Programs, Activities That Promote Diversity Can Be Contenders for 2005 ASME/J&J Medal (1/12/05)

Nominations are being accepted for the ASME Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. Medal. This award recognizes the outstanding contributions of an individual, company, government entity, school, or other organization toward developing and implementing practices, processes and programs that value and strategically manage diversity and inclusiveness.

The criteria to be used in the review of nominations and in the selection of the award recipient are: alignment to the core values of ASME; the effectiveness of practices, processes and programs toward increasing the number of women and minorities within the multi-disciplines of mechanical engineering and, the impact of programs that are designed to include diverse participants and that create positive work and achievement environments for all participants.

Individual nominees must be a member of ASME or a recognized engineering/professional society. Institutional or organizational programs must have an operating track record of three years or longer, with more than 25 active participants; and, must not have been involved in litigation related to discrimination or harassment within the past three years.

To be considered, nominations must be received by the secretary of the special award committee by Feb. 1. Nominations can be emailed to Keith Thayer at k.thayer@sbcglobal.net or Mary James Legatski at legatskim@asme.org.

Additional information may be viewed at http://www.asme.org/honors/ms71/saa/johnson.html.

Questions concerning the ASME Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. Medal may be addressed to Mahendra Patel, chair, ASME JJCCI Nominations Committee, at MPatel@mbta.com or patelm@asme.org.

For more information on the new medal, click here to read the story "One Medal Represents Two Firsts," from the November 2004 issue of ASME NEWS.




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