Manager of the Year Award

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The award focuses on recognizing excellence and contributions such as:

• Demonstration of positive attitude and motivation with positive feedback and recognition. 
• Manages with respect, transparency, honesty, and accountability. 
• Manages and mediates with warmth and competence – effectively listens, questions, facilitates and directs. 
• Promotes cross-level and cross-functional collaboration 
• Demonstrates and contributes supportive employee career development 

○ Award Eligibility 

• This award is open to any individual who is a Manager / Supervisor. 
• Is an Active member of MNYBAALAS. 
• AALAS Certifications (ALAT, LAT, LATg) are preferred. 

Award Eligibility 

• This award is open to any veterinarian employed at an MNYBAALAS member institute. 

This award focuses on recognizing an individual's contributions in one or more of the following areas: 

• The individual has effectively prepared for and/or responded to the emergency.
• Integrating their emergency-related resources, services, and tools among their staff or with coworkers 
• Enhanced disaster preparedness through education and training 
• Developed solutions and mechanisms that support the continuity of their emergency response. 
• Encouraged collaboration between departments, staff, and our outsides facility support services that enhances coordination during an emergency. 
• Outstanding continuous leadership in carrying out their facility's emergency response plan. 
• Has shown Unique skill or creative imagination to the approach or solution of problems, or noteworthy technical and professional contributions in response to the emergency 

○ In addition, the award also focuses on recognizing contributions to the day-to-day operations of their workplace by: 

• Making an outstanding contribution towards advancement in animal wellbeing in their institutions. 
• Their leadership inspires others to embrace the health and wellness of the animals and initiates the advancement of achieving the organization's health and well-being goals. 
• Successfully facilities ideas into actionable plans/programs that have made a difference in their organization and have produced measurable animal health improvements. 

○ Award Eligibility 

• This award is open to any individual within their facility 
• Is an Active member of MNYBAALAS. MNYBAALAS meeting attendance preferred 
• AALAS Certifications (ALAT, LAT, LATg) are preferred. 

This award recognizes members who have made a lasting contribution to the field of lab animal science through their 25-plus years of devoted service. The award is meant to encompass long-time service and commitment across their career through various ways of contribution.

○ Award Eligibility 

• This award is open to anyone employed at an MNYBAALAS member institute and has served in the field of lab animal science for more than 25 years.