The Awards sub-committee reviews, processes, and identifies awards for U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) nurses and Federal civilian nurses in varied work settings which include clinical, agency and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) headquarters positions.

The sub-committee’s responsibility is also to review and process annually the following awards: the Nurse Responder of the Year award; the Minnegerode Awards for Nursing Excellence (MANE) awards; the Commissioned Officers Association (COA) Awards; and the Publication awards among others.

Awards Sub-Committee Goals:

• Facilitate and support efforts that ensure nurses are recognized for their outstanding contributions and noteworthy accomplishments.
• Facilitate and congratulate DHHS wide nurses who have demonstrated exemplary and consistent service.
• Recognize the value of public acknowledgement of award presentations.

Awards Sub-Committee Co-Chairs:

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USPHS Nursing Awards Schedule (64 KB)

Awards Sub-Committee Organizational Chart(271 KB)