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The Board of Education Sixteenth Annual Distinguished Service Awards

Nominees Sought for 2012-2013 Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012-2013 Awards for Distinguished Service to Public Education.

Nomination Deadline and Form

Nomination forms can be completed online. Alternatively, you may print and mail the completed form to the mailing address listed on this page.

Submission Deadline:
5 p.m. on Feb. 1, 2013

Nomination Form

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Where to Send Nomination Forms

Mailing Address
Montgomery County Board of Education
Carver Educational Services Center, Room 123
850 Hungerford Drive
Rockville, Maryland 20850

Fax: 301-279-3860
E-mail: Becky_Gibson@mcpsmd.org 

Who to Contact for More Information

For more information regarding the Distinguished Service Awards application process, contact:

Montgomery County Board of Education
Telephone: 301-279-3301
E-mail: Becky_Gibson@mcpsmd.org 

About the Award

The Montgomery County Board of Education established the Awards for Distinguished Service to Public Education in 1997 to recognize and show appreciation to individuals, groups, and businesses that have made exemplary contributions to public education in Montgomery County.

Categories

Up to three awards will be made in each of the following categories:

  • Business
  • Community Individual
  • Community Group
  • Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Staff
  • School Service Volunteer
  • Individual Pioneer

Who Can Be Nominated? (Eligibility)

The Individual Pioneer Award is presented to an individual who may not be active currently, but who has made extraordinary contributions in the past, and whose impact has had a profound systemwide effect on MCPS over the years.

The other awards go to an individual (including MCPS students), group, or business that has, within the past three years, provided sustained service, support, and commitment to public education, as demonstrated by:

  • An outstanding contribution of time and expertise to MCPS programs
  • The development and/or implementation of an exemplary program or project
  • A contribution that results in systemwide benefit

Who Can Submit a Nomination?

Any person or group may submit nominations. Nominations for the awards are sought from the general community as well as community organizations, businesses, the superintendent of schools, and members of the Montgomery County Board of Education.

Previous Award Winners

View award winners from 1997 through 2011 

Updated Nov. 2012