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Merrill Baumgardner Award 2018

 

NOMINATION FORM

 

Description:

The Merrill Baumgardner Award is presented annually to a state workforce agency who has demonstrated excellence in the field of information technology. The award was named in honor of Merrill Baumgardner, Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, in recognition of his 55 years of state service, 31 of which were spent as data processing manager for the Ohio Bureau.

Criteria:
1. The state workforce agency must have demonstrated excellence in the field of information technology.

2. A state workforce agency:

  • must be named as the nominee of the award;
  • must provide a current state technology project or have completed the project within one year of the nomination date;
  • must have made a significant contribution to the field of information technology in one or more workforce agencies;
  • must have demonstrated a series of accomplishments over multiple years; and
  • must have contributed to the greater workforce development community as well as the state.

 

3. The nomination must:

  • be submitted by 5 pm EST, January 25th, 2019;
  • provide a completed Award nomination form;
  • contain the answer to the questions listed on the Merrill Baumgardner Award nomination form within the prescribed word limit;
  • include a statement of approval from the agency administrator; and,
  • be the single nomination for that state in this category.