Women Police Award Programs Prestigious Recognition with International Honors for Female Police Officers from the International Association of Women Police IAWP

International Association
of Women Police

Our mission is to strengthen, unite and raise
the profile of women in criminal justice internationally.

Guiding Values of the IAWP
- Embrace Diversity
- Be Open Honest and Fair
- Listen to our Members
- Operate Professionally
- Change to Improve

International Association of
Women Police

Annual Awards Program

Mylan Masson, Chair
Annual Awards Committee

The 2013 Deadline for Nominations is March 21, 2013, close-of-business U.S. eastern standard time, 5:00 p.m.

You will be typing directly into these online screens through your browser. Your submission must be in English. The write-up is limited to approximately 4 type-written pages even though the submission form shows a single write-up field. (You may want to type out your submission in a word processor, then cut and paste the text into the fields.) We can not accept photos, newspaper articles, or similar material at this time.

*SELF Nominations are not accepted and will be returned without action. A superior official must nominate you.
*A nominee (person, name, individual) can be submitted for consideration in only a single category. Submitting a nominee for more than one category will cause all nominations for that individual to be returned without action.
*Criteria for each award is shown below in each award category. Nominations not meeting criteria are returned without action.

Questions on the Awards Program should be addressed to Mylan Masson, Chair, IAWP Annual Awards Committee, email mylan.masson@hennepintech.edu. For questions and assistance on this submission form, please email Carol Paterick, IAWP Webmaster.

CHOOSE ONE AWARD CATEGORY

Officer of the Year Awarded to an officer who, by her overall service and accomplishments throughout her career, distinguishes herself in the four areas of leadership, community service, mentoring and excellence in performance.	Mary Jo Blahowski Leadership Award Awarded to an officer who distinguishes herself by superior accomplishments or continuing, long term involvement, using leadership skills that encompass but are not limited to problem solving, planning, organizational, communication and/or administrative which make a significant contribution within the agency or the law enforcement mission.	Excellence in Performance Award Awarded to an officer who distinguishes herself through superior attention to duty or outstanding investigative effort, which leads to the identification, location, or arrest of a major criminal or criminal activity.

Mentoring Award Awarded to an officer, who distinguishes herself with her support and assistance to women in law enforcement, development of programs or policies favorable to women, serving on committees or organizations that review women's issues.	Community Service Award Awarded to an officer who distinguishes herself by superior accomplishments through developing, designing, implementing and participating in programs involving communities, which include neighborhoods, school, community meetings, and businesses.	Medal of Valor Award Act of bravery or heroism, at risk of her own personal safety or in the face of great danger, above and beyond the call of duty. The Medal of Valor may be awarded to as many nominated officers as qualify.

	Civilian Achievement Awarded for outstanding achievement by a civilian woman that has gone above and beyond to support, promote and enhance the criminal justice profession.

Notice: The IAWP may use awards photos, names and organization information in a manner consistent with furthering IAWP's goals and gaining recognition for the IAWP. We may publish IAWP award recipient details, photos, names and organization on our Website and use awards details, photos, names and organizations in print, in our printed publications, and similar uses as we deem necessary to broadcast IAWP to an audience. If you or the individual will not authorize release or grant permission so that we can use the nominee's name or photo or award details, we can not accept that individual for consideration. Individuals chosen will be deemed to have agreed to IAWP's publication and use without a requirement for additional release or signature being obtained.

Please check here to show that you understand the conditions set out above and certify to the IAWP that there is no prohibition on publishing or release of details concerning the award nomination and award nominee.

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

Name of the IAWP Affiliate President, IAWP Regional Coordinator or Police Official Submitting the Nomination

Entering your name above serves as your electronic signature on the nomination form.

Address of the Above Individual

Telephone

Name of Nominee's Chief / Sheriff / Director

Agency / Department / Organization

Address of the Above Individual

Telephone

NOMINEE INFORMATION

Name of Individual

Title / Rank / Position

Agency / Department / Organization

Address of the Nominee

Telephone

Will Nominee Attend IAWP Awards Ceremony?

Yes No

Bio of Nominee

Limited to 400 words, or approximately 1 typewritten page.

NOMINATION WRITE UP

Note: Below is a box to write up the nomination details to show that the individual deserves recognition from the IAWP in the award category. Be specific as to why the officer should be considered for the award so the IAWP Awards Committee can give the nomination full consideration. When finished with your write-up, scroll to the bottom to submit. This box will accept four typewritten pages of material. You may want to cut and paste the award justification from your PC DOC file into the box. If you need help with the form, contact Carol Paterick, carolpaterick@gmail.com. If you need help on a nomination, contact Mylan Mason Awards Chair, mylan.masson@hennepintech.edu.

Disclaimer: The www.IAWP.org website has made a reasonable effort to provide for translation. However, no automated or computerized translation is perfect and these systems are not intended to replace human or traditional translation methods. The official text of the IAWP website is the English version of the IAWP.org website. If any questions arise concerning the accuracy of information presented by the translated version of the website, please refer to the English edition of the website, which is the official version. Webmaster, September 2011.