Implementation and Call for Nominations for the CY-2025 USMC Civilian Human Resources Community Awards for Excellence

1.  Purpose.  To establish guidance and solicit
nominations for the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 USMC Civilian Human
Resources (HR) Community Award for Excellence, to recognize the
accomplishments and contributions of Appropriated Fund (APF) and
Non-Appropriated Fund (NAF) Civilian Human Resources professionals
during CY24.
2. Background. The Deputy Commandant (DC), Manpower and Reserve
Affairs (M&RA) has established the United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Civilian Human Resources Award for Excellence, to recognize civilian
employees in the HR community for their contribution (s) and/or
accomplishment (s) that resulted in exceptional impact and
improvement to services, processes, or practices for the USMC.
Nominees' contributions should exceed normal duties or expectations,
be outcome focused, and clearly convey the intended impact.
3. Award Categories. There are three award categories: 
3.a. Rising Star (Individual).  The Rising Star award recognizes
contributions by junior members of the HR Community.
3.b. HR Practitioner of the Year (Individual).  The HR Practitioner
of the Year recognizes the contributions and achievements by a HR
practitioner.  This HR Practitioner has met the accomplishments of
the HR Series assigned and gone above and beyond as the HR
Specialist or Assistant.
3.c. Human Resources Office (HRO) of the Year (Team).  The HR Office
of the Year recognizes HR Offices for their extraordinary impact on
their customers, organizations, and/or profession.
4. Each command may submit 1 nomination for APF and 1 for NAF
Employees per the sub-categories listed in reference (a).
Additional information, criteria and eligibility requirements for
each award are outlined in reference (a).   
5. Nomination Cycle.  Nominations for this award will be solicited
once a year for contributions and/or accomplishments achieved during
the prior CY. The nomination period for this award begins May 2025
with the submissions due to MPC-40 civilian awards email box at
SMB_civilian_awards@usmc.mil, for consideration NLT 30 June 2025.
6. Eligibility. Nominations are limited to individuals who are USMC
civilian APF or  NAF employees as of 31 December 2024 for the
applicable award year. Please see each award category for all
eligibility requirements, including the number of award recipients
and nominations per category.
7. Scope. The scope of impact may be to the HRO, USMC Office of the
Director, Civilian Human Resources (DCHR), local command, and USMC.
8. Approval Authority. The award approval authority is the DC,
M&RA. Command endorsements must be included in the nominations as
stipulated in reference (a).
9. Nomination Procedures. Reference (a) contains information for
nomination and submission procedures, processing requirements, and
supporting documents required for this award. Headquarters Marine
Corps, MPC will provide copies of the nomination guide at reference
(a) to the HROs.
10. Employees who are selected for this award will be recognized by
the DC, M&RA, with an award certificate at a formal awards ceremony.
The installations will be responsible for providing travel funding
for employees who are selected for this award and who wish to attend
the awards ceremony.  
11. Release authorized by Brigadier General David R. Everly,
Director, Manpower Plans and Policy Division,
Manpower & Reserve Affairs.