Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons

Call for Nominations for the 2008 Mortensen Award
The Deadline is September 13

August 2008

It is time once again to call for nominations for Affirmation's highest honor, the Mortensen Award. The award is presented each year at our annual conference to an individual who has served Affirmation in outstanding leadership and service during the past year.

The criteria for selecting a nominee should be:

Someone who is dedicated to the goals of Affirmation and has worked toward achieving them.

Someone who has shown outstanding leadership and service.

Someone who is a self-starter and a motivator of others. And,

Someone who is making a difference in the lives of others.

We ask that you look all around in Affirmation to find that one outstanding individual and then submit a nomination to the selection committee. The nomination should be in the form of a letter describing the individual and listing all the reasons this individual is qualified and should be selected. All members of Affirmation are eligible for the Mortensen Award, including past recipients of the award.

Do not submit just a name. We need to know something about the individual since the committee may not know him/her well.

The nominations must be received by September 13, 2008--no exceptions! E-mail them to Ricky Gilbert, chair of Mortensen Awards Committee. Please do not send copies to anyone else. Or mail them to the National Post Office Box:

Affirmation
Attention: Mortensen Awards Committee
Post Office Box 46022
Los Angeles, California 90046

The award recipient will be announced at the Affirmation Conference in Los Angeles on October 11, 2008.

The selection committee is made up of past recipients of the award.

Be sure to show this letter to everyone in your area. You may be the one who should be nominated and you may not want to nominate yourself. Please note that a past recipient of the award can be nominated again for this year's Mortensen Award recipient.

If you have any questions, contact Ricky Gilbert. We look forward to seeing you at the L.A. conference, which is certainly going to be a great event. Please start thinking about this award today and get your nomination in tomorrow.

Links:

Paul Mortensen: Consecrated Living

The 2007 Mortensen Award

The 2006 Mortensen Award

The 2005 Mortensen Award

The 2004 Mortensen Award

The 2003 Mortensen Award

The 2000 Mortensen Award

The 1999 Mortensen Award

The 1997 Mortensen Award