Call for Chapter Annual Awards Nominations

We are currently accepting nominations for our 2021 Annual Awards, which recognize exceptional achievement in our local cost estimating community. These awards will be presented at the Chapter’s All-Member Annual Meeting, details for which will be announced at a later date.

To nominate a colleague, please complete the nomination form and write a two-page-maximum summary of the nominee’s achievements. All nominations must be submitted to the Chapter Secretary, Ms. Courtney Silies, (secretary@washingtoniceaa.com) by 5:00 p.m. on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2022.

The categories for the awards are as follows:

Leadership/Management

  • Promoting and enhancing the profession
  • Fostering the growth of members
  • Promoting integration and synergy among cost estimating and analysis disciplines
  • Demonstrating recognition and certification of achievement
  • Promoting cost estimating discussion forums
  • Promoting standards of proficiency and performance
  • Fostering, promoting, and conducting research and educational activities
  • Interacting with other related organizations
  • Establishing standards in the terminology, conduct, and application of cost estimating and analysis
  • Individual recipient must be a current ICEAA Washington Capital Area Chapter Member in good standing

Team Achievement (consisting of three or more people)

  • Demonstrating outstanding accomplishment within the field
  • Promoting high impact on the organization represented or supported
  • Showing how the work was key toward influencing the management vision, goals, and objective
  • Demonstrating improvement in decision support services provided
  • Key team member(s) must be current ICEAA Washington Capital Area Chapter Member(s) in good standing

Technical Achievement

  • Promoting a Common Body of Knowledge as standard for individual excellence
  • Promoting integration and synergy among cost estimating and analysis disciplines
  • Developing and maintaining standards of proficiency and performance
  • Establishing standards in the terminology, conduct, and application of cost estimating and analysis
  • Conducting cost estimates using innovative approaches
  • Improving methods for cost analysis (e.g., CERs, models, databases, new approaches, etc.)
  • Communicating methods to the wider cost community
  • Individual recipient must be a current ICEAA Washington Capital Area Chapter Member in good standing

Junior Analyst (three years or fewer experience)

  • Working toward proficiency in the field through job-related activities and education
  • Demonstrating an upward trajectory on increasing levels of skill and impact to cost field
  • Individual recipient must be a current ICEAA Washington Capital Area Chapter Member in good standing

This is a great opportunity to recognize excellence in our field. Please take the time to nominate any colleague(s) who you feel deserve(s) recognition from ICEAA.