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Military Meritorious Service Award Nomination Deadline
May 17
National Blacks In Government (BIG) is one of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) diversity affinity groups and is accepting nominations for the National Blacks In Government Military Meritorious Service Award. The attached guide provides information on this award.
Purpose: The BIG Military Meritorious Service Award honors all military service members or Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees, men and women, who have supported the DoD mission and overseas contingency operations or whose attributes best epitomized the qualities and core values of their respective Military Service and/or DoD Component.
Process: Military Service and/or DoD Component offices will forward their top three (3) nomination packages to National BIG electronically and in Word or PDF format on or before Friday, May 17, 2024. Awards received after this date will not be processed. Military Service and/or DoD components must set their own internal deadlines.
Date of Event: August 12-15, 2024
Location: Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL
Eligibility: Civilian Employees and Military Members
Performance Period: May 2023 – April 2024
Due Date: Friday, May 17, 2024
Award Presentation Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024 (National President’s Reception)
Event Participation: BIG National Training Institute (NTI) Award Ceremony and Military Veterans Emphasis Program
Updated Point of Contact: Dr. Lynwood Townsend, lynwood.townsend@bignet.org, office: (703) 614-3591 or cell: (301) 535-5591 and National Corresponding Secretary, CorrespondingSecretary@bignet.org.
The DoD Component/Agency’s top three (3) nominations should be submitted directly to the National Executive Vice President of Blacks In Government, Dr. Lynwood Townsend, at the email address: lynwood.townsend@bignet.org and the National Corresponding Secretary, Mr. Anthony Lee, CorrespondingSecretary@bignet.org, on or before Friday, May 17, 2024.
BIG will make final selections based on nomination packages, and only one person (winner) per agency or service will be selected. Please feel free to contact the undersigned if you have any questions or need further clarification.
