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Silver Hard Hat Awards
Entries are due July 16, 2010.
The Construction Writers Association Silver Hard Hat Award is the association’s highest honor. The first award was presented in 1969 and its prestige continues today. The Silver Hard Hat Award is awarded to an individual for outstanding contributions in one of two categories, they are:
- Service to the Construction Industry
- Service to the Association.
One or both of the awards are considered each year. It is considered at the option of the board of directors. The Silver Hard Hat Award signifies recognition of actions or deeds over an extended period of time.
Recent Winners
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Awards Ceremony
The outstanding winners will be presented Silver Hard Hat Awards at the CWA Grand Annual Awards Dinner on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at the Hilton Suites Hotel-Magnificent Mile in Chicago, IL.
Judging Criteria
The CWA Board of Directors makes the final decision on awarding the Silver Hard Hat Awards. The committee serves as the screening group to receive entries and verify their compliance with the prescribed entry rules. No individual is eligible to serve as a juror if they have submitted an entry for that year.
Judges will evaluate entries as follows:
- Descriptive information submitted with the entry
- Testamonials submitted with the entry
- Significant contributions to the construction industry and/or CWA
- Support information provided in the entry
It is important to include all relevant information with the submittal for the judges to consider when evaluating nominees.
Award Specifications
CWA members and non-members are eligible for this award. Anyone can nominate a person(s) or themselves if they deem to have made significant contributions to the construction industry and/or CWA. The Silver Hard Hat Award signifies recognition of actions or deeds over an extended period of time and not for the specific year only.
Entry Requirements
- Print and complete a Silver Hard Hat Award nomination form.
- Prepare support information in a PDF and/or zip file and submit by sending an email.
- Please note the title “Silver Hard Hat Award“ in the subject line.
- Send the original nomination entry to the chairperson.
- Send a copy of the nomination form to CWA.
- All entries become the property of CWA and will not be returned to entrant.
- The winning entries may be retained for archival purposes.
Entry Fee
There is no entry fee for this award.
Deadlines
All entries must be received by July 16, 2010
The winners will be notified by September 3, 2010 or earlier.
A completed nomination form and entry must be sent to the committee chairperson. CWA will confirm receipt of your entry by an email. If you do not hear from CWA, please contact us promptly. Your entry is important to us.
Send the original nomination form and five copies of the information to:
Judy Schreiner, Silver Hard Hat Award Committee Chair
Judywriter Ink
judywriter@gmail.com
Please note the title “Silver Hard Hat Award“in the subject line.
Send a copy of the nomination form to CWA:
Deborah J. Hodges, Executive Director
Construction Writers Association
info@constructionwriters.org
Please note the title “Silver Hard Hat Award“in the subject line.