Virginia Hart Award - Nominations

Award Guidelines

The Virginia Hart Award recognizes the service of women whose contributions to clients, co-workers, or the public are substantial. The award's emphasis is on recognizing "unsung heroines" in state service, thus providing encouragement and recognition to all women in state government. Qualities might include:

• Held in high esteem from peers
  

• Acceptance of responsibility beyond the limits of nominee’s job description​

• Sustained, extraordinary achievement of assigned tasks

• Performance recognition from clients

• Community service

• Overcoming handicaps to performance

• Self-improvement

This list of qualities is not exhaustive. It identifies, however, the qualities Ms. Hart exemplified when the Special Recognition Award was established.​

Nomination Eligibility

Nominations can be made by anyone. Nominees can be in classified (represented or non-represented) or unclassified service and from any part of the state. However,​ Limited Term Employees and employees of the University and Legislature are not eligible for consideration. A single recipient will be selected for recognition.​

Making a Nomination​​

Please help make the recognition award a success by nominating a woman (or women) who makes a real difference in state service. The winner of this year’s award will receive a monetary stipend from the Virginia Hart Award Fund and will be honored in an awards presentation.

The 2025 nomination period will open soon. Submissions received before the nomination period will be returned with a request to resubmit during the submission period.