Award Nominations

Employee of the Year Award
OSEA members are nominated by a fellow member to be Employee of the Year. Selections are reviewed by former presidents. The candidate is honored at Conference and holds the title for a full year. To download an application and nominate an OSEA member for Employee of the Year, click here. Nominations are due April 15.

Member Advocate Award
Recipients of the Government Relations Member Advocate Award are recognized for their long history of participation and leadership in OSEA’s government relations programs and activities. To download an application and nominate an OSEA member for the Member Advocate Award, click here. Nominations are due March 1.

Lifetime Membership Award
Lifetime membership is the highest award for service that OSEA can bestow upon individuals who are or have been active members of the association, who have provided outstanding service on a statewide basis, and who have displayed an ongoing commitment to OSEA, its members and to the ideals of the labor movement. To download an application and nominate someone for lifetime membership, click here. Nominations are due March 1.

Newsy Awards
The Newsy Awards are presented at Conference each year to acknowledge the excellent work OSEA chapters do to inform, educate and entertain their members. Awards honor best use of newsletters, websites and social media. To be considered, nominate your chapters’ newsletter, website or social media electronically or with this printable form. Nominations are due by April 15.

Award Recipients

2022 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MEMBER ADVOCATE AWARD

Monica McCanna of Harney County Chapter 75

2023 MEMBERSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM (MIP) CHAPTERS

Tier 1
Clatskanie Chapter 53
Fern Ridge Library Chapter 39
Jewell Chapter 145

Tier 2
BACSEA Chapter 302
COCC – ABS Chapter 700
Head Start Of Lane County Chapter 600
North Powder Chapter 123
Rainier Chapter 89
Sheridan Chapter 98
The Lighthouse School Chapter 160
Willamina Chapter 18
Winston-Dillard Drivers Chapter 205

Tier 3
Blachly Chapter 99
Clackamas County Children’s Commission Chapter 601
Central Point Chapter 47
Coos Bay Chapter 33
Corvallis Chapter 2
Crook County Chapter 85
Dayton Chapter 88
Knappa Chapter 52
McKenzie Chapter 74
Neighborimpact Head Start Chapter 602
North Bend Chapter 26
North Santiam Chapter 122
Prairie City Chapter 173
Silver Falls Chapter 148
South Coast ESD Chapter 119
Winston – Dillard Chapter 29

2022 NEWSY AWARD

Sherwood Chapter 103