Jones and NOAA Awards Call for Nominations

Eligibility
The awards program is open to individuals,
organizations, and state and local government agencies
and their employees. Individuals, organizations and
agencies cannot nominate themselves; they must be
nominated by others. Candidates can receive an award
in a category only once. For a list of previous winners,
please visit http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/programs/
ocrm/jones-noaa-awards.html. Federal employees
and officials are not eligible for the Walter B. Jones
Memorial Awards.

Preparing Your Entry
There is no Entry Fee for nominations.
Please type or print your entry and include the following
information:
1. Your name, address, telephone number and email address;
2. Nominating category;
3. Nominee’s name, address, telephone and email information;
and
4. A brief description of the nominee’s qualifications and/or
accomplishments (not to exceed two pages).

Please select only one category per nomination.
Incomplete nominations will be disqualified.
You have the option to include documentation and
samples of work that reflect the nominee’s efforts and
achievements (such as media coverage, awards, letters
of recognition, etc.). Video tapes cannot be accepted.
Nomination entries, including documentation and
samples of work, cannot be returned.
Letters of support for the nomination are welcome but
must not be included with the entry.

Deadline
Nominations are due no later than February 15, 2012.
Please send or deliver nominations to:
Jones Awards
NOAA/NOS/OCRM (N/ORM7)
1305 East-West Highway, Room 10650
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
ATTN: Patmarie S. Nedelka

2012
Call for Nominations

Winners will be notified in the Spring, 2012.
For additional information on the awards,
you may contact:
Patmarie S. Nedelka
T: 301-563-1127
E: [email protected]
Or visit
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/programs/ocrm/
jones-noaa-awards.html.

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Walter B. Jones
Memorial

Awards

About the Awards
Innovation, resourcefulness, leadership and a commitment
to balancing the human use of America’s coastal and ocean
resources with the needs of the resources themselves - these
are the hallmarks of the Walter B. Jones Memorial Awards.
The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) of 1972
created a unique and voluntary partnership of federal and
state governments to provide a balance between land and
water uses and resource conservation along America’s
95,000 miles of coastlines, including the Great Lakes. In
1990, as part of the reauthorization of the CZMA, the late
Congressman Walter B. Jones provided NOAA with the
authority to honor the people and organizations of America
for their dedication and outstanding contributions in helping
the nation maintain healthy coastal and ocean resources and
balance the needs of these resources with human use.
At that time, Congressman Jones identified three award
categories as particularly important–excellence in local
government, excellence in coastal and marine graduate study,
and coastal steward of the year.

Excellence in Local Government - given to local

THREE
CATEGORIES
TO ENTER
Walter B. Jones Memorial Awards:
Coastal Steward of the Year - honors an individual who

has exemplified strong, sustained leadership in finding a balance
between the human uses of the coast and ocean and the needs of
that environment.

Judging Criteria:
▪▪ Effectiveness in enhancing a balance between responsible use
of coastal resources and the preservation of these resources;
▪▪ Effectiveness in advancing the goals of the CZMA;
▪▪ The use of innovative approaches, techniques, or programs;
▪▪ Ability to generate public support for addressing coastal issues
through education, legislation, or other means; and
▪▪ Duration of work.

Excellence in Coastal and Marine Graduate Study -

recognizes graduate students whose academic study promises to
contribute materially to the development of new or improved
approaches to coastal or ocean management. Up to ten winners
may be selected in 2012.

Judging Criteria:
▪▪ Overall benefit of graduate study to advancing the goals of
the CZMA;
▪▪ Use of innovative approaches;
▪▪ Technical soundness of study; and
▪▪ Transferability of the study’s results to coastal and ocean
management practices.

governments that have inspired positive change in the field
of coastal management by developing or implementing
principles embodied by the CZMA. Up to five winners may
be selected in 2012.

Judging Criteria:
▪▪ Effectiveness in advancing the goals of the CZMA at a
local level;
▪▪ Effectiveness in increasing public awareness of coastal issues;
▪▪ Use of innovative approaches, techniques, and/or programs
to advance the goals of the CZMA; and
▪▪ Ability of the agency/program to serve as a model for other
local government efforts.