2005 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / (NAACP) ROY WILKINGS RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD NOMINATION
Date Signed: 4/11/2005 | MARADMINS Number: 170/05
MARADMINS : 170/05

R 111900Z APR 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 170/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MP//
SUBJ/2005 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
/(NAACP) ROY WILKINS RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD NOMINATION//
POC/R.L. TAYLOR/CAPT/MPE/DSN: 278-9371/TEL:(703) 784-9371/-//
POC/M. SMALLS/CIV/MPC/DSN: 278-9379/TEL: (703) 784-9379/-//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/-//
RMKS/1. THIS MARADMIN SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2005 ROY WILKINS
RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD. THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED BY
THE NAACP TO ONE MEMBER EACH FROM THE MILITARY SERVICES, NATIONAL
GUARD BUREAU, COAST GUARD AND WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES AT
THE ARMED SERVICES AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AWARDS DINNER ON 12 JULY
2005, IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.
2. THE NAACP ROY WILKINS RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD IS TO BE AWARDED TO
A MILITARY OR CIVILIAN MEMBER WHO HAS: (1) DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF OR
HERSELF BY MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO HIS/HER COUNTRY IN
THE AREA OF CIVIL/HUMAN RIGHTS, RACE RELATIONS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY,
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND/OR PUBLIC SERVICE; (2) HAS
ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT; (3) HAS
SUPPORTED THE FULL INTEGRATION AND PROMOTION OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN
WITHIN THE ARMED SERVICES; (4) HAS FOSTERED SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING
OF THE ARMED SERVICES AMONG AND BETWEEN MINORITY AND NON-MINORITY
MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN POPULATION OF THE NATION; (5)
HAS FOSTERED INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE INVOLVEMENT WITHIN A COMMUNITY
(CIVILIAN OR MILITARY) THAT RESULTED IN POSITIVE ACTION ON BEHALF OF
THE RESIDENTS; (6) HAS FOSTERED BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
RACES BOTH IN THE ARMED FORCES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR; (7) HAS BEEN
COMMITTED, INVOLVED AND DEDICATED TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE
FEDERAL SECTOR; (8) BY HIS/HER ACTIONS, HAS MADE PERSONAL SACRIFICES
RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVIL/HUMAN RIGHTS; (9)
HAS DISPLAYED THE OUTSTANDING QUALITIES THAT DISTINGUISH HIM/HER AS
A LEADER AND NOT A FOLLOWER; (10) BELIEVES IN AND PRACTICES THE
TENETS OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION, THE BELIEF THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE CREATED EQUAL, AND THAT
FREEDOM IS A GOD-GIVEN RIGHT THAT MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL TIMES.
3. NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2005 ROY WILKINS RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD ARE
DUE TO CMC (MPE) FOR MARINES AND CMC (MPC-10) FOR CIVILIANS, 3280
RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO VA 22134-5103 NLT 20 MAY 2005. PACKAGES MAY
BE SUBMITTED VIA FAX AT 703-784-9814, OR E-MAIL MESSAGE TO:
ROBERT.L.TAYLOR5@USMC.MIL PROVIDED HARD COPY IS RECEIVED BY MAIL.
NOMINATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) A BLACK-AND-WHITE,
COLOR, OR HIGH RESOLUTION DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH (HEAD AND SHOULDERS) OF
THE NOMINEE IN THE SERVICE ALPHA UNIFORM/BUSINESS SUIT; (2) A
TYPEWRITTEN, SINGLE-SPACED NARRATIVE (NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES)
DESCRIBING THE NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, WHICH SUPPORT THE NAACP
AWARD CRITERIA; (3) TYPEWRITTEN, SINGLE SPACED BIOGRAPHY (NOT TO
EXCEED ONE PAGE) OF THE NOMINEE; (4) A TYPEWRITTEN CITATION
(SINGLE-SPACED, NOT TO EXCEED EIGHTEEN LINES OF NARRATIVE, 12-PITCH
FONT, WITH 1 INCH LEFT AND RIGHT MARGINS) SUMMARIZING THE NOMINEE'S
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
4. THE MARINE CORPS RECIPIENT WILL BE SELECTED BY A HQMC SPECIAL
EMPHASIS AWARD BOARD. THE AWARD RECIPIENT WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA
MARADMIN IN EARLY JUNE. TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENT
AND ONE FAMILY MEMBER WILL BE FUNDED BY CMC (MPE).
5. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//