STFM Advocate Award

Designed to recognize excellence in the field of political advocacy, the STFM Advocate Award honors a member(s) for outstanding work in political advocacy at the local, state, or national level. The recipient's efforts are not restricted to legislative work but cannot be solely individual patient advocacy.

Along with supporting STFM's goals and mission, the Legislative Affairs Committee will rate each candidate on (1) successful progress toward the achievement of advocate’s goals with clear articulation of advocacy plan and actions, (2) innovativeness of program or activity, (3) generalizability of the project or process, (4) sustained impact on local, state or national arena, and (5) documentation that advocate's work inspired others to work for advocate's mission or to develop their own.

The recipient(s) of this award will be honored during STFM's Annual Spring Conference in Baltimore, MD, April 30 - May 4, 2008.

Eleven copies of the complete nomination packet must be received in the STFM Washington, DC office by October 1, 2007. Send nominations to 2021 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036. Attn: Hope Wittenberg. If you have any questions, contact the Washington office at 202-986-3309, or hwittenberg@stfm.org

Nominations Requirements:

• The nominator must be an STFM member
• The nominee must be an STFM member
• Nominator must submit a statement citing the nominee's involvement in a major advocacy effort(s), and appropriate program or advocacy materials, including description of the activity or plan
• Up to three additional letters of support from individuals familiar with the program or activity will be accepted
• Curriculum vitae of the nominee