**2008 ATLANTA FEB EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARDS**

**[AWARD CATEGORIES]{.underline}**

**(reflects changes effective January 2008)**

#### A. Outstanding Manager

Candidates should be the manager, deputy, or assistant manager of a
branch, division, or facility, or the military equivalent. Candidates
should demonstrate exceptional performance, integrity, accountability,
vision, resource management, personnel or financial administration, and
strides in EEO and diversity management. (Excludes local heads of
installations and agencies, such as Regional Administrators, Secretary's
Representatives, etc.)

**B. Outstanding Supervisor**

This category recognizes skill in planning and directing the work of
others, enhancing organizational efficiency, guiding employee
development and goal setting, mentoring and coaching performance to
develop skills and abilities to the fullest extent, and innovative
program implementation.

**C. Outstanding Scientific Award**

Nominee must be employed in a non-supervisory scientific, medical,
engineering, research, biological, or other technical position.

**D. Outstanding Professional Award**

Nominee must be employed in a non-supervisory professional field that
could include Contracting Specialist, Accountants, Personnel
Specialists, Tax Auditors, Automation Specialists, or other similar
professions (excluding supervisory and assistant/support personnel).

**E. Outstanding Achievement in Diversity**

This award honors outstanding leadership or accomplishments in
diversity. This could include a variety of positive initiatives,
actions, or programs that solved problems impacting the workforce,
introduced or managed effective conflict resolution, enhanced
opportunities in upward mobility or professional development, mentoring,
special emphasis programs, Alternatives Dispute Resolution, etc.

**F. Outstanding Technician Award**

Nominee must be employed in a technician position such as Electronics
Technician, Engineering Technician, Accounting Technician, Personnel
Assistant, Medical Technologist, Military Technician, etc.

**G. Outstanding Trade or Craft**

This category recognizes employees who perform skilled or unskilled work
involved in any of the manual trades, crafts, or laboring occupations
(toolmaker, illustrator, wage grade employees, etc.)

**H. Outstanding Secretarial or Administrative Support**

This category honors employees who perform work in typing and/or
stenography, correspondence control and tracking, data transcription,
filing, receptionist duties, or other general administrative support
functions.

**I. Outstanding Award for Heroism**

Nominees must have demonstrated outstanding courage, bravery, and the
voluntary risk of personal safety in the face of danger in an emergency
situation. The act of heroism or valor could occur while on or off
official duty.

**J. Outstanding Team Award**

This category honors teams of employees who have made an outstanding
contribution to achieving a special project, accomplishing their
agency's mission, achieving a significant cost reduction, or providing
exceptional service to a customer or the public. This award is not for
recognizing groups of employees who perform volunteer service away from
the office.

**K. Outstanding Award for Volunteer Service-The Thomas Liederbach
Memorial Award (Individual)**

The Thomas Liederbach Memorial Award for Individuals recognizes
outstanding unpaid volunteer work within the community. Candidates must
have contributed time and talents without pay or other compensation
during non-duty hours away from work. These voluntary activities should
not be a part of normal job duties. Volunteer service may span a wide
range of activities that help others in need through work in civic,
community, or humanitarian activities.

**L. Outstanding Award for Volunteer Service-The Thomas Liederbach
Memorial Award (Group)**

Candidates must have contributed time and talents without pay or other
compensation during non-duty hours away from work. These voluntary
activities should not be a part of normal job duties. Group members
should all be involved in the same volunteer effort with the goal of
accomplishing good works for a particular cause or individual. Volunteer
service may span a wide range of activities that help others in need
through work in civic, community, or humanitarian activities.

**M. Outstanding Customer Service Award**

This category recognizes an individual or group that provides
significant value-added services to a customer. Such as exceeding
customer service goals; improving service in a significant way; reducing
"red-tape" for customers; or documenting service "results" using
customer feedback.

**N. Outstanding Employee with a Disability**

This category recognizes an individual who has exerted extra effort to
overcome challenges presented by a disability to make a significant
contribution to the employing organization.

**O. Outstanding Law Enforcement**

This category recognizes Uniformed Law Enforcement Officers who
demonstrate outstanding enforcement of civil or criminal laws and
protection of life and/or property.

**P. Outstanding Partnership Award (Interagency)**

This category recognizes a group for exemplary efforts and
contributions, which required significant coordination, planning, and
interaction with various governmental units across agency jurisdictions
within the Federal government.

**Q. Outstanding Partnership Award (External)**

This category recognizes a group for exemplary efforts and
contributions, which required significant coordination, planning, and
interaction with private companies, individuals or groups; state/local
governments; or other organizations outside of the Federal government.