Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations

2011 Fairfax County Citizen of the Year Nomination

Purpose of the Award:

The Fairfax County Citizen of the Year Award is sponsored by the Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations and the Science Applications International Corporation. Each year, a selection committee of county-wide organizations meets to review nominations for the Federation's "Citizen of the Year" and Citation(s) of Merit. The winners are honored at our annual banquet, scheduled in the spring. Both the Citizen of the Year Award and the Citation(s) of Merit recognize and honor those citizens whose voluntary contributions of time and talent have resulted in major accomplishments that have enhanced the quality of life for citizens of Fairfax County.

Eligibility:

Nominee must be a current resident of Fairfax County.
The Citizen of the Year is recognized for voluntary acts that are not related to employment.

Criteria:

Contributions and accomplishments must have countywide rather than local significance.
The nominee's achievements can be either:
- General, such as multi-year community service with one or more organizations or activities with cumulative impact over the years of current importance or with positive implications for the future, or
- Specific, including intense efforts as the major promoter of a single program or project completed in a finite period of time.

Special Gratitude Awards:

Elected officials and full-time County or Commonwealth employees are ineligible for consideration if their contributions are related to their full-time positions.
Persons whose contributions of time and talent resulted in major accomplishments that have enhanced the quality of life for citizens of Fairfax County, who do not meet the published eligibility standards for the Citizen of the Year consideration, may still be honored by the Federation.
Non-residents and deceased residents who have otherwise qualified for the Citizen of the Year Award may also be nominated for a Special Gratitude Award.
Please submit information about these nominees on the form below, indicating that this is a Special Gratitude Awards.

Nominations must be received by the Committee by 31 January 2012.

In case we have to contact you please tell us who is completing this form: your e-mail address: your address: and phone number:
Please provide us with the Nominee's Name: e-mail address: address: and phone number:

Nominee's Achievements

a. Details of the service or activity, including specific results and achievements, community need, how the nominee served as a catalyst to involve others, etc.

b. Significant position(s) of leadership, responsibility or authority the nominee has held, including dates.

c. Why the nominee is worthy of being the Fairfax County Citizen of the Year.

d. Other biographical or background material that would be useful to the Selection Committee. Copies of newspaper articles or similar material may be attached.

Is this a Special Gratitude Award?

Be sure to include as much detail as possible.

Additional sheets and endorsements of the nominee by others may be emailed to the Federation COY selection committee or mailed to the:

Citizen of the Year Selection Committee
C/O Jeff Parnes
3153 Ramesses Ct
Oak Hill VA 20171.

Nominations must be received by the Committee by 31 January 2012.