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R 022130Z MAY 01 ZYB MIN PSN 616968J36
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 102/01
 
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SUBJ/CAPT JOY BRIGHT HANCOCK LEADERSHIP AWARD//
 
RMKS/1.  THE WOMEN OFFICERS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION (WOPA) REQUESTS
NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2001 CAPT JOY BRIGHT HANCOCK LEADERSHIP
AWARDS.  THE NATIONAL WOPA AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE NAVY WOMEN'S
NATIONAL CONVENTION ASSOCIATION IN 1987 TO RECOGNIZE THE
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF A UNITED STATES NAVY OR MARINE WOMAN
OFFICER AND ENLISTED MEMBER ON ACTIVE OR RESERVE DUTY.  PREVIOUS
AWARD RECIPIENTS INCLUDE RADM ROBERTA HAZARD, RADM LOUISE WILMOT,
CAPT KATHLEEN BRUYERE, AND MASTER CHIEF GINGER SIMPSON.  LAST YEAR'S
RECIPIENTS WERE LT ERIN OSBORNE AND ACCS(SW/AW) JOANN ORTLOFF.
 
2.  THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE TWO AWARDS, ONE FOR AN OFFICER AND ONE
FOR E7-E9.  CRITERIA IS THE SAME FOR BOTH THE HANCOCK LEADERSHIP
AWARDS AND INCLUDES INSIRATIONAL, INNOVATIVE, AND IMAGINATIVE
LEADERSHIP DEMONSTRATED BY EXAMPLE, ON AND OFF DUTY.  NOMINEES
SHOULD BE MATURE LEADERS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL
LEADERSHIP AND PERSEVERED TO OVERCOME HARDSHIPS AND CHALLENGES WHILE
SERVING.  THROUGH THEIR VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, THEY SHOULD HAVE MADE
SIGNIFICANT LASTING DECISIONS THAT RESULTED IN IMPROVED WORKING
CONDITIONS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THEIR PEERS AND SUBORDINATES, AS
WELL AS THE NAVY AS A WHOLE.
 
3.  ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE NAVY AND MARINE WOMEN OFFICERS AND
ENLISTED (E7-9) MAY BE NOMINATED BY THEIR COMMANDING OFFICERS,
OFFICERS IN CHARGE OR PEERS FOR THE AWARD.  NOMINATIONS SHOULD NOT
EXCEED TWO PAGES IN LENGTH AND SHOULD ADDRESS THE NOMINEE'S
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, LEADERSHIP STYLE, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
NOMINEE'S BIOGRAPHY SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE NOMINATION LETTER.
BOTH SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO:  PRESIDENT, WOPA, PO BOX 1621,
ARLINGTON, VA 22210.  NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BY 15 JUN 01.
 
4.  THE AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL BE SELECTED BY THE WOPA BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.  THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE ANNUAL NATIONAL WOPA
SYMPOSIUM ON 2 AUG 01 AT THE NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY AT MILITARY
DISTRICT WASHINGTON, FORT MCNAIR.
 
5.  ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO LTJG SUMMER JONES AT (703)
695-9230/DSN 225 OR EMAIL:  P00W1@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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