NOMINATION PROCEDURES
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All nominations are due to the Florida Literacy Coalition by March 16!
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Nominations must be submitted on the Nomination Cover Form. Supplemental materials highlighting the nominee’s service history and recent activities should not exceed three type-written double-spaced and two pages of optional attachments i.e. newspaper clippings or support letters. Please note that CDs, videos etc. will NOT be accepted as supporting documentation.
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Florida Literacy Coalition
Attn: Awards Committee
250 N Orange Ave
Suite 1110
Orlando, FL 32801
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The FLC Office reserves the right to assign a nomination to an alternate category provided the nominator agrees to the reassignment.
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The Awards Committee shall be authorized to select all candidates for awards.
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Nominees must reside in the state of Florida and/or be a Florida business or subsidiary.
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Self-nominations or nominations of one’s organization are not permitted.
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A time span of three years must elapse before a previous award recipient (individual or organization) can be considered for the same category.
| Mary J. Brogan Leadership Award |
Excellence in Education Award |
2006 Martha A. Lane
2007 Ellen Lauricella
2008 Margaret A. Kinslow
2009 Santiago Garcia |
2006 Literacy Council of Bonita Springs
2007 Lake Wales Family Literacy Coalition
2008 GROWS Literacy Council, Inc.
2009 DePorres P.L.A.C.E |
| Flight For Freedom Award |
Outstanding Business Partner Award |
2006 Stephen Oluokun
2007 Gatwech Guandong
2008 Douglas Smith
2009 Patricia Brooks |
2006 Dean Lavellee and Park Avenue Grill
2007 TARGET
2008 Corp. for Natl. and Community Svc., FL
2009 Florida Crown Workforce |
| Outstanding Literacy Volunteer Award |
Outstanding Media Partner Award |
2006 Mary Root
2007 Paola Fabio
2008 Mary Flynn
2009 Karen Wells |
2006 South Florida Sun Sentinel
2007 WEDU
2008 Bright House Networks
2009 St. Petersburg Times |
Individual Award Categories
The Mary J Brogan Award: Recognizes a Florida resident whose support of literacy exhibits the highest standards of excellence, dedication, leadership, creativity, and accomplishment.
Flight for Freedom Award: Honors an adult student who has demonstrated exceptional accomplishment in improvement of literacy or leadership skills within literacy. The adult student must currently be tutored by a literacy volunteer or enrolled in an adult education program (GED, ESL, Workplace Literacy, etc.) or be a former student who was enrolled in a program within 6 months of the nomination submission.
Outstanding Literacy Volunteer Award:Honors a literacy volunteer who has demonstrated exceptional service and commitment in either tutoring or program operations. This award may be given as recognition for a specific outstanding achievement, or for ongoing exceptional service.
Organizational Award Categories
Excellence in Education Award: Honors an organization demonstrating achievement, innovation, leadership or organizational excellence in support of adult and family literacy education in Florida. Eligible organizations include community-based volunteer literacy programs, local educational agencies and institutional literacy programs.
Outstanding Business Partner Award:Honors a company or business partner for leadership or significant contributions in support of literacy at the local, regional or state level. It is also given for commitment and transferability (the degree to which the company's activities show promise of inspiring successful replication by others). The company may have established a literacy skills upgrading program in the workplace or shown leadership in community literacy activities (financial support, space for training/tutoring, encouraging employee involvement, publicity/recruitment, etc.)
Outstanding Media Partner Award: Presented to a media agency or organization (newspaper, television, magazine, wire service, etc.) for outstanding, innovative, continuous or effective coverage of literacy issues. The award may be given for innovation in publishing, fund-raising, recruitment, a public relations or publicity campaign, or outreach project resulting in positive change or improvement within literacy.
