Nomination and Criteria Requirements Set for George Almond Officer of the Year Award

  The nomination and criteria for the George Almond Officer of the Year Award has been set. The Officer of the Year committee has put in place the parameters for this award along with the nomination form that will be used. This award was created to honor the service of retired Detective George Almond who retired in August of 2004. The guidelines for the nomination procedure are as follows:  (3/20)/2)
  • Nominations are accepted all year with a deadline being December 31st.
  • Nominations must be for actions or behavior by nominees in the year that the award is to be given. Information from previous years may be used to show a pattern of consistency  or exemplary behavior over a number of years, but must related to the nominated action in the actual year of the award.
  • Nominations may be given to a committee or executive board member.
  • You do not have to be a PBA member to nominate someone.
  • You must be a PBA member to receive the award.
  • After the nomination period closes, the Officer of the Year committee will narrow the list to five nominations.
  • These five nominations will be presented to the Cary Chapter board to select the Officer of Year award.
  • Everyone that is nominated will receive a certificate. The five finalists for Officer of the Year will receive a plaque designating that they were a finalist. The Officer of the Year will receive a plaque designating that they are the Officer of the Year.

Along with the nomination guidelines the committee put in place criteria to guide the nomination process. The criteria for nominations cover the following areas: Leadership, Community Service, Mentoring, Excellence in Performance, and Valor.

George Almond is the Committee Chairperson. Bruce Dale and Sheri Abraham also serve on this committee. Nomination forms or questions should be forwarded to these committee or executive board members.
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