Community Service Award
Nomination Procedure
Anyone may nominate someone for the UVa Health System Community Service Award. Major elements of a nominee's contributions will include: the amount of time spent volunteering and performing community service; the level of effort expended; initiative demonstrated; quality and overall impact of the work performed. Equally significant will be the personal responsibility and positive attitude displayed toward volunteerism and community service and the level of cooperation with others in the community.
Submission Guidelines:
A statement of no more than 1,000 words describing the service for which the individual is being nominated will be submitted using the attached nominating form.
Each of the following must be addressed:
- Clear and concise description of the nominee's achievements and the overall impact of the nominee's service qualifying him/her for the award.
- Category or type of volunteer service performed and estimated number of hours expended annually.
- Levels of effort and initiative displayed.
- Quality and importance of work performed.
- Personal responsibility and positive attitude towards volunteerism and community service displayed.
- Level of cooperation with others involved in the community.
- Statement of personal conduct and character.
- Any other relevant observations.
- Names and addresses of two other individuals familiar with the nominee and his/her community service.
Additional Documentation Required:
In addition to the statement described above, the following are required:
- Completed nomination form.
- Resume or curriculum vitae. Should such documents not be available, please provide a detailed description of the individual's service achievements (such as name, job, address, length of service and similar facts).
- Two references - name, address, and phone for two individuals who are knowledgeable of the nominee's achievements and character and who are associated with the community constituencies/individual served.