Charles E. Dunbar, Jr. Career Service Award Nomination Form

May 2010

MEMORANDUM

TO: ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS, ASSISTANTS, AND PERSONNEL
DIRECTORS IN LOUISIANA AND IT’S POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

FROM: DANIEL E. SULLIVAN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

RE: NOMINATION FORMS, 2010 CHARLES E. DUNBAR, JR. CAREER SERVICE AWARDS

Enclosed is a nomination form for the 2010 Charles E. Dunbar, Jr. Career Service Awards Program, sponsored annually by the Louisiana Civil Service League. This is the 52nd year of this program which has recognized over 800 classified public employees in Louisiana since its inception. The Louisiana Civil Service System in large part owes its existence to Mr. Dunbar, who wrote the 1940 and 1952 civil service basic laws and founded the League.

The nomination form consists of the following five parts, each of which must be completed.

* Part I -Nomination Information not rated
* Part II -Commitment to the Classified Service 10%
* Part III -Contributions toward Work or Workplace Improvement 40%
* Part IV -Personal Initiative 40%
* Part V -Volunteer Community Service 10%

The four-page nomination form should be filled out as completely as possible. Please submit six-copies of each nomination and mail to me by Friday, August 27, 2010. Please limit any narrative information to the space provided. Attachments will not be accepted. The nominee’s full name should be repeated in the space provided on the upper right of each page of the nomination form.

Nominate as many employees as you wish. You are not limited as to number. An employee who retires during the year for which the award is made is eligible to be nominated. If additional forms are needed, please let us know, or you can duplicate these. If you have any questions, please call (504) 522-3875.

* You must still print out and mail 6 copies to the following address:

810 Union Street, Suite 305, New Orleans, LA 70112.

Faxes, e-mails, or nominations without six copies will not be accepted.

  1. PART I - NOMINATION INFORMATION
  2. PART II - COMMITMENT TO THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE (Maximum 10 Points)
  3. This part is designed to obtain the following information (a) length of service, and (b) progression of responsibility as career civil servant.
  4. PART III - CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD WORK OR WORKPLACE IMPROVEMENT (Maximum 40 Points)
  5. Describe specific activities or contributions which you feel should be evaluated. Points you should address in the narrative are (a) contributions to improving the classfied service, (b) permanency of impact, (c) quality of work that demonstrates the employee's integrity and ethical conduct, and (d) activities that have improved the image of public employment.
  6. PART IV - PERSONAL INITIATIVE (Maximum 40 Points)
  7. Give specific examples of results of the nominee's performance and whether the task was completed on the nominee's own initiative or was a job assignment. The judges are looking for situations which show how the nominee went the "extra mile" for the classified service.
  8. PART V - VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICE (Maximum 10 points)
  9. Describe any work with committees, task forces, organizations, which have provided a community service. Include information about civic and charitable organizations, church work, school or youth-related activities.
 

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