Chimes Excellence Awards 2024
Chimes is excited to announce the first-ever Chimes Excellence Awards! Below, you can nominate your peers (and yourselves, if you wish!) for outstanding work in their roles with Chimes. Winners to be honored at a ceremony on October 17, 2024.
Please submit nominations by August 28, 2024.
Nomination categories and their respective forms can be found below:
CEO Award for Field Excellence
Explain why the nominee deserves the CEO Award for Field Excellence, highlighting specific examples of their visionary leadership, innovation and adaptability, employee development and engagement, stakeholder relations, commitment to our Core Values, and impact on the Chimes mission and sustainability.
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CEO Award for Shared Services Excellence
Explain why the nominee deserves the CEO Award for Shared Services Excellence, citing specific examples of their excellence in service, efficiency and effectiveness, collaboration and communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and commitment to continuous improvement.
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Clinical Program of the Year
Explain why the above program deserves the Clinical Program of the Year Award, citing specific examples of their clinical expertise, client outcomes, evidence-based practice, collaboration efforts, and professional development.
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Clinician of the Year
Explain why the above nominee deserves the Clinician of the Year Award, citing specific examples of their clinical expertise, client outcomes, evidence-based practice, collaboration efforts, and professional development.
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Contract or Project Site of the Year Award
Explain why the site deserves the Contract or Project of the Year Award, highlighting their employment and inclusion practices, quality and efficiency of operations, client satisfaction, innovation and continuous improvement, and community engagement.
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Custodian of the Year Award
Explain why the nominee deserves the Custodian of the Year Award, citing specific examples of their exceptional performance and contributions to maintaining a clean and safe environment.
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Direct Support Professional of the Year
Explain why the nominee deserves the DSP of the Year Award, highlighting specific examples of their exceptional service and positive impact, quality of care, commitment to professional development, and team collaboration.
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Frances Bacon Student of the Year Award
Explain why the nominee deserves the Frances Bacon Student of the Year Award, highlighting their academic achievement, leadership and character, community engagement, resilience and overcoming adversity, and inspiration to peers.
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Frances Bacon Educator of the Year Award
Explain why the nominee deserves the Frances Bacon Educator of the Year Award, highlighting their excellence in teaching, student engagement, innovation in education, collaboration and professional growth, and contribution to the school community.
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Federal, State, or Military Customer of the Year Award
Explain why the organization deserves the Federal, State, or Military Customer of the Year Award, highlighting their commitment to the program’s mission, provision of employment and training opportunities, quality and timeliness of services, compliance and accountability, and collaboration and partnership.
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IDD Individual of the Year
Explain why the above nominee deserves the IDD Individual of the Year Award, highlighting their personal growth and achievement, contribution to the community, positive impact, advocacy and empowerment, and role modeling.
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IDD Leader of the Year
Explain why the above nominee deserves the IDD Leader of the Year Award, highlighting their leadership excellence, quality of care, staff development and support, program innovation, collaboration, and communication skills.
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Project Manager of the Year Award
Explain why the nominee deserves the Project Manager of the Year Award, citing examples of how they have displayed excellence in leadership / service / efficiency / effectiveness, advanced employment for people with disabilities, mentored disabled staff, and fostered collaboration, communication, and continuous improvement.
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Residential Home of the Year Award
Explain why the nominee deserves the Residential Home of the Year Award, highlighting their excellence, quality of care, staff development and support, program innovation, collaboration, and communication skills.
