The William L. Heartwell, Jr. Award is given annually to an
individual outside the workforce development system who
has made a significant and substantial contribution to the
system. This award is named for former ICESA (now NASWA) Executive
Director, William L. Heartwell, Jr., who retired in 1987.
AWARD CRITERIA The individual must:
- have made contributions that benefit the broad
spectrum of the workforce system and/or its one-stop
operations, as well as the system's
customers, and have had a national and/or
statewide impact;
- have a record of public service achievement that
can serve as an inspiring example of excellence
for the practioners of the emerging workforce
systems;
- have made a contribution that may have taken
one or more years to reach fruition; and,
- not currently be employed by a workforce agency
or by the U.S. Department of Labor;
- not be a recipient of this award in the 10 past
years; and,
- only one nomination per state will be accepted.
NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS: The nomination must:
- be submitted by July 12, 2007;
- contain a completed Heartwell Award nomination
form [PDF] or [Word];
- contain answers to all questions listed on the
Heartwell Award nomination form;
- 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 "Heartwell Award Nomination")
Recommendation letters (not to exceed 3) may be emailed
separately.
If submitting via hard copy, mail to:
NASWA, 444 N. Capitol St. NW, Suite 142, Washington, DC
20001, Attn: Heartwell Award. Recommendation letters (not
to exceed 3) should be attached to the nomination. Include 4
copies of nomination packet.
Selection Procedures:
The NASWA Board of Directors will designate from among its members an annual awards committee which will review all nominations received and select the award recipient.
NASWA STAFF CONTACT: Pam Gerassimides
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William L. Heartwell, Jr., Award Recipients
| 2007 |
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Honorable Don Gaetz, State Senator, Florida
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| 2006 |
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Alfred C. Koeppe, President and Chief Executive Officer
Newark Alliance, New Jersey
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| 2005 |
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Toni Jennings, Lieutenant Governor, Florida
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| 2004 |
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Carl T. Camden, President and Chief Operating Officer, Kelly Services, Inc., North Carolina
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| 2003 |
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John J. Heldrich, Founder, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, New Jersey
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| 2002 |
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Joe Unterreiner, President, Kalispell, Montana Chamber of Commerce
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| 2001 |
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Karen McGee, Chair, Idaho Workforce Development Council
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| 2000 |
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Dennis Damon, County Commissioner for Hancock County, Maine
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| 1999 |
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Karen White, Western Regional Director Human Resources & Director, Labor Relations Agrilink Foods
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| 1998 |
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Gay Plair Cobb, Chief Executive Officer, Oakland, California, Private Industry Council
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| 1997 |
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Curtis Long, Past President of the Associated Industries of Missouri
Daniel J. "Duke" McVey, President of the Missouri AFL-CIO
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| 1996 |
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Honorable Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa
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| 1995 |
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Richard VanderLaan, Vice-President of Human Resources, Vermeen Manufacturing Company, Pella, Iowa
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| 1994 |
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Honorable Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Governor of South Carolina
Walter J. Mackey, Ohio Unemployment Compensation Advisory Council & Commission
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| 1993 |
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Karl Frederick, Associated Oregon Industries
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| 1992 |
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Honorable Fred Grandy, U.S. House of Representatives, Iowa
Honorable Thomas Downey, U.S. House of Representatives, New York
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| 1991 |
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Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes, United States Senator, Maryland
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| 1990 |
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Robert R. Scruggs, North Carolina
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| 1989 |
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Bernard Bidne, Winnebago Industries, Iowa
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| 1988 |
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Eldred Hill, UBA
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| 1987 |
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Hank Schlapp, Employers' National Job Service Committee
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| 1986 |
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Donald F. Reilly, Virginia Department of Economic Development
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| 1985 |
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Joseph A. Hoffman, American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
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| 1984 |
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Coequal winners:
Barbara Fiedler, California Employer Council
Joseph Hills, Comstron Corp., New York
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| 1983 |
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Coequal winners:
Dean Poppe, Dutton Lainson Co., Nebraska
Joe D. Gunn, Texas AFL-CIO
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| 1982 |
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Raymond T. Shuler, The Business Council of New York State
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| 1981 |
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Dick Weber, Employers' National Job Service Committee
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| 1980 |
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Karl Frederick, Associated Oregon Industries |
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