Georgia Council for Exceptional Children

Georgia CEC Business Award 2009

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the largest international professional organization for special educators, works to improve the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or gifts and talents.

The Georgia CEC Business Award recognizes a business or corporation that has provided for the employment and enhancement of individuals with exceptionalities in order to promote and support their full participation in the community.

Nominations may be made by individuals, a CEC unit (state/provincial unit, branch, chapter, division, or subdivision), or a business association.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Nominees must be a for-profit business or corporation
  • Nominees may be a private or public business or corporation of any size
  • The efforts of the business or corporation must be consistent with CEC’s mission statement as described in the first paragraph
  • Businesses whose primary purpose is providing services to individuals with disabilities are not eligible

Rules and Instructions for Nomination

  • All nominations must be submitted in hard copy. All entries become Georgia CEC property and will not be returned.
  • Nominations may be made by individuals, a CEC unit or chapter, or a business association. Only one nomination will be accepted from each CEC unit.
  • The nomination packet is divided into two sections. To facilitate review, the nomination packet should be organized as follows:
    • Section I. Completed nomination form
    • Section II. Two to five letters of recommendation documenting the nominee’s efforts in meeting the award criteria
  • Provide specific information about the nominee. The more complete and detailed the information, the better. The nomination packet should extol the business’s or corporation’s programs that provide opportunities for individuals with exceptionalities rather than the person behind the business’s or corporation’s effort.
  • The nominator should make 6 collated copies of the nomination packet. The original nomination packet should remain with the nominator; 5 copies should be sent to Georgia CEC (see address below).
  • Put the nominee’s name and “GA CEC Business Award” on the front of each nomination packet.
  • Nomination packets must be received by January 23, 2009.
  • Mail the entire nomination packet (5 copies total) to:

GA CEC Professional Awards
C/O Sandy Macdonald
Walton Career Academy
212 Bryant Street
Monroe, GA 30656
 

 Download Nomination Form (Word Document >Right Click>Save Target As)

Or use the online form below:

Note the easy way to do this is to download the nomination form and instructions.  Gather your required information and place it in a folder on your computer then complete the online form and upload the required data.

Section I:  Nominee Information

Georgia CEC uses information on the nomination form for all future correspondence and publicity. Please make sure all information is accurate.
Name of business:
Contact Person/Title:
Street Address:
City:
State/Province:
Zip:
Work Phone (###) ###-####:
Fax (###) ###-####:
Nominee's Email Address:
Website URL:

Rationale for Nomination
1. Please describe the purpose and history of the business or corporation. (500-word maximum)

2.  Please describe the efforts of the business or corporation to meet three or more of the following criteria:
Demonstrated a particular accommodation for a person with a disability, including innovative individualized accommodations or more general building-wide accommodations
Demonstrated an active hiring campaign to encourage the employment of individuals with exceptionalities
Maintained an ongoing, long-term hiring/accommodation practice for individuals with exceptionalities
Demonstrated a formal relationship with schools for the sponsorship of work-study sites, a career development program, community-based training experiences, and transitioning opportunities for individuals with exceptionalities
Sponsored a mentoring program for students with exceptionalities
Provided a scholarship program for students with exceptionalities
Sponsored public awareness activities or advertising campaigns that enhance awareness about the needs of individuals with exceptionalities
Additional information to describe the nominee’s work and its benefits

For Publicity Purposes
The Nominee's Local Newspaper
Street Address:
City:
State/Province:
Zip:
Phone Number (###) ###-####:
Fax (###)###-####:
Newspaper's email:

Nominator Information
Business, Association, CEC Unit, Chapter, or Individual Person Submitting Nomination:
Person Submiting Nomination (First, Last):
Title or CEC Officer Positon
Street Address:
City:
State/Province:
Zip:
Home Phone (###) ###-####:
Work Phone (###) ###-####:
Cell Phone (###) ###-####:
Nominator's Email Address:

Section II: Letters of Recommendation

Upload as one file two to five letters of recommendation documenting the nominee's efforts in meeting the awards criteria.

Letters of recommendation must have contact information to be considered.
Upload Letters of Recommendation: