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2024 BIG National Awards Information

2024 Distinguished Service Hall of Fame (DSHOF) Award

The National Board of Directors of Blacks In Government, Inc. is soliciting nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Service Hall of Fame (DSHOF) Award. This award is the highest honor of recognition within BIG and is a great opportunity to recognize exceptional BIG members in your chapter and region. Click below to find the following DSHOF information:

1. Selection Criteria and Qualifications
2. 2024 Nomination Form
3. Nominee Certification Form

No more than one nomination can be submitted by each region and must contain the required Chapter and Regional officer’s signature and date. Your completed nomination packages must be emailed no later than May 21, 2024. Please note the committee is only accepting electronic submissions. Facsimile and/or postal submissions will not be accepted. Nominations are to be submitted via email to: BIGAwards@bignet.org.

For any questions, please contact Director Michael McCrimmon, 2024 Awards Committee Chair at (202) 427-3720 or via email at BIGAwards@bignet.org.

2024 National Prestige Awards

The National Board of Directors of Blacks In Government, Inc. solicits nominations for the 2024 Prestige Awards. This is a great opportunity to recognize an outstanding member, chapter or region for exceptional work performed in calendar year 2023 (January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023).
Click below to find the following Prestige Awards Program information:

1. Description and Categories
2. Criteria
3. Nomination Procedures
4. Nomination Forms
5. Meritorious or Distinguished Service Justification Form
6. Special Achievement Justification Form

Complete nomination and justification forms must contain the required signatures. Your completed nomination packages must be emailed no later than May 21, 2024. Please note the committee is only accepting electronic submissions. Facsimile and/or postal submissions will not be accepted. Nominations should be submitted via email to: BIGAwards@bignet.org.

For any questions, please contact Director Michael McCrimmon, 2024 Awards Committee Chair, at (202) 427-3720 or via email at BIGAwards@bignet.org.

2024 National Braxton Family Humanitarian Award Solicitation

The Blacks In Government, Inc. (BIG) National Board of Directors of solicits nominations for the 2024 National Braxton Family Humanitarian Award (NBFH). This award is designed to recognize a Big member who is working in their community or region to change lives outside of their respective chapter and employment through volunteerism.
Click below to find the following NBFH Award information:

1. Description
2. Criteria
3. Nomination Procedures
4. 2024 Nomination Form

No more than one nomination, signed and dated by the Chapter President and Regional Officers, can be submitted per region. Your completed nomination packages must be emailed no later than May 21, 2024. Please note the committee is only accepting electronic submissions. Facsimile and/or postal submissions will not be accepted. Nominations are to be submitted viaemail to: BIGAwards@bignet.org.

For any questions, please contact Director Michael McCrimmon, 2024 Awards Committee Chair at (202) 427-3720 or via email at BIGAwards@bignet.org.