Corporate Leadership Award Criteria

Objective. Recognize corporation employees for performing an act or service that enhances MMS's ability to meet Offshore or Minerals Revenue Management (MRM) mission objectives.

Qualifications. An MMS Corporate Leadership Award (CORLA) recipient must be judged by MMS to have performed an exemplary act or service that helps MMS met its mission objectives. Specifically, a CORLA candidate must:

• Perform an act or service that benefits either the Offshore or MRM mission.
• Work directly with an MMS program office or employee.
• Volunteer to perform the beneficial act or service.

Selection process: CORLA Award candidates are identified through nominations made by MMS Offshore or MRM offices or employees. A nomination identifies the candidate, indicates the award category (i.e., corporation or corporation employee), describes how the act or service performed by the nominee benefits MMS, and verifies that the candidate meets all the other award qualifications. Nominations for a calendar year are submitted to the CORLA Award Selection Committee* by December 31. In the following January, the Committee selects award recipients from among the nominees. The Committee bases CORLA award recipient determinations on the relevance and significance of the beneficial act or service, and other factors. There is no limit on the number of CORLA Awards that can be presented each a year. In March, a letter from the Director is sent to the award recipients with an invitation to attend the MMS Industry Awards Program.

Presentation Venue and Format: The awards are presented at the annual MMS Industry Awards Program and Luncheon, generally held in Houston each spring.

Award token: The CORLA award is a 10-inch by 12-inch engraved plaque accompanied by a letter of citation. Both are signed by the Director.

* The CORLA Award Selection Committee is representatives from Offshore, MRM and Policy and Management Improvement. Currently, the Committee members are Bud Danenberger, Bob LaBelle, Don Sant, and George Triebsch.