Download PDF Nomination FormNominations for the Oticon Focus on People Awards are judged by an
independent panel of leading hearing care professionals from across the country.
What the Judges Look For...
Hearing Loss - Any level of hearing loss qualifies. Our judges like to see nominees with a broad range of hearing loss from mild to moderate to more severe. Please note one exception: nominees to the practitioner category don't have to be hard of hearing people.
What have they accomplished? Our judges look for accomplishments in our nominees just as they would in any outstanding person. A special category - Advocacy - honors those whose
contributions are primarily in the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.
Contributions of nominees for the remaining four categories can be in a
broad range of community, civic and social areas.
What makes the nominee special? What has he/she done to catch your attention? This is subjective so don't be afraid to speak from the heart. Consider asking the nominee to provide a brief letter or other documents that describe his/her achievements to submit with your
nomination form.
How does this person show others that hearing loss does not limit a
person's ability to live a full, productive and even, inspiring life? This is the final question our judges ask in evaluating each nomination.
All nominations must be postmarked by January 7, 2005.
You can photocopy and enter as many nominees as you like. We encourage you to nominate all of the outstanding hard of hearing people you know. All will receive a Certificate of Recognition from Oticon.
Send nominations to:
Oticon Focus on People Awards, c/o Melissa Freund
Oticon, Inc., 29 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset, NJ 08873
A printable version of this nomination form is available on the Internet at www.oticonus.com. Please complete & fax to 1-732-560-0029.
Categories
Youngster - children, ages 5-12
Student - young people, ages 13 - 25, who are currently full-time students in middle school, high school or college
Adult - adults, age 18 and over
Advocacy - individuals of all ages who are actively involved in advocacy or support efforts for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community
Practitioner - hearing care professionals who are currently in practice
Winning Nominations
Three winners in each category will be announced at the Oticon Human Link Conference in San Diego, California on February 26th, 2005. First place category winners receive a $1000 award and a $1000 donation by Oticon to the not-for-profit cause of their choice. Second place winners will receive $500 and third place winners will receive $250. All nominees, regardless of whether they are selected as category winners, will receive a Certificate of Recognition.
Download PDF Nomination Form
