Outstanding Service Award


2008 Deadline:

  • March 21, 2008

Sponsored by:

  • National Council for the Social Studies
  • NCSS Board of Directors

Frequency:

  • Annual

Award:

  • Commemorative gift
  • Lifetime NCSS membership
  • Publicity

Purpose: To recognize members for outstanding long term service to NCSS and local, state, and regional councils.

Criteria: Nominees must have demonstrated exceptional service to the social studies profession, especially in the state, regional or local councils, over a significant period of time, in at least five of the following categories:

  1. Work on standing, ad hoc or other committees.
  2. Distinguished performance as local or state council officer.
  3. Planning, organizing and conducting council's NCSS Annual Conference or other social studies regional, state and local meetings.
  4. Editing journals, newsletters or other publications.
  5. Advocating or defending social studies in public arenas outside the immediate social studies community.
  6. Creating, organizing or conducting social studies activities, fairs or other programs.
  7. Services should be demonstrated at all levels, local through national.
  8. Any significant interruption in service should be explained by the nominator (e.g., lengthy illness, out of education, etc.).

Eligibility:

  • Current NCSS and state, local or regional council membership.
  • Those who have been officers or members of the NCSS Board of Directors within the last 10 years are ineligible for the award.

Nomination Requirements:

  • Cover Page (Download sample)
  • Letter of nomination. Typewritten statement of 750 words or less detailing how the nominee meets the award criteria.
  • Curriculum vitae or professional resume that includes a listing with dates of the nominees offices, committee posts or other professional and council leadership roles.
  • Supporting documents, newspaper articles, pertinent letters, or other materials (not to exceed 10 one-sided pages). The inclusion of more support documents or a longer statement may jeopardize the nominees eligibility.

Submission Requirements:

  • Seven sets of all nomination materials listed above.
  • Each set of nomination materials should be in a three-ring or similar binder that contains subject dividers that identify materials by the nomination requirement headings listed above under nomination requirements.

The committee will consider composition, spelling, grammar, etc. in the evaluation process.

Review the contents of your submission carefully!
Application materials that are incomplete or that do not meet the established award criteria requirements will not be considered. The selection committee reserves the right to remove from consideration any application that fails to meet all submission requirements.

** All Committee Award Selection Decisions Are Final!**

For more information on NCSS Awards and Grants, contact Prema Parmar, NCSS Program Manager at pparmar@ncss.org or 301-588-1800 ext. 106

Deadline: Postmarked by March 21, 2008

Send to:
Outstanding Service Award
National Council for the Social Studies
8555 Sixteenth Street, Suite 500
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

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