2003 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Roy Wilkins Renowned Service Award Nomination

1. THIS MARADMIN SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2003 ROY WILKINS
RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD. THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED BY
THE NAACP TO A SERVICE MEMBER FROM EACH BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES
AT THE MILITARY AWARDS BANQUET ON 16 JULY 2003, DURING THEIR 94TH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN MIAMI
BEACH, FL FROM 12-17 JULY 2003.
2. THE NAACP ROY WILKINS RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD IS TO BE AWARDED TO
A MILITARY MEMBER WHO: (1) HAS DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF OR HERSELF BY
MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COUNTRY IN THE AREA OF
CIVIL/HUMAN RIGHTS, RACE RELATIONS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND/OR PUBLIC SERVICE; (2) HAS
ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT; (3) HAS
SUPPORTED THE FULL INTEGRATION AND PROMOTION OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN
WITHIN THE ARMED SERVICES; (4) HAS FOSTERED SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING
OF THE ARMED SERVICES AMONG AND BETWEEN MINORITY AND NON-MINORITY
MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN POPULATION OF THE NATION; (5)
HAS FOSTERED INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE INVOLVEMENT WITHIN A COMMUNITY
(CIVILIAN OR MILITARY) THAT RESULTED IN POSITIVE ACTION ON BEHALF OF
THE RESIDENTS; (6) HAS FOSTERED BETTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
RACES BOTH IN THE ARMED FORCES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR; (7) HAS BEEN
COMMITTED, INVOLVED AND DEDICATED TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE
FEDERAL SECTOR; (8) BY HIS/HER ACTIONS, HAS MADE PERSONAL SACRIFICES
RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVIL/HUMAN RIGHTS; (9)
HAS DISPLAYED THE OUTSTANDING QUALITIES THAT DISTINGUISH HIM/HER AS
A LEADER AND NOT A FOLLOWER; (10) BELIEVES IN AND PRACTICES THE
TENETS OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION, THE BELIEF THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE CREATED EQUAL, AND THAT
FREEDOM IS A GOD-GIVEN RIGHT THAT MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL TIMES.
3. NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2003 ROY WILKINS RENOWNED SERVICE AWARD ARE
DUE TO CMC (MPE), 3280 RUSSELL ROAD, QUANTICO, VA 22134 NO LATER
THAN 1 JUNE 2003. NOMINATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) A
BLACK-AND-WHITE OR COLOR PHOTOGRAPH (HEAD AND SHOULDERS) OF THE
NOMINEE IN THE SERVICE ALPHA UNIFORM; (2) A TYPEWRITTEN,
SINGLE-SPACED NARRATIVE (NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGES) DESCRIBING THE
NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, WHICH SUPPORT THE NAACP AWARD CRITERIA;
(3) TYPEWRITTEN, SINGLE SPACED BIOGRAPHY (NOT TO EXCEED ONE PAGE) OF
THE NOMINEE; (4) A TYPEWRITTEN CITATION (SINGLE-SPACED, NOT TO
EXCEED EIGHTEEN LINES OF NARRATIVE, 12-PITCH FONT, WITH 1 INCH LEFT
AND RIGHT MARGINS) SUMMARIZING THE NOMINEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
4. THE MARINE NOMINEE WILL BE SELECTED BY A HQMC SELECTION
COMMITTEE. NOTIFICATION OF SELECTION WILL BE SENT VIA MARADMIN.