R 271134Z SEP 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 559/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/FY2012 DOD HONORARY CIVILIAN AWARDS SOLICITATION//
POC/K. D. SYLKE/CIV/UNIT:CMC (MPC)/-/TEL:COM (703)784-9818/ TEL:DSN 278-9413/EMAIL:KIMBERLY.SYLKE@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  EACH YEAR WITHIN HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS, THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT BRANCH (MPC) CONDUCTS BOARDS TO SELECT RECIPIENTS FOR NUMEROUS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) HONORARY CIVILIAN AWARDS.
2.  THESE CIVILIAN AWARDS RECOGNIZE MARINE CORPS CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AND PRIVATE CITIZENS WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES THROUGH THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITY, AND HIGH DEGREE OF PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND ETHICAL CONDUCT.
3.  EACH AWARD'S CRITERIA IS POSTED ON THE MPC WEBSITE WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL, SELECT CIVILIAN MARINE, THEN AWARDS.
    A.  COMMANDERS MAY NOMINATE INDIVIDUALS FOR MORE THAN ONE AWARD IF THAT INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR MULTIPLE AWARDS.
4.  INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING THE APPROPRIATE NOMINATION PACKAGE IS ALSO INCLUDED ON THE ABOVE WEBSITE.
    A.  ALL NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE COMMANDER, OR ACTIVITY HEAD, ENDORSEMENT.
5.  FOR EACH AWARD, MPC WILL UTILIZE THE MARINE CORPS INCENTIVE AWARDS BOARD (MCIAB) TO SELECT ONE NOMINEE TO REPRESENT THE MARINE CORPS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) LEVEL AWARDS BOARD.
    A.  IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS NOT CHOSEN FOR A SPECIFIC AWARD SUBMISSION FOR WHICH THEY ARE ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED, MPC MAY EVALUATE THAT INDIVIDUAL FOR OTHER AWARDS (DEPENDENT UPON MEETING CRITERIA).
6.  THE FOLLOWING HONORARY AWARDS NOMINATION PACKAGES ARE DUE TO CMC (MPC) NO LATER THAN THE DATE INDICATED:
    A. DONALD L. SCANTLEBURY MEMORIAL AWARD, 15 NOVEMBER 2011.
    B. ARTHUR S. FLEMMING AWARD, 15 NOVEMBER 2011.
    C. SERVICE TO AMERICAN MEDALS (SAMMIES), 15 DECEMBER 2011.
    D. EUGENE G. FUBINI AWARD, 15 MARCH 2012.
    E. WILLIAM A JUMP MEMORIAL FOUNDATION AWARD, 1 APRIL 2012.
    F. DOD DISTINGUISHED CIVILIAN SERVICE AWARD, 1 APRIL 2012.
    G. DOD DAVID O. COOKE EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AWARD,1 APRIL 2012.
    H. ROGER W. JONES AWARD FOR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, 1 APRIL 2012.
    I. ZACHARY AND ELIZABETH FISHER DISTINGUISHED CIVILIAN HUMANITARIAN AWARD, 15 APRIL 2012.
7.  TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE DOD AWARD RECIPIENT AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER OR GUEST WILL BE FUNDED BY CMC (MPC) IF REQUIRED.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR, MANPOWER PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION.//