Awards and Scholarships
Awards and Scholarships
| *Service Award | *Service Award Winners | |
| *Educational Grant Program | ||
| *Student Scholarship Awards | *President's Award | |
| *Ruth Meiers Award | *Sr Donna Jean Chaput Memorial Award | |
Service
Award
The Awards Committee is accepting nominations for a North Dakota Conference of
Social Welfare Service Award through
June 26, 2009. These awards will be presented at the North Dakota
Conference of Social Welfare scheduled for
September
23-25 2009 at the Best Western Seven Seas Inn-Mandan, North Dakota.
Due to the fact that the Awards Committee does not have access to information on eligible nominees regarding changes in employment, transfers to different agencies, breaks in service, out of state employment, private employers, etc, committee members rely on each potential recipient to provide them with a brief autobiography. Biographies will be compiled into a booklet which will be included in each member’s registration packet. Conference rules stipulate we cannot go back more than one year if someone has been overlooked for an award and years of conference membership must be met during the eligible year.
Individuals may submit their own nomination form, or an employee’s director, supervisor, or co-worker may submit on their behalf. To determine eligibility for an award, the nominee’s years of service in the field of social welfare and the years of Conference membership are taken into consideration. The years of accumulated service in the field of social welfare must be attained by October 31, 2009 and the recipient must be a current (2009) member of the North Dakota Conference of Social Welfare. Deadline for nominations is June 26, 2009.
2009 Service Award
Nomination Form
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ACCUMULATED SERVICE IN SOCIAL WELFARE |
ACCUMULATED CONFERENCE MEMBERSHIP |
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10 YEARS |
2 YEARS |
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20 YEARS |
5 YEARS |
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30 YEARS |
10 YEARS |
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40 YEARS |
15 YEARS |
Questions regarding service awards may be directed to: NDCSW Awards Committee Co-Chair, Joan Ehrhardt, Aging Services Division, 1237 W. Divide Ave, Suite 6, Bismarck, ND 58501. Joan may be contacted by telephone at 701-328-4671 or by email, soehrj@nd.gov.
Connie Zieske of Ward County Social Services is the NDCSW Membership Chair and has a record of all past and current memberships.
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2009
Pictured: Suzanne Kilichowski, Danelle Klaman and
Julie Hahne |
2009
Pictured: Dora Colton, Janice Schick, Maria J.
Regner, Tammy Ness |
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10 Years |
20 Years |
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2009
Pictured: Joyce Johnson |
2009 Pictured: Cleo Berven, Joe Fry, Bev AllanNot pictured: Ann Jussero |
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30 Year |
40 Year |
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The North Dakota Conference of Social Welfare provides an Educational Grant, which is available for current NDCSW members to help work toward a course of study/training leading to enhanced employment or educational development. The applicant must provide assurances that the purpose for which the Educational Grant is requested, is job-related, as well as serving one of the five purposes of the North Dakota Conference of Social Welfare. The grants are awarded on a competitive basis, for up to $250. All legitimate costs related to tuition, mileage, per diems, and books will be allowed. The Executive Committee will consider each application and why each applicant is unable to fulfill their educational goals without assistance, and what involvement the applicant has had in the past with the conference.
Nominations should be mailed to:
Pat Hinsz
Burleigh County Social Services
415 E. Rosser Ave. Suite 113
Bismarck ND 58501-4058
Work: 701-222-6670 Ext. 245
FAX: 701-222-6476
Home: 701-258-2587
08hinp@state.nd.us
SCHOLARSHIP
Each year the NDCSW selects up to one (1) graduate and eight (8) undergraduate students for up to a $500 scholarship. The scholarships are awarded at the annual conference, which is held in September each year. The scholarship selection is based on the student’s interest in: 1) social welfare reform; 2) advocating for the underprivileged; and 3) being a leader in social welfare issues. The student must write an essay of 1000 words or less about their interest in the three areas listed above; why you would like to be a member of the NDCSW; what benefits there are to membership in the NDCSW; what committee you would like to serve on; and, how you would like to or intend to become involved as a member of the NDCSW. Students may access the NDCSW website at www.ndcsw.org for information on the organization and its committees. Scholarship recipients will attend the fall conference late in September to receive their award. Deadline for submission of this scholarship is April 30, 2010.
Scholarship Request
Letter and Application
2009 Scholarship Winners:
Pictured: Pres. Tammy Ness, Emily
Hanson, Allett Aberle, Melissa Pavlicek, Amanda Wallace and Caroline Cheng.
Second row - Chad Moore
The NDCSW annually selects a recipient of the Ruth Meiers Award. This award was established in honor of the late Lt. Governor Ruth Meiers to continue to recognize her efforts for the citizenry of North Dakota. This award is to recognize an individual who has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the disadvantaged in North Dakota. The Executive Committee of the NDCSW accepts memberships for the Ruth Meiers Award through August of each year. Criteria for the award includes:
1) The individual(s) must be a resident of the State of North Dakota.
2) The individual(s) must have made an outstanding contribution in addressing human needs.
3) The contribution will have had a definable positive impact on the lives of people.
4) The contribution may have been on a local, regional, or state level.
2009 Ruth Meiers Award Winner: Myrt Armstrong
SISTER DONNA JEAN CHAPUT AWARD
The North Dakota Conference of Social Welfare is continuing the Sister Donna
Jean Chaput Award to be presented at the fall conference in September. This
award will be presented annually to an outstanding resident of North Dakota
and the recipient will receive $500 in the form of a donation to the charity
of their choice. Criteria is as follows:
1) The individual must be someone who has been directly involved in the
delivery of “social welfare-related services” for 5 years or more in North
Dakota.
2) The individual has integrated spiritual values into the delivery of these
services.
3) The individual should be someone who has exhibited high personal and
professional standards.
4) The individual should be someone who has exhibited a commitment to work
collaboratively with other staff/agencies in the provision of services.
5) Nominees may come from pastoral care workers, parish nurses or ministry
staff, Salvation Army staff, hospice staff, cancer program staff, social
workers, lay persons, volunteers, medical staff, nursing home employees, etc.
| 2009
President's Award Co-winner Michon Sax  |
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