Award for Excellence Nomination Form

Nominator Information
Nominated by: / Company Name: / Email address: / Phone No:
Sponsoring RGFBoard Member:
Nominee Information
Company/Organization: / Responsible Person: / Email Address: / Phone No:
Nomination Category (see attached explanations):
Details of Accomplishments (limited to 600 words, attach documented evidence if applicable):

Background

The annual recognition award was established in 2011 by the Rice Global E&C Forum to acknowledge an individual, group or organization for a significant event or outstanding performance in an Engineering and Construction industry-related activity. The award is presented once a year at the RGF Annual Forum (AF) for recent accomplishments.

Award for Excellence

The award will consist of a plaque and gift and include two free tickets to the Annual Forum. Details of the award will be noted in the AF literature and advertising and will be highlighted on the RGF website for the entire year following award and added to the list of distinguished recipients of this award.

Who is Eligible to Nominate

RGF members or non-member companies can make nominations. All nominations for the award must be submitted to the Rice Global Forum using the Nomination Form. Forum companies should submit their nominations through an RGF board member.

Nomination Categories

Categories for recognition include the following (However, nominators may create new categories if they can provide compelling reasons):

  • Notable Business Improvement or Development– Examples are significant contributions of individuals, strategic business acquisitions that enhance the industry, new service offerings, new or improved project delivery or execution models, successful company turn-around, etc. A viable candidate or organization would require proven success with documented results.
  • Unique Technical Solution or Innovation– Example are technology improvements that enhance a particular process, industry capabilities, efficiencies or environmental-related improvements.
  • Project Execution Excellence– Examples are large, special or unique projects with outstanding challenges and successful execution.
  • Global Growth– Examples are new or expanding business presence around the globe, work share examples, procurement and/or construction joint ventures, in-country content or other avenues that focus on the increasingly global nature of the industry.
  • Young Engineer’s Programs– Examples are significant contributions to scholarship programs, Engineers Without Borders, High School engineering orientation programs, Summer Intern programs for College Student, and in-house career planning and mentoring programs.

Criteria for the Award of Excellence

The goal of the annual Award for Excellence is to recognize outstanding contributions to the Engineering and Construction Industry. With this in mind the Award will be judged based on the following key criteria:

  • Significant contribution to the Sustainability/Improvement of the E&C Industry – this might include significant personnel development approaches, new tools or techniques. An example might be a new approach to risk management that positions the industry to make more predictable returns on projects.
  • Addresses an Industry wide issue – the nomination has broad application across the industry. To more the approach can be applied outside of a narrow area, the more beneficial to the industry.
  • Unique or innovative answer to the issue at hand – the nomination is a new or novel approach as opposed to a better application of a known technique.
  • Addresses a highly challenging problem for the industry – the nomination addresses an industry wide problem that has challenged companies and contributes significantly to the advancement of the issue.
  • Recognized by others on a broad basis as a major step forward – the solution or development has broad recognition in the industry as a beneficial or good solution.
  • Generates on-going social benefits in the community – the proposed approach has a positive impact outside the industry on the global or local community.

All nominations in each category will be ranked from 5 to 1 (5 being Outstanding, 4 Excellent, and so on) using the six criteria outlined above, whichever are applicable. Scores from all judges will be averaged. Short listed candidates may be invited to meet with the judges before final decision is made. Decisions by the RGF are final.

Judges

All nominations will be evaluated by members of the RGF Award for Excellence Committee. The judges will present to the full RGF Board of Directors for approval a list of three finalists, with a recommendation for the winner. Final selection will be made by approval of the full board.

Nomination Time Table

Confirm Nomination Intent:April 15, 2015

Nomination deadline:May 4, 2015

Notification to award winner by:July 15, 2015

Award Presentation Banquet:September 21, 2015

Please submit your nomination as early as possible.

Contact Information:

Should you have any questions, please contact any RFG board membersor Tom Phalen at 281-263-2785 or .

For more information please visit the RGF website at