Nominations open for Muddy Boot Award, Postma Young Professional medal
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The East Tennessee Economic Council is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Muddy Boot Award and Postma Young Professional Medal.
These honors will be awarded at the ETEC Annual Meeting and Awards Celebration in December. In 1973, the founders of ETEC — then the Roane Anderson Economic Council or R-AEC — created the Muddy Boot Award to reflect the efforts of the Manhattan Project founders of Oak Ridge, who worked through adverse conditions to build the community. Each year thereafter, according to a news release, ETEC has honored individuals or groups of people who have continued to help build and bolster the community’s economic base.
The award has been presented to elected officials, business leaders, representatives of the Department of Energy, and others. The objective is to recognize an individual — not an institution — for significant and long-term contributions to the East Tennessee region with respect to the federal government programs and its spin-offs by leveraging the federal presence to create private-sector jobs. Participation in the community beyond the workplace is essential.
The 2021 Muddy Boot award recipients were Tennessee Sen. Ken Yager, Steve McCracken, long-time DOE environmental management leader, and longtime education advocate Robert S. Eby.
In 2005, ETEC created the Postma Young Professional Medal to honor the accomplishments of young professionals who have made an impact and fostered a community culture in Oak Ridge and the region. Former ORNL Director Herman Postma epitomized this community spirit during his life; and his wife, Pat, continues the tradition of service through her local involvement.
The 2021 Postma Medal recipients were to Megan Houchin of Consolidated Nuclear Security, and Oak Ridge Associated Universities’ Jennifer Tyrell.
Nomination submissions for the Muddy Boot Award and Postma Young Professional Medal should include a letter to the selection committee containing specific reasons for the nomination along with the nominee’s resume and bio. Detailed criteria for the awards are posted online at eteconline.org/awards. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Sept. 23, and can be submitted through ETEC’s website, by email, or mail.
Email nominations to: Allen@eteconline.org. Subject – 2022 Awards Committee. Mail nominations to: ETEC 2022 Awards Committee Subject – 2022 Awards Committee, 1201 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Suite 100 Oak Ridge, TN 37830
For more information, contact Nicole Allen at Allen@eteconline.org or calling (865) 483-4577.
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