHA Industry Award | |
| 1. | Company or industry which has demonstrated support to NDEHA or environmental health above and beyond what is expected. |
| Section III - Awards Specifications | |
| Available upon request | |
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Section IV - NDEHA Award Nomination Form To nominate a member of NDEHA for any of the above awards, please contact Deb Larson at 701.328.1291, djlarson@nd.gov |
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