February 25, 2020
Legends and Beacon Awards call for nominations, S: 30 March
Please use this excellent opportunity to recognize our top USACE leaders and partner organizations leading the way on innovative partnerships and recreation management.

1. The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) wishes to honor an outstanding U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee with the ORR Legends Award. This award is presented annually to recognize an outstanding individual for his/her significant contributions to the enhancement of outdoor recreation resources, facilities and experiences on the nation's public lands.

2. The ORR also wishes to recognize an individual from the public or private sector with the ORR Beacon Award. This award is presented annually to individuals leading the way on innovative partnerships, technologies or projects that improve recreation access, infrastructure, or funding solutions to recreation program needs. The nominees for this award may be USACE employees and/or partners of USACE.

3. A panel from the ORR will make the final selection of the Legends and Beacon Awards. Award winners will be recognized at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. during the Partners Outdoors Conference on 10 June 2020. Salary, travel and per diem costs to attend the ceremony and conference are the responsibility of the home project or district. Conference approvals for attendees must be coordinated through the awardee's District and Division Commanders in accordance with USACE Conference Policy.

4. Nominations will be evaluated based on the attached selection criteria. Please submit nominations through your Division office (one nomination per Major Subordinate Command may be forwarded to HQUSACE for each award) not later than 31 March 2020 to Heather Burke, National Senior Policy Advisor for Partnerships, at heather.d.burke@usace.army.mil.

5. Nomination packages of past winners are posted on the Natural Resources Management Gateway https://corpslakes.erdc.dren.mil/partners/award-arc.cfm and provide good examples of the quality of work and achievements recognized since the development of this award program.

Jeff

Jeffrey F. Krause
Chief, Natural Resources Management

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