NMA Manager of the Year Award

NMA chapters are encouraged to promote a Local Manager of the Year Award. One of our responsibilities as an Association is to recognize and reward outstanding leadership and management in America.

1. Be dedicated to the principles of the American Enterprise system, and has demonstrated evidence of promoting this system in the community.

2. Be a top manager in a business, industry, government, or non-profit activity. **Note: for our purposes, the top level, middle managers, and supervisors are included.

3. Has demonstrated community leadership through significant contribution and participation in outside professional and civic activities.

4. Has a reputation as a fair, impartial, and ethical manager in dealings with subordinates, peers, and associates.

5. Has demonstrated strong managerial leadership by applying generally- recognized management principles to achieve success.

6. Practices visibly the NMA Code of Ethics in dealings with peers, subordinates, and associates.

• 1997 - Barry Ballard
• 1998 - Donald R. Weddle
• 1999 - Sharon Staley