Nounawards
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signified by trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons. An award may carry a monetary prize given to the recipient, for example, the Nobel Prize for contributions to society or the Pulitzer Prize for literary achievements. An award may also simply be a public acknowledgment of excellence, without any tangible token or prize. Awards can be given by any person or institution, although the prestige of an award usually depends on the status of the awarder. Usually, awards are given by an organization of some sort, or by the office of an official within an organization or government. For instance, a special presidential citation (as given by the President of the United States) is a public announcement giving an official place of honor (e.g., President Ronald Reagan gave a special presidential citation in 1984 to the Disney Channel for its excellent children's television programming.) People who have won certain prestigious awards, such as the Nobel Prize, a championship title in a sport, or an Academy Award (Oscar), can have the award become their identity, thereafter being known primarily for winning the award, rather than for any other achievement or occupation. Mock awards, which typically recognize failures or atypical achievements, are also popular. They are usually given by people and organizations of lower or average prestige, such as comical organizations and individual writers. Popular mock awards include the Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), a satirical counterpart to the Academy Award which recognizes the worst movies, and the Darwin Awards, "given to people who seem to improve the human gene pool by accidentally killing or sterilizing themselves during a foolish or careless mistake." One common type of award in the United States is the Employee of the Month award, where typically the recipients' names are listed in a prominent place in the business for that month. Some awards are given only after a fee is paid by the recipient, such as the German Design Award. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What are the most prestigious literary awards for fiction? Q. I'm looking for the most prestigious literary awards for fiction that cover the entire world, as well as the most prestigious ones specific to different major countries, such as Britian, France, Germany, Australia, the U.S., etc. Asked by firefly - Wed Oct 17 17:52:46 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. In the U.S. The Newbery Award for children's literature The Caldecott Award for children's literature illustration The Geisel Medal for children's literature (Geisel was Dr. Seuss) The Wilder Award for children's literature O'Henry Award for short fiction Nobel Prize for Literature The Pulitzer Prize Answered by J-Dawn - Wed Oct 17 18:06:05 2007 What kind of awards are there for excellent college professors? Q. There is a wonderful Math professor at my school and several of us would like to enter him for an achievement award, but there seems to be only these types of awards for grade school teachers. Some of these awards are given to teachers of a specific location as well. The college I attend is in Los Angeles...if anyone knows of an award of achievement or excellence for college professors, please respond... Thanks Asked by joy72202 - Tue Jun 26 02:34:50 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. I'd need to know a little more about your class and professor. Does he do research? The NSF has some awards. Generally, I would take two approaches. First, go talk to the dean of the department, explain the situation, and see if there is some special commendation you could nominate the professor for. The more students in the class that show up, the better, and for those that can't show due to scheduling conflicts, have them sign a petition. Second, whether or not the Dean comes through for you, make up your own award and chip in a few bucks for a gift certificate or buy him a plaque with something really silly on it, like "Honorary Captain of the Houston Eulers" or something inside joke that you all had in the class. He can hang that on… [cont.] Answered by nemo456 - Fri Jun 29 23:42:32 2007 What should I wear to a law enforcement awards banquet?
Q. I have been invited to this awards banquet where my bf will be receiving an award. I have no idea what to wear to something like this. Please help. Asked by nicky - Sun Apr 12 19:22:28 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Wear a solid-colored buttondown shirt, pants, matching jacket, and flats. If, on the other hand, there is a specified dress code such as black tie or white tie, then you should follow that dress code. Answered by ej10 - Sun Apr 12 19:32:10 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "awards"  news.google.com Greenwood Today Lander University's top academic honor for spring 2009 graduates went to Martyn Christopher Bell of Skelton, United Kingdom, who received the Thayer Award . ... news.google.com Bizjournals.com His options awards -compensation also rose, reaching $91075 compared to $64330 a year earlier. However, Wiltz didn't receive cash incentives payouts this ... and more » news.google.com Ocean City Today (July 31, 2009) The inaugural Branch Kreppel Memorial Blue Marlin Tournament exceeded goals and expectations with 19 boats and $57200 awarded to the winners ... From Google News Search: "awards"  hollywoodtuna.com 1350px x 897px | 254.80kB [source page] Click on image picture to bring you back to Hollywood Tuna s homepage Carmen Electra 2006 Teen Choice Awards Pictures  toyp.jcihk.org 1232px x 1840px | 745.10kB [source page] Awards Presentation Banquet18 jpg From Yahoo Image Search: "awards"  mobile-tech-today.com unknown Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:25:26 GM Apple has been the biggest force in the design . awards. over the last 10 years. It has won . awards. for the iPod, iPod mini, iPod Shuffle, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, and Mac Mini. In fact, the company has become the epitome of excellence in ...  tvnz.co.nz unknown Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:08:00 GM This week at Style Blog we have begun prepping for the Qantas Television . Awards. .  esteybomberger.com vashton Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:18:56 GM Maryland Jury . Awards. $1.85 Million in Infant's Wrongful Death. JULY 31, 2009 After three hours of deliberation, a Montgomery County Circuit Court jury awarded Sandra and John Ketterman $1.85 million for the wrongful death of their ... From Google Blog Search: "awards" |
