It’s your time to shine! APWA‘s Awards Program was established to recognize outstanding individuals, groups, and chapters representing the best in the public works profession.

How to submit an Award Nomination

Please read the information below before going to the 2013 Awards Program page click here.

Nominations will be accepted electronically only – no hard copies will be accepted.  Create your nomination using the awards criteria and forms on the next page. On this page next to the awards name, you will find the award criteria, the nomination form and the link that will take you to the nomination submission site.
Once you have created your nomination in a .pdf format which is preferred or these formats are accepted as well: doc; ppt; txt; gif; jpeg; jpg; mpg, you will be ready to upload the nomination by choosing the link next to your award. This link takes you off the APWA website and onto the Omni Contests website. If you have a format that you are not sure will be accepted please contact Rhonda Wilhite at rwilhite@apwa.net or 800-848-2792 x5261.
There are six nomination sites:There are six nomination sites:
 

  1. Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award – Deadline February 1, 2013 midnight Eastern Time.
  2. Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year – Deadline March 4, 2013; midnight Eastern Time.
  3. Public Works Project of the Year – Deadline March 4, 2013; midnight Eastern Time.
  4. SC/RC Project of the Year – Deadline March 4, 2013; midnight Eastern Time. (NEW THIS YEAR)
  5. Award nominations to all other awards except the four mentioned above the PACE and the PWHS awards. Deadline March 4, 2013; midnight Eastern Time.
  6. PACE Award – Deadline June 3, 2013 – Chapters must first be notified they qualify to submit for this award.
 
Each site has instructions on how to proceed in submitting your award. Once you reach the nomination site, you will need to fill out an entrant form. An entrant form is a form with your contact information and where you will assign a username and password in order to submit a nomination.  You are not on the APWA website so you will need to do this step. Please keep the e-mail Omni Contests will send you as APWA is not able to look up your password. Once you register filling out an entrant form, you will have access to submit a nomination.
 
Nomination Entry instructions:
  • Click on the Add Entry Button and fill out the Entry Form
  • Hit save, you can then go to the second tab
  • Click on the second tab fill out the form hit save. Fill out each tab till you reach the Upload Nomination form.
  • Upload the Nomination form. The nomination form is to be filled out printed and saved as a separate file from your nomination.  You will click on Browse, search your files and select and click on upload. Browse should disappear.
  • Second upload your nomination and third if you have any photos you want to upload there will be a field for that. HIT SAVE BUT YOU ARE NOT DONE
  • Now go to View Entries
  • Submit your entry by clicking on the incomplete link in red
  • You MUST choose submit now for it to be ready for judging
  • You are now done and will receive a confirmation email.
Support is available during normal business hours Monday-Friday, 7 am to 3:30 pm central time if you need help submitting your entries. Every attempt is made to respond to email and telephone messages on the same business day.
 
Contact Rhonda Wilhite at 800-848-2792x 5261 or email at rwilhite@apwa.net.

List of Top Ten recipients from 1960 to present


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