The Merrill Baumgardner Award is presented annually to
an individual who has demonstrated excellence in the
field of automation in a state workforce agency. The
award was named in honor of Merrill Baumgardner, Ohio
Bureau of Employment Services, in recognition of his
fifty-five years of state service, thirty-one of which were
spent as data processing manager for the Ohio Bureau.
AWARD CRITERIA: The individual must:
- have made a significant contribution to the field of
information technology in one or more workforce
agencies;
- be a current state employee or a former state
employee separated within one year of the nomination
date;
- have demonstrated a series of accomplishments over
multiple years; and,
- have contributed to the greater workforce development
community as well as his/her individual state. (This is desirable but not
mandatory.)
NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS: The nomination must:
- be submitted by July 12, 2007;
- contain a completed Baumgardner Award
nomination form [PDF] or [Word];
- contain answers to all questions listed on the
Baumgardner Award nomination form within
prescribed word limits;
- include a statement of approval from the agency
administrator; and,
- be the only nomination for that state in that
category.
NOMINATION PROCEDURES:
If submitting via e-mail: E-mail to naswa@naswa.org
(Subject line should read "Baumgardner Award Nomination").
Recommendation letters (not to exceed 3) may be e-mailed
separately.
If submitting via hard copy, mail to:
NASWA, 444 N. Capitol St. NW, Suite 142, Washington, DC
20001, Attn: Baumgardner Award. Recommendation letters
(not to exceed 3) should be attached to the nominations.
Include 6 copies of nomination packet.
SELECTION PROCEDURES:
The NASWA Information Technology Committee Chair
will appoint a panel consisting of five members of the
committee to review the nominations. The panel will
present its recommendation to the full Information
Technology Committee for approval.
NASWA STAFF CONTACT: Pam Gerassimides
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Merrill Baumgardner Award Recipients
| 2007 |
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Mark VanOrden, Information Technology Director, Utah Department of Workforce Services
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| 2006 |
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Raj Jindal, Information Technology Director
Louisiana Department of Labor
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| 2005 |
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Jay Pfeiffer, Information Technology Director, Florida Department of Education
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| 2004 |
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Terry Ferguson, Virginia
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| 2003 |
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Susan Jordan, South Carolina
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| 2002 |
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Peggy Jo Zimmerman, Washington Employment Security Department
John McAllister, Idaho Department of Labor
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| 2001 |
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William Sanders, Kansas
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| 2000 |
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Nathan Hayes, North Carolina
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| 1999 |
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Thomas Bynum, Washington
Woody Godfrey, Utah
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| 1998 |
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Kenneth F. Niemi, Minnesota
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| 1997 |
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Beverly Browder, North Carolina
Mary Carroll, Ohio
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| 1996 |
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George McDonough, New York
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| 1995 |
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David White, Alabama
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| 1994 |
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Merrill Baumgardner, Ohio |
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