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R 041925Z DEC 01 ZYB MIN PSN 969603J33
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N05354//
NAVADMIN 313/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/2002 SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (SHPE) NATIONAL
/TECHNICAL CAREER CONFERENCE AWARDS//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES CURRENT INFORMATION ON THE CALL FOR
NOMINATIONS FOR THE SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
NATIONAL TECHNICAL CAREER CONFERENCE (NTCC) AWARDS.
 
2.  SHPE WILL SPONSOR ITS 24TH ANNUAL NTCC FROM 5-9 FEB 02 IN
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.  THE NTCC ATTRACTS APPROXIMATELY 4,000 ENGINEERING
PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS, AND CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACROSS
THE NATION.  ATTENDEES PARTICIPATE IN TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS,
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, AND CAREER FORUMS CULMINATING
WITH AN AWARDS BANQUET.
 
3.  EACH YEAR SHPE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THEIR NATIONAL AWARDS.
AWARD CATEGORIES INCLUDE:  (1) JAIME OAXACA AWARD; (2) JUNIPERO
SERRA AWARD; (3) HISPANIC IN TECHNOLOGY AWARD; (4) PROMISING
ENGINEER AWARD; (5) CORPORATE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD; (6) HONORARY
MEMBERS; (7) STUDENT ROLE MODEL AWARD; (8) COMPANY AWARD; (9)
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD; AND (10) PIONEER OF THE YEAR AWARD.
 
4.  SHPE IS NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THESE AWARDS.  MILITARY
OR CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MAY BE NOMINATED.  COMMANDS MAY SUBMIT MORE
THAN ONE NOMINEE.  SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF SHPE AWARDEES WILL
BE MADE BY THE SHPE NATIONAL AWARDS COMMITTEE.  SELECTED AWARDEES
SHOULD BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE SHPE AWARDS CEREMONY ON 8 FEB 02.
COMMAND FUNDED TAD IS AUTHORIZED FOR TRAVEL.
 
5.  DETAILED AWARD INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AT WWW.SHPE.ORG/NTCC2002.
TO NOMINATE AN INDIVIDUAL, DOWNLOAD THE SHPE NOMINATION FORM FROM
THIS WEB SITE.  NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS:  (1) COMPLETED NOMINATION
FORM; (2) NOMINEE MERIT DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING THE CANDIDATE'S
CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (NO MORE
THAN A TOTAL OF TWO TYPEWRITTEN PAGES); (3) RECENT COLOR PHOTOGRAPH;
(4) LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION; AND (5) ANY OTHER SUPPORTING
MATERIALS.
 
6.  NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY SHPE NLT 21 DEC 01.  MAIL
PACKAGES DIRECTLY TO:  SHPE NATIONAL AWARDS COMMITTEE, C/O DIANA
GOMEZ, 3075 VILLA, CLOVIS, CA  93612.  NAVY POC IS CWO3 CLABORNE
JENNINGS AT (901) 874-9192/DSN 882, E-MAIL:  JENNINGSC@CNRC.NAVY.MIL.
 
7.  RELEASED BY MATTHEW G. HENRY, N1(ACTING).//
 
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