Nominations Open for EDI ‘Champions’ Awards

The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is accepting nominations for the annual Harvey J. Bullock Jr. Award for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; Yvonne Thompson Maddox Award for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; and the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award of the Year. 

These awards recognize NIH employees who champion EDI ideals. Requirements for each award are listed below:

• Bullock Award honors a non-supervisory employee or group of employees at grades 12 and below or the equivalent. 
• Maddox Award honors a non-supervisory employee or group of employees at grades 13 and above or the equivalent.
• EDI Award of the Year recognizes executives, managers or supervisors who have made significant contributions toward furthering NIH’s equity, diversity and/or inclusion efforts.

Nominations must be submitted to EDI no later than Thursday, Mar. 14. Awardees will be recognized during the 2019 NIH Director’s Awards Ceremony, July 10.  

For details, visit www.edi.nih.gov/consulting/outreach/edi-awards. To nominate, download www.edi.nih.gov/sites/default/files/downloads/outreach/edi-award-nomination-form-2019.pdf. You may also contact your IC awards coordinator or Dr. Anna Han, chief, Customer Outreach and Education Development Branch, at (301) 594-3357 or anna.han@nih.gov.