AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE |
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- Cherish Croft, 2015-2016 Scholarship Recipient | HASBAT POY & YPOY Also under the direction of HASBAT's Awards and Scholarships Committee are its Professional and Young Professional of the Year honorees. Members are nominated for the POY and YPOY awards by their peers - other members of HASBAT. The winner in each category is then recognized at the Huntsville Association of Technical Societies (HATS) annual POY dinner. |
HASBAT SB ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR HASBAT's Awards and Scholarships Committee also oversees the nomination and selection process for the Small Business Advocate of the Year Award which is presented at the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards Celebration. Click the button below to learn more about HASBAT's SB Advocate of the Year Award. | "On behalf of the University of Alabama in Huntsville, I would like to thank HASBAT for your dedication and support to the scholarship program at UAH. HASBAT's continued commitment allows our students to achieve their academic goals." - Eileen Farris, UAH Donor Relations Coordinator |
HASBAT AWARDS |
Overview:The Professional of the Year (POY) awards banquet provides HATS member organizations the opportunity to publicly recognize one of their own for exceptional professionalism. Each member organization selects its own POY and the HATS POY Selection Committee selects one of the POYs as the recipient of the Joseph P. Moquin Award from those submitted. The criteria for the awards are as follows.
Criteria for a POY Award:
Criteria for the Moquin Award:
This award will be given to the POY from among the current year's group of nominees (nominated by their respective member organizations), who will stand out as one who has stood above their peers by providing exemplary leadership to the North Alabama technical community. This involvement and leadership shall have been long-standing, with commitment and consistency.
HATS Young Professional of the YearOverview
Professional of the Year (POY) awards banquet provides HATS member organizations the opportunity to publicly recognize one of their own for exceptional professionalism. Each member organization selects its own YPOY and the HATS YPOY Selection Committee selects one of the YPOYs as the recipient of the HATS Young Professional of the Year Award from those submitted. The criteria for the awards are as follows.
Criteria for a YOUNG Professional of the Year Award:
Criteria for the Young Professional of the Year Award
This award will be given to the YPOY from among the current year's group of nominees (nominated by their respective member organizations), who will stand out as one who has stood above their peers by providing exemplary leadership to the North Alabama technical community. This involvement and leadership shall have been long-standing, with commitment and consistency.
Small Business Advocate of the Year
Qualified nominees are local individuals or organizations who have been instrumental in fostering a culture of identifying innovation in small businesses and partnering with those businesses to win government contracts. Support may also be demonstrated by activities and/or undertakings accomplished in advising and advancing business interests for local high tech small businesses.
Criteria for the Small Business Advocate (Individual)
In order to be eligible for nomination, the primary physical location of the individual or organization must be within the corporate limits of Madison County.
PAST WINNERS OF HASBAT'S SB ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Each year, HASBAT recognizes local individuals or organizations who have been instrumental in fostering a culture of identifying innovation in small businesses and partnering with those businesses to win government contracts. Awardees contributions may also have been demonstrated by activities and/or undertakings accomplished in advising and advancing business interests for local high tech small businesses.
2019: Lee Rosenberg (MDA)
2018: Mary Griffith
2017: Leigh Christian
2016: Joanne Randolph
2015: Intuitive Research & Technology
Congratulations To all of our SB Advocate of the Year Awardees and thank you for your contributions to small businesses in our community! |
HASBAT SCHOLARSHIPS |
HASBAT SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
HASBAT scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year are due by May 15, 2024.
Each year HASBAT awards three $2,500 academic scholarships to students from local universities. Additionally HASBAT & AUSA award 2 $2,500 academic scholarships to students from local high schools and universities. Eligible students must meet the following criteria:
Applications are due by May 15, every year. If you meet this criteria and would like to apply for a scholarship, please complete the HASBAT Scholarship Application at https://forms.office.com/r/pA1jPtrniB and or The AUSA/HASBAT Scholarship Application at https://forms.office.com/r/g5NXba22eB | - Eileen Farris, UAH Donor Relations Coordinator
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