LSPA Awards

2020 Call For Nominations

Nominations Are Now Open for the 2020 LSPA Legislative Staff Achievement Awards!

The NCSL Leadership Staff Professional Association (LSPA) invites your nominations for the 2020 Legislative Staff Achievement Award. Up to two legislative staff members are recognized each year for the important contributions they make to the legislative institution and process. Nominations can be made by state legislators or other legislative staff. Winners will be honored at the NCSL Legislative Summit in Indianapolis, Ind. and awards will be presented at Staff Hub ATL 2020 professional development seminar in Atlanta, Oct. 7-9, 2020.

Nominations for the 2020 Leadership Staff Association Achievement Awards will be accepted through Friday, April 24, 2020.  Please send nominations electronically or via mail to Megan McClure, NCSL Liaison to LSPA:

Megan McClure
LSPA Liaison
7700 East First Place
Denver, CO 8230
303-856-1355
megan.mcclure@ncsl.org

More information about the NCSL Leadership Staff Professional Association can be found on its website.

The Leadership Staff Professional Association recognizes up to two legislative staff members for their contributions to their legislatures, LSPA and NCSL.

Legislative Staff Achievement Award Criteria

A Legislative Staff Achievement Award nominee may be an individual, office, group or team whose contributions benefit the roles of leadership, personal and caucus, and should meet a significant number of the following criteria. At least one of the awards is presented to an individual who has been an active participant in Leadership Staff Professional Association activities, as evidenced by attendance at the Association's annual training seminars, and by other significant involvement with the Association. Other examples include:

1. Identified differences and used them positively to benefit our organization, and ultimately our roles in individual states.

2. Identified significant areas within which we can learn from one another.

3. Outstanding credibility and genuine interest in networking ideas.

4. Common understanding necessary for inclusive contributions and acceptance of Leadership Staff Section participants.

5. Effectiveness in giving...self, time, resources, etc...to benefit our Section.

6. Insights that can be developed through teamwork (ability to objectively process knowledge/patterns for contriving options for avoidance of common obstacles).

7. Determined toward efficiency and betterment of professional selves or members; shares "best game" strategies.

8. Promotes benefits gained from Leadership Staff Section.

9. Develops solution(s) for various subterfuges; emanating realistic expectations versus frustrations - for example, "New Dimensions for Change" ideas.

10. Improved communication and/or participation in Leadership Staff Section.

The recipients of the awards are announced during the NCSL Legislative Summit. The awards presentation occurs during the Leadership Staff Section Fall Professional Development Seminar.

More Information

If you have any questions about the awards or the nomination process, please call the LSS chair or any member of the LSS Awards Committee or contact Megan McClure, the NCSL liaison for LSS, at 303-364-7700.