Awards

imagined. Looking For Alaska was chosen out of hundreds of books to be given the Michael L. Printz award. This award is given to books that are thought to be the best for young adults. Looking For Alaska deserved the Michael L. Printz award for the compelling themes it has, the format it is written in, and excellent use of symbols,. One of the main reasons Looking For Alaska deserved the Michael L. Printz award was the many great themes throughout the novel, such as: friendship, coming of age,…

be nominated, let alone receive the Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award. When an organization receives this designation they are stating that they are one of the best in the country in terms of quality care. Patients and customers will except to receive this quality treatment whenever they visit that location that has received this prestigious award. In 2015 one of the best hospitals in the United States received this prestigious award. That hospital is the Charleston Area Medical Center Health…

Prior to this assignment, I was not familiar with the Buffett Awards. However, after conducting this assignment I regard this award to be one of the most important conservation awards, as it empowers local conservationists that receive ill attention. Overall, I found the Buffett Award assignment to be very challenging, in a positive way, and inspiring. From both regions, all previous Buffett Award winners had achievements that deserved significant recognition even among the most well known…

the Sunshine Award by Carol Preibis from Ahh The Simple Life. It’s an “award” one blogger gives to other bloggers “who are positive and creatively inspire others in the blogosphere.” Thank you so much Carol! It really means a lot! And sorry for taking so long to follow up. How Does the Sunshine Award Work? According to the rules, a nominee should: Thank the person who nominated you. Answer the questions from the person who nominated you. Nominate other bloggers for the Sunshine Award. Write…

The Caldecott Award is is given annually to the artist of the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in the previous year. This medal is given for excellent illustrations in a picture book, and the recipient must be a U.S. citizen or resident. My chosen Caldecott Award book is the winner in 1982, Jumanji, written by Chris Van Allsburg. I chose this book because I have seen the movie, and I was interested in seeing why it won the award, and what it has in common to the…

the unchallenged winner of the Always There award! No matter what is going on in my life, she is right there for me. If I have a problem or make a mistake she is reading my mind and has a solution. I am so appreciative of everything she has done for me. She even works at my school and one of the reasons she does this is to be closer to me. I love her so much and the best feeling in the world is knowing she feels the same about me. The Always There award expresses the way my mom works at my…

Senate’s Distinction In Mentoring (DIM) Award and the Distinction In Teaching (DIT) Award. This year’s recipients were recognized during an award ceremony surrounded by colleagues and family on Tuesday, May 29, in the Lange Room at the UCSF Library on the Parnassus campus. Each recipient gave an acceptance speech. The DIM Award, which began in 2009, honors faculty with an outstanding history of mentoring faculty and fellows. Two faculty recipients were given this award, one at the rank of an…

Film award ceremonies are a commonplace in New York City. Winter Film Awards, WFA, is among many of the film festivals that New York hosts. WFA is a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization that was created with a special purpose in mind back in 2011. This organization highlights the beauty in diversity as well as women. WFA wanted to be a different kind of awards festival with their unique social and cultural origins. WFA strives to create a social setting where people from all different…

I would be pleased to nominate Aseem Kaur for the Student Citizenship Award. As her father, I can personally attest to all of the volunteer activities Aseem has participated in and how she has contributed to her community. I see that the scholarship is intended to go to someone who has contributed to their community, demonstrates a positive demeanor, and is consistently giving a 100% or more of their effort. Aseem fits these qualifications perfectly. Throughout her high school career, she has…

The Newbery Award is a very Important award dedicated to kid’s literature. It is given out annually by the American Library Association (source 1). The Newbery Award is the first children’s literature award in the world (source 1). It was first given out in 1921 by Frederic Melcher (source 3). He encouraged reading among children greatly (source 3). Frederic Melcher is a former bookseller and editor or Publishers Weekly(source 3). He believed the award should be named after John Newbery, the…