Retiree Doer's Award

The Oregon Chapter Retiree Doer’s Award recognizes a retiree who has an outstanding retirement life. This award is to be presented at the annual Oregon Chapter, IAWP Educational Institute/Convention.  The award will be presented to an individual who has lived an active retirement life during the calendar year.  The recipient will receive an individual plaque, appropriately inscribed.  A permanent trophy with the recipient’s name and year of the award will be kept on display in the Oregon Chapter, IAWP display case. The chairperson for this award will be the Oregon Chapter, IAWP executive committee Retiree Representative.

Inspiration for proposing this award came from reflecting upon Rosalie Dumbeck’s life, after her death on October 29, 1990, while she was vacationing in Sydney, Australia.  She, as an individual with multiple health problems, was determined to live an active, contributing life to the very end. It is proper that the Oregon Chapter, IAWP, recognize active retirees who live outstanding contributing retirement lives.

This award was established by the 1990-1991 Oregon Chapter, IAWP Executive Board at the winter board meeting in Eugene, Oregon on February 2, 1991.

ELIGIBILITY: The nominee must have, at some point in time, retired from their employment position.  Nominees who have since gone back to work remain eligible. The nominee’s membership status may be retired, full or life. IAWP membership is required in both the year during which the activity occurred and the year in which the nomination was submitted.  The major part of the activity/performance to be considered must have occurred during the calendar year preceding the year in which the award is granted.

CRITERIA: The nominee should have made significant achievements in one or more of the following areas:

A) Advancing IAWP Objectives: Accomplishments that advanced the objectives of IAWP.  Accomplishments may be demonstrated by results the individual achieved in a leadership role on a board, committee, forum, team, special project or initiative group, etc. (not restricted to Chapter activity).  The accomplishments should be above and beyond the normal expected duties and accomplishments of the leadership position held.

B) Education: Activities and accomplishments that contribute to furthering IAWP educational opportunities.

C) Membership: Activities and accomplishments that further IAWP membership recruitment or retention goals.

D) Legislative: Grassroots legislative activities that support and further the legislative efforts for workforce development programs.

E) Communication: Activities and accomplishments that further IAWP communicative efforts (newsletters, Website, printed materials, phone calling, e-mails, letter writing, etc.)

F) Non-dues Income: Activities and accomplishments the increase IAWP non-dues income.

G) Mentoring: Activities that established and maintained positive mentoring relationship with another Oregon Chapter leader.

H) Community: Activities and accomplishments that further the retiree’s local community. Active participation in civic affairs, volunteerism, self-employment, church participation, and/or organizational (Elks, Eastern Star, Masons, Scouts, etc.).

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Retiree Doer Award History