R 031129Z OCT 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 576/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/FY12 CONSOLIDATED OUTREACH AWARDS SOLICITATION//
POC C. M. NELSON CAPT CMC(MPE)-TEL:DSN 278-9371 TEL:(703)784-9371EMAIL: CAROLYN.NELSON@USMC.MIL//
POC/C. WILLIAMS/CIV/CMC(MPC-10)/-/TEL:DSN 278-9385/TEL:(703)784-9385/EMAIL: CANDACE.WILLIAMS1@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  EACH YEAR WITHIN HQMC, THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT BRANCH (MPE) AND THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT BRANCH, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO)(MPC-10) CONDUCT BOARDS TO SELECT RECIPIENTS FOR NUMEROUS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND NATIONAL AFFINITY GROUPS' DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS.
2.  DOD AND NATIONAL AFFINITY GROUPS' DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUAL MARINES AND MARINE CORPS CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES THROUGH THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITY, AND HIGH DEGREE OF PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND ETHICAL CONDUCT.
    A.  ALL MARINES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, OR RELIGION, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION.
    B.  COMMANDERS MAY NOMINATE INDIVIDUALS FOR MORE THAN ONE AWARD IF THAT INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR MULTIPLE AWARDS.
    C.  AWARDS ARE OPEN TO MILITARY AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES UNLESS SPECIFICALLY ANNOTATED BELOW.
3.  THE OUTREACH AWARDS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM), AND LEADERSHIP AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE.
    A.  THE STEM AWARDS THAT FOLLOW RECOGNIZE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN NOMINEES WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES BY SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND THE NATION THROUGH EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER ACHIEVEMENT, TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION, EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE:
        (1) NATIONAL WOMEN OF COLOR IN TECHNOLOGY RECOGNITION AWARD
        (2) GREAT MINDS IN STEM FORMALLY KNOWN AS HISPANIC ENGINEER NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS CONFERENCE (HENAAC)(MARINE CORPS MIDSHIPMAN ONLY)
        (3) BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD (BEYA)
    B.  THE LEADERSHIP AND MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS THAT FOLLOW RECOGNIZE NOMINEES WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES THROUGH THEIR EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP, PROMOTED THE MARINE CORPS IN THEIR COMMUNITY, AND FOSTERED POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE ARMED FORCES AND THE CIVILIAN POPULATION:
        (1) FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (FAPAC) MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
        (2) NATIONAL IMAGE INCORPORATED MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
        (3) LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS (MILITARY ONLY)
        (4) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) ROY WILKINS RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD
        (5) BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT (BIG) MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
        (6) LATINA STYLE SYMPOSIUM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD (1 ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY; 1 CIVILIAN)
        (7) JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS (JINSA) GRATEFUL NATION AWARD (MILITARY ONLY)
        (8) SOCIETY OF AMERICAN INDIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE (SAIGE) AWARDS (MILITARY ONLY)
        (9) NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEXICAN AMERICAN RIGHTS (NOMAR)
        (10) SEA SERVICE LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATION (SSLA) MAJ MEGAN MCCLUNG LEADERSHIP AWARD (MILITARY ONLY)
        (11) DON NATHANIEL STINSON EEO PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT (CIVILIAN ONLY)
        (12) DOD EMPLOYEE WITH A DISABILITY AWARD 4.  PLEASE REFER TO THE CMC MPE WEBSITE AT HTTP:(FORWARD SLASH, FORWARD SLASH) WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL(FORWARD SLASH)MARINEDIVERSITY FOR SPECIFICS ON EACH AWARD'S CRITERIA AND BOARD DATES. INSTRUCTIONS ON NOMINATION PACKAGE FORMAT AND AN EXAMPLE PACKAGE IS INCLUDED ON THE ABOVE WEBSITE.
5.  HQMC WILL CONVENE QUARTERLY AWARDS BOARDS TO EVALUATE EACH NOMINATION AND SELECT AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR EACH AWARD.  AWARDS WILL BE BOARDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DATES THAT NOMINATIONS ARE DUE TO THE DOD OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (ODEMO) AND THE AFFINITY GROUP.  IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS NOT CHOSEN FOR A SPECIFIC AWARD SUBMISSION FOR WHICH THEY ARE SUBMITTED, HQMC MAY EVALUATE THAT INDIVIDUAL FOR OTHER AWARDS (DEPENDENT UPON MEETING CRITERIA).  ALL AWARD NOMINATION PACKAGES ARE DUE TO THE CMC (MPE/MPC) IN PDF FORMAT WITH JPG PHOTO NLT THE DATES BELOW.
    A.  THE FOLLOWING OUTREACH AWARDS NOMINATIONS ARE DUE TO THE CMC (MPE/MPC) POC NLT 9 DEC 2011:
        (1) SEA SERVICE LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATION (SSLA) MAJ MEGAN MCCLUNG LEADERSHIP AWARD 
        (2) NATIONAL IMAGE INCORPORATED MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS
    B.  THE FOLLOWING OUTREACH AWARDS ARE DUE TO THE CMC (MPE/MPC) POC NLT 2 MAR 2012:
        (1) NATIONAL WOMEN OF COLOR IN TECHNOLOGY RECOGNITION AWARD
        (2) FEDERAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (FAPAC) MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
        (3) LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC) EXCELLENCE IN MILITARY SERVICE AWARDS
        (4) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) ROY WILKINS RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD
        (5) SOCIETY OF AMERICAN INDIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE (SAIGE) AWARDS
        (6) NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEXICAN AMERICAN RIGHTS (NOMAR)
        (7) DON NATHANIEL STINSON EEO PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT
    C.  THE FOLLOWING OUTREACH AWARDS ARE DUE THE CMC (MPE/MPC) POC NLT 8 JUN 2012:
        (1) BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT (BIG) MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
        (2) LATINA STYLE SYMPOSIUM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
        (3) DOD EMPLOYEE WITH A DISABILITY AWARD
        (4) BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD (BEYA)
    D.  THE FOLLOWING OUTREACH AWARDS ARE DUE THE CMC (MPE/MPC) POC NLT 7 SEP 2012:
        (1) JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS (JINSA) GRATEFUL NATION AWARD
        (2) GREAT MINDS IN STEM FORMALLY KNOWN AS HISPANIC ENGINEER NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS CONFERENCE (HENAAC)
6.  TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE MARINE AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE AWARD RECIPIENT, AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER OR GUEST WILL BE FUNDED BY CMC (MPE/MPC).
7.  NATIONAL AFFINITY GROUPS ARE NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES AND ARE NOT ENDORSED BY THE DOD OR USMC.
8.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. M. F. APPLEGATE DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//