Exemplar Award For Excellence in Social Work Management

Nominations Accepted Through Friday, September 7, 2007

The Exemplar Award is presented by the National Association of Social 
Workers, West Virginia Chapter at the annual Social Work Management Institute. It is 
the Chapter's highest award of recognition for Social Work administrators, 
managers, and supervisors.

CRITERIA:

The Exemplar Award acknowledges excellence in program, agency, or 
organization administration, management, and/or supervision by a professional Social 
Worker who demonstrates:


Commitment to the Social Work profession 
Adherence to Social Work values and the NASW Code of Ethics, and 
Courage and/or success in the face of marketplace adversity and/or challenge 
to the profession. QUALIFICATIONS:

Nominees shall have earned an accredited Master of Social Work degree and 
have at least five years of Social Work employment experience in roles requiring 
a majority of work time spent in administration, management, and/or 
supervision, and embodying the highest ideals of the Social Work Profession: client 
self-determination, promotion of sound social policies, ethical conduct, 
advancement of the profession and its knowledge base, etc. The five years shall have 
occurred in employment settings within the boundaries of the State of West 
Virginia. Nominees need not be current members of the National Association of 
Social Workers. It is permissible for a qualified individual to place their own 
name in nomination.

SELECTION:

The Exemplar Award for Excellence in Social Work Management is awarded by the 
National Association of Social Workers, West Virginia Chapter, Committee on 
Nominations and Leadership Identification. All decisions of the committee are 
final.

NOMINATIONS:

Submit the following information (see form below) with all available 
supportive documentation no later than September 7, 2007. The Exemplar Award will be 
presented during the 19th Annual Social Work Management Institute, September 22 
and 23, 2005 at the Morgantown Ramada Inn Hotel.

SEND NOMINATIONS TO: 

NASW Exemplar Award
1608 Virginia Street East
Charleston, West Virginia 25311
Fax: (304) 720-3766
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NOMINATOR'S INFORMATION:

Your Name ____________________________________________

Your Earned Degrees and Certifications _____________________

Your Job Title__________________________________________

Your Employer ______________________________________

Your Preferred Mailing Address______________________________

Is this your home or work address? ______________________________

Your Daytime Phone Number ________________________________

Your Email Address ________________________________________

NOMINEE'S INFORMATION:

Nominee's Name __________________________________________

Nominee's Earned Degrees and Certifications  _______________________

Nominee's Job Title ____________________________________

Nominee's Employer ____________________________________

Nominee's Preferred Mailing Address ______________________

Is this a home or work address? ____________________________

Nominee's Daytime Phone Number __________________________

Nominee's Email Address _________________________________

ATTACH RESUME 
(Or provide biographical, educational, employment, accomplishments, honors, 
and community information in as much detail as possible.)

ATTACH SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTATION (such as)

Newspaper Features and Stories (copies of clippings)
Publications by the Nominee (or publication references)
Letters of Support (from employers, agencies, colleagues, employees, the 
community, etc.)
Photographs of Events/Significant Accomplishments
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