Nominate a Colleague for the

BRUCE SHAW MEDIQUE LEADERSHIP AWARD

For years, Medique has been an avid supporter of Occupational Health Nursing and many of our members and fellow occupational health nurses in state associations have been honored with this leadership award. GAOHN member, Sallie Taylor was the 2017award recipient. According to Sallie,

"When I received the Medique Bruce Shaw Leadership Award from my peers I gained confidence. Confidence to challenge myself with motivating and encouraging those new to the organization, to give back the advice and mentorship provided me and to ensure that GAOHN would continue to be a community of dynamic and inspirational individuals."

Which one of your GAOHN colleagues do you think is the foremost leader in the association? The OHN known for encouraging the development of leadership skills of the membership and increasing awareness of the role of the occupational health nurse to employers and the community? You have to opportunity to honor this OHN with the Bruce Shaw Medique Leadership Award.

More information about the award and the criteria are listed below.

Please send nominations for the BRUCE SHAW MEDIQUE LEADERSHIP AWARD to Debbie Dicken at ddicken@southernco.com. Nominations must be received by August 16, 2019.

The Award

Participating state associations will select one outstanding Occupational Health Nurse member, who has exhibited leadership in participation in the association and in professional activities. A certificate will be presented to the outstanding leader. An educational award will be provided by Medique to the state association in the name of the leader nurse.

Criteria

• Be an active member of the Georgia Association of Occupational Health Nurses
• To recognize leadership of Occupational Health Nurses at a state level.
• To encourage development of leadership skills by members of your association.
• To increase awareness of the role of the Occupational Health Nurse to both employers and the community.
• To assist the educational efforts of the state association through a Medique award.

The Award Sponsor

The Medique Products Company was founded in 1974 with a vision of becoming the leader in First Aid and Medical Supplies for Workplace Health. The goal of Medique is to provide the end-user with the safest products for the market, with the highest quality, at the best price. Formally the Medique Leader Award, the award is now named in honor of Bruce Shaw, a long-time employee of Medique and supporter of GAOHN who passed away in 2013.