NEW CENTURY AWARDS -- Instructions and Award Criteria
The 2015 awards will be presented at the 2016 Leaders & Legends Luncheon, May 17, Duke Energy
Convention Center
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please help us see this person through your eyes. Frame the nominee in a light that best reflects his or her
personal volunteer achievement and their contributions to United Way of Greater Cincinnati and our
community. If you don’t have all the details of a nominee’s involvement with United Way and/or its agency
partner or initiative, please complete as much as possible. You may submit nominations in one or more
categories. Individuals or groups may receive one award in the Leadership or the Community Service category
within the same year. For multiple nominees, please submit separate applications for each nominee.
AWARD CRITERIA:
New Century Leadership Awards - Recognizing individuals, other than a current United Way board chair or
immediate past annual campaign chair, who have shown outstanding service by chairing efforts or providing
leadership to United Way over a period of years. Please think about long-term impact when considering
someone for a Leadership Award.
The Geier Family Award for United Way Leadership – Frederick A. Geier founded United Way of Greater
Cincinnati’s forerunner, Conference of Charities and Philanthropies, in 1914. He chaired the first
campaign in 1915 and served on the Board of Trustees from 1914 until 1934. Throughout the years,
Frederick V. Geier, Philip O. Geier, Jr., James A. D. Geier, and other members of the Geier Family
have shown exemplary leadership and given generously of their time and talent in support of United
Way. This United Way-focused award honors an individual for outstanding current involvement and
United Way leadership to United Way of Greater Cincinnati through such activities as community
building, finance and administration, marketing and communication, regional activities, and promoting
voluntarism.
Ruth W. and Robert I. Westheimer Award for Continuous Leadership – The names of Ruth W. and Robert
I. Westheimer are synonymous with more than 50 years of voluntarism in Greater Cincinnati. The
Westheimers contributed countless hours of service to United Way of Greater Cincinnati, where both
served on the Board of Trustees and led numerous committees in support of the organization. They
also served United Way agencies and local civic, religious and other community efforts, and actively
promoted voluntary service. This award - for long-time, top United Way leadership - honors an
individual who has offered outstanding leadership through a variety of activities to United Way of
Greater Cincinnati over a prolonged period of time.
Neil H. McElroy Award for United Way Resource Development Leadership – Neil H. McElroy led the first of
19 straight goal-achieving campaigns for the Community Chest and for United Appeal when it was
formed in 1955. This award honors a person or group of persons who best exemplify the spirit that Neil
McElroy brought to his fundraising efforts, namely, outstanding involvement, commitment and
performance. The recipient must show extraordinary leadership in the development of financial
resources for United Way in the area of the annual campaign or building an endowment.
Joseph A. Hall Award for Promoting Diversity – Joseph A. Hall, the first president of the Urban League of
Greater Cincinnati, was a noted community activist and, in 1993, the first recipient of this award. This
award recognizes an individual who has promoted inclusiveness and equal opportunity and encouraged
participation and representation of all people in solving our community’s problems.
Impact Leadership Award – The award recognizes leadership in efforts demonstrating measurable results,
response to a critical community problem or condition, outreach to a specific target population with the
greatest need, and collaboration with one or more community partners in one of these categories:
* Children Prepared for Kindergarten
* Youth Achieve Success in School and Life
* Families and Individuals Achieve Financial Stability
* Individuals Live Healthy Lives and Achieve Maximum Independence
This award honors an individual, organization, company, team, or collaborative whose leadership is
contributing to achieving the goals of United Way's Agenda for Community Impact.
The Youth Leadership Award — This award is intended to underscore the value of youth volunteer
activities and the role youth voluntarism plays in the development of quality volunteers for the future.
The award honors a person 22 years old or younger at the time of nomination who has demonstrated
leadership and the spirit of voluntarism through service to United Way of Greater Cincinnati or any of its
youth-oriented community projects, coordinated involvement of other young people in specific activities
of United Way of Greater Cincinnati or given time and talent for the betterment of the community
through service to a United Way agency partner or initiative.
New Century Community Service Awards - Recognizing volunteers of United Way of Greater Cincinnati who
have contributed to the welfare of the community. They have chaired or served as a member of a United Way
effort for one year or provided longer-term service. Please think broadly when considering Community Service
Awards. For example, an individual representing a regional effort may have made a significant contribution in a
specific area, such as communications. Award categories.
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Improving Our Community
Developing Resources
Strengthening Our Region
Communicating Our Message
Improving Our Accountability and Effectiveness
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT: Monday, January 9, 2016.