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Southern Growth Seeks Nominations for 2008 Innovator Awards
Each year, Southern Growth Policies Board honors Southern initiatives that are improving the quality of life in the region through its Innovator Awards. The Awards are presented annually to one organization in each of Southern Growth’s member states Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
In 2008, the Awards will be chosen from initiatives that promote youth engagement and leadership in the region. Each nominated initiative must fulfill these and other criteria:
- Target youth, ages 14-24
- Be truly unique or highly unusual
- Provide a proven track record or other reliable measures of future success
- Exhibit one or more of 10 specifically targeted characteristics
An independent evaluation panel will choose one innovator from each Southern Growth member state for an award. Southern Growth will present the awards at the opening session of its annual conference scheduled for June 1-3, 2008, in Little Rock, Ark.
The deadline for nominations is Oct. 22, 2007. To view the complete award criteria, submit a nomination or view past award winners, visit www.southern.org/innovators/innovators.shtml.
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