OCDs Community Development Awards 2001 June 2001 USDA

OCD’s Community Development Awards 2001 June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Outreach and Grab Them Award Nominees For bringing in new businesses or organizations into the EC's planning and execution this Fiscal Year • Wichita County EC, KS • Jackson County EC, FL • Empower Lewiston EC, ME • Kentucky Highlands EZ, KY • Clare County EC, MI • Desert Communities EZ, CA June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Outreach and Grab Them Award Winner For bringing in new businesses or organizations into the EC's planning and execution this Fiscal Year Wichita County EC June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Bootstraps Award Nominees For picking themselves up, dusting themselves off, and moving right on despite extreme difficulties • Williamsburg/Lake City EC, SC • Central Appalachia Empowerment Zone EC, WV • Oglala Sioux-Pine Ridge EZ, SD June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Bootstraps Award Winner For picking themselves up, dusting themselves off, and moving right on despite extreme difficulties Oglala Sioux. Pine Ridge EZ June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Road Warrior Award Nominees USDA State Community Development Program Director or State Rural Development Coordinator most likely to be out of his or her office meeting with clients • Sergio Garcia, AZ • Sean Le. Blanc, LA • Nancy J. Brewer, PA • Jim Anderson, WV • Christina Sundstrom, CA • Mark Wax, ND June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Road Warrior Award Winner USDA State Community Development Program Director or State Rural Development Coordinator most likely to be out of his or her office meeting with clients Chris Sundstrom June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Einstein Award Nominees USDA Field staffer mentioned relatively (get it? Relatively, Einstein, relativity theory, get it? ) more often in weekly reports or most often brought to the attention of the National Office across the space-time continuum • Marge Evanek, NY • Sheldon Keyser, IL • Sergio Garcia, AZ • Reggie Magee, MI • Alden Turner, ME June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Einstein Award Winner USDA Field staffer mentioned relatively (get it? Relatively, Einstein, relativity theory, get it? ) more often in weekly reports or most often brought to the attention of the National Office across the space-time continuum Alden Turner (12) June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Reader’s In-Digest-ion Award Nominees For the best executive summary from the 2000 Community Annual Report • Southeast Oklahoma EC, OK • Mississippi County EC, AR • Fayette EC, PA • Mc. Dowell County EC, WV • Clare County EC, MI • Watsonville EC, CA June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Reader’s In-Digest-ion Award Winner For the best executive summary from the 2000 Community Annual Report Southeast Oklahoma EC June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Dot. Com. Dot. Award Nominees For developing the best descriptive, informative, web site highlighting or linked to empowerment objectives • Wichita County EC, KS • Macon Ridge EC, LA • Tioga County REAP Zone, NY • Clinch-Powell EC, TN • Josephine County EC, OR • Griggs-Steele EZ, ND June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Dot. Com. Dot. Award Winner For developing the best descriptive, informative, web site highlighting or linked to empowerment objectives Griggs-Steele Empowerment Zone June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Dr. J. Norman Reid Award Nominees For outstanding community achievement in constructing a superlative annual report • Arizona Border Region EC, AZ • Mid-Delta Empowerment Zone Alliance, MS • Fayette EC, PA • Halifax, Edgecombe and Wilson EC, NC • Clare County EC, MI • Watsonville EC, CA June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Dr. J. Norman Reid Award Winner For outstanding community achievement in constructing a superlative annual report Fayette EC June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Tooting Your Own Horn Award Nominees For submitting the most "success stories" during the past 12 months • Southernmost Illinois Delta EZ, IL • La Jicarita EC, NM • Lewiston EC, ME • Arizona Border Region EC, AZ • Wichita County EC, KS • Deming EC, NM June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Tooting Your Own Horn Award Winner For submitting the most "success stories” during the past 12 months Southernmost Illinois Delta Empowerment Zone (56) June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

The Irving R. Infallible Award Nominees USDA State Director whose state submits the most items for the OCD weekly report • Michael Aube - Maine • Richard Perryman (acting) - Texas • Ernest Wetherbee (acting) - Arizona • Roberto Salazar - New Mexico • Douglas Wilson - Illinois • Devin Nunes - California June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

The Irving R. Infallible Award Winner USDA State Director whose state submits the most items for the OCD weekly report Douglas Wilson Illinois June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Dental Crowbar Prize Nominees For the communities with the highest leveraging ratios in the BMS -- “It’s like pulling teeth to get any money around here. ” Round I Nominees • Mc. Dowell County EC, WV • Jackson County EC, FL • Lake County EC, MI • Scott-Mc. Creary EC, TN/KY • Greene & Sumter EC, AL Round II Nominees • City of Bowling Green EC, KY • Clinch-Powell EC, TN • Northwoods Nii. Jii EC, WI • Empowerment Alliance of SW Florida EC, FL • Fayette EC, PA June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Dental Crowbar Prize Winners For the communities with the highest leveraging ratios in the BMS -- “It’s like pulling teeth to get any money around here. ” Round I Scott-Mc. Creary Enterprise Community (145: 1) Round II Clinch-Powell Enterprise Community (834: 1) June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Midas Touch Award Nominees Most funds secured by a community Round I Nominees • Kentucky Highlands EZ, KY • Scott-Mc. Creary EC, TN/KY • Rio Grande Valley EZ, TX • Southeast Oklahoma EC, OK • Mc. Dowell County EC, WV Round II Nominees • City of Bowling Green EC, KY • Fayette EC, PA • Oglala Sioux Pine Ridge EZ, SD • Southwest Georgia United EZ, GA • Upper Kanawha Valley EC, WV June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

Midas Touch Award Winners Most funds secured by a community Round I Scott-Mc. Creary EC ($289, 608, 335) Round II Southwest Georgia United EZ ($87, 410, 498) June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

The Excelsior! Award Nominees Outstanding Achievement by a Community in Devising, Implementing, and Documenting a Best Practice • Southeast Oklahoma Enterprise Community “One-Stop Housing Center” • Watsonville EC “Bridging the Digital Divide with Web Page Design Job Training Skills” • Empowerment Alliance of Southwest Florida EC “EC Community Calendar” June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development

The Excelsior! Award Outstanding Achievement by a Community in Devising, Implementing, and Documenting a Best Practice Watsonville EC Bridging the Digital Divide with Web Page Design Job Training Skills June 2001 USDA Rural Development, Office of Community Development