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FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//MP//
TO MARADMIN
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UNCLAS //N05354//
MARADMIN 103/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC MP//
SUBJ/2001 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
(NAACP) ROY WILKINS RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD NOMINATION//
POC/J. M. NOVERAS, JR./1STLT/MPE/DSN: 278-9371/TEL:(703) 784-9371//
RMKS/1. THIS MARADMIN SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2001 ROY WILKINS
RENOWN SERVICE AWARD. THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED BY
THE NAACP TO A SERVICE MEMBER FROM EACH BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES
AT THE MILITARY AWARDS BANQUET ON JULY 11, 2001, DURING THEIR 92ND
ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN NEW
ORLEANS, LA FROM 7-13 JULY 2001.
2. THE NAACP ROY WILKINS RENOWN SERVICE AWARD IS TO BE AWARDED TO A
MILITARY 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 COMMITED, 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 2001 ROY WILKINS RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD ARE
DUE TO HQMC (MPE), 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134 NO LATER
THAN 1 APRIL 2001. NOMINATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) A
BLACK-AND-WHITE OR COLOR PHOTOGRAPH (HEAD AND SHOULDERS) OF THE
NOMINEE IN THE SERVICE ALPHA UNIFORM; (2) A TYPEWRITTEN,
SINGLE-SPACED NARRATIVE (NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES) DESCRIBING THE
NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHICH SUPPORT THE NAACP AWARD CRITERIA;
(3) A 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 NOMINEE WILL BE SELECTED BY A HQMC SELECTION COMMITTEE.
IF SELECTED TO BE THIS YEAR'S AWARD RECIPIENT, NOTIFICATION WILL BE
VIA MARADMIN. CMC (MPE) WILL FUND TAD EXPENSES FOR THE AWARD
RECIPIENT AND SPOUSE TO ATTEND THE AWARDS BANQUET.//
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