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SUBJ/2012 CAPT JOY BRIGHT HANCOCK AND MASTER CHIEF ANNA DER VARTANIAN 
LEADERSHIP AWARD NOMINATIONS//

RMKS/1.  NOMINATIONS ARE BEING COLLECTED FOR THE 2012 CAPT JOY BRIGHT HANCOCK 
(OFFICERS) AND MASTER CHIEF ANNA DER VARTANIAN (ENLISTED) LEADERSHIP AWARDS.  
THE AWARDS HONOR THE VISIONARY LEADERSHIP OF SERVICE MEMBERS WHOSE IDEALS AND 
DEDICATION FOSTER A POSITIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR REINFORCING AND 
FURTHERING THE INTEGRATION OF WOMEN INTO THE NAVY.  ESTABLISHED IN 1987, THESE 
AWARDS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO RECOGNIZE THE INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP 
OF NAVY OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEMBERS ON ACTIVE OR RESERVE DUTY.  THE AWARDS 
ARE CO-SPONSORED BY THE SEA SERVICE LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATION (SSLA) AND THE 
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (MOAA).

2.  THERE ARE FOUR LEADERSHIP AWARD CATEGORIES:  ONE SENIOR OFFICER
(O4 AND ABOVE); ONE JUNIOR OFFICER (WO1-O3); ONE SENIOR ENLISTED (E7-E9); AND 
ONE JUNIOR ENLISTED (E5-E6).  THE NOMINATION CRITERIA SHOULD INCLUDE 
INSPIRATIONAL, INNOVATIVE, AND IMAGINATIVE LEADERSHIP, DEMONSTRATED BOTH ON 
AND OFF-DUTY.  NOMINEES SHOULD BE MATURE LEADERS WHO HAVE SHOWN EXCEPTIONAL 
LEADERSHIP OVER TIME AND HAVE PERSEVERED TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES WHILE SERVING.  
NOMINATIONS SHOULD ADDRESS NOMINEE'S PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, LEADERSHIP 
STYLE, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

3.  CANDIDATES MUST BE NOMINATED BY THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER OR OFFICER-IN-
CHARGE.  THE NOMINATING COMMAND'S IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR IN COMMAND (ISIC) MUST 
PROVIDE AN ENDORSEMENT PRIOR TO PACKAGE SUBMISSION.  IF AN ISIC RECEIVES 
MULTIPLE NOMINATION PACKAGES, THE ISIC SHOULD ENDORSE AND FORWARD ONLY ONE 
NOMINATION FOR EACH  CATEGORY.
NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
    A.  ISIC ENDORSEMENT;
    B.  CO OR OIC ENDORSEMENT;
    C.  NOMINATION WRITE-UP (NOT TO EXCEED THREE PAGES IN LENGTH);
    D.  NOMINEE'S BIOGRAPHY (NOT TO EXCEED ONE PAGE IN LENGTH);
    E.  MOST RECENT OFFICIAL MILITARY PHOTO IN UNIFORM; AND
    F.  COMMAND POC'S NAME, E-MAIL ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER.

4.  NOMINATIONS ARE DUE NLT 1700 (EST), 20 JANUARY 2012.  NOMINATIONS
MISSING AN ISIC ENDORSEMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.   SUBMIT ELECTRONIC
NOMINATION PACKAGES DIRECTLY TO CHIEF JESSICA MYERS VIA E-MAIL AT
jessica.myers@navy.mil.   DO NOT MAIL NOMINATION PACKAGES DIRECTLY
TO SSLA OR TO NAVY DIVERSITY, WOMEN'S POLICY.

5.  THE SSLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL SELECT THE NAVY AWARD  RECIPIENTS.
COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE AWARD RECIPIENTS NO LATER THAN 10 
FEBRUARY 2012.
THE NAMES OF THE WINNERS WILL ALSO BE POSTED AT HTTP:
//WWW.SEALEADER.ORG AND HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-NPC/
ORGANIZATION/BUPERS/WOMENSPOLICY/PAGES/HANCOCKAWARD.ASPX NLT
17 FEBRUARY 2012.

6.  AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE 2012 JOINT WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM 
25TH SILVER ANNIVERSARY, ON 5 MARCH 2012 AT THE GAYLORD NATIONAL RESORT AND 
CONVENTION CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC.  TRAVEL EXPENSES TO THE SYMPOSIUM WILL BE 
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT COMMAND.  THE SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION FEE WILL 
BE WAIVED FOR THE AWARD RECIPIENTS; SEPARATE AWARD LUNCHEON TICKETS WILL BE 
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.  SELECTIVE RESERVE PERSONNEL ARE ADVISED TO ATTEND THE 
SYMPOSIUM WHILE UTILIZING INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING TRAVEL ORDERS.  DETAILED 
INFORMATION ON THE UPCOMING WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM IS AVAILABLE AT 
HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-
NPC/ORGANIZATION/BUPERS/WOMENSPOLICY/PAGES/HANCOCKAWARD.
ASPX
OR BY VISITING HTTP://WWW.SEALEADER.ORG/LEADERSHIP-SYMPOSIUM-
SUMMARY/.

7.  POINT OF CONTACT:
- OSC JESSICA MYERS, SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR, NAVY DIVERSITY, WOMEN'S  POLICY, 
OPNAV N134W, (703) 695-1391/DSN 225 OR VIA E-MAIL AT  
jessica.myers@navy.mil.

8.  RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.//

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