CAREER EDUCATION AWARDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00780R001400010021-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2003
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: October 20, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Communications
Director of Finance
Director of Logistics
Director of Medical Services
Director of Personnel
Director of Security
Director of Training
SUBJECT Career Education Awards
1. The Office of Training is requesting that we submit nominations
for the 1967-68 Career Education Awards of the National Institute of Public
Affairs. These awards are granted to young career men and women in the
public service who have potential for high level policy and management
positions.
2. The Agency has been fortunate, indeed, in past years in having
its candidates selected for participation in this Program. Each of the
following has spent a year at one of the seven universities associated with
the Program :
Three of the six Agency personnel who have been selected are from the Support
Directorate.
3. A brochure and related material concerning the Program are
attached. r This material should prove helpful to your Training Officer in
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SUBJECT: Career Education Awards
identifying candidates. The Office of Training has asked that we forward
nominations by 1 December 1966. May we hear from you by the 23rd of
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Senior Training Officers
SUBJECT: Career Education Awards
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1. Mr. Carl F. Stover, Executive Director, National Institute of
Public Affeirs,,has written to the Director inviting the Agency to
nominate candidates for the fifth annual Career Education Awards.
2. Attached are copies of the brochure which sets forth the
philosophy and obyjectivesof the NIPA Awards Program. Also attached are
application forms for the 1967-68 awards for your use in nominating
candidates from your Directorate. Nominations are to be in the office
of the Executive Secretary, Training Selection Board, no later than
1 December 1966. The nominations must be submitted in duplicate to
NIPA; therefore, on each of your nominees please include the original
and one carbon copy plus six Xerox copies of the application and six
copies of the biographic profile.
3. There are three items on the application to which I wish to
call your attention:
Item 3, Position Title. In'identifying this, consider the fact
that if your nominee is selected, the position title you indicate
will no doubt be the one made public by NIPA in its official reports
and, more particularly of concern, in its announcements for area
newspapers.
Item 7, Business Address. Show this as Registrar, Office of
Training, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. 20505.
Item 19, Signatures. Complete only the first line, "Signature
and title of official Initiating this nomination," and the date;
the approval line is for the signature of the Chairman of the. TSB.
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4. Please distribute the attached brochures to appropriate points.
Since our supply is limited, we are obtaining additional copies of the
brochure and application. Also, an article on the NIPA Career Education.
Awards will appear in the next issue of the regular OTR Bulletin. Mean-
while, questions about nominations should be directed to the Executive,
Secretary, TSB or extension 0
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
1825 K Street, N.W., Suite 610
Washington, D. C. 20006
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Name
Nomination for
Career Education Award
Please read the information leaflet on the
program before preparing nomination.
2. ---------------------------------
Department or Independent Agency
3. ------------- --------------
Position Title
4. -------- -------- 5. ------------
Grade Age
6. Total years civilian public service ----------
7 - ----------------------------------------------------------=------------------------
Business address (include bureau or comparable administrative unit)
$. ----------------------------------- -- --------------------------------------
- Home Address
9- -------------------------------------- 10. -----------------------------------------
Marital Status (include Spouse's name) Children (age and sex)
11. (A separate statement to be attached.) To assist in selecting those most likely to profit from this oppor-
tunity for graduate study, please state why this person is being recommended for a Career Education
Award. No standard format for this statement is suggested but the following information would be help-
ful: (1) the characteristics demonstrated by the candidate which make you believe that he has high
potential for upper level executive or staff positions of a policy making or managerial nature; (2) specific
examples of outstanding work performance; (3) some indication of a career development plan for this
person such as the kinds of positions he might some day be considered for if he continues to develop as
well as his early career implies. Please be as specific as possible. This is the most important part of the
nomination.
12. Indicate in sequential order the GS grade, position title and entry date for each position held by the
nominee since entering federal service. Include all promotions in this list even if there was no change in
position title.
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13. What study and research do you want the nominee to undertake while on campus? This program should
mesh with your career development plan for this person. In stating the general subject-matter areas (not
specific courses) of the academic work proposed, please keep in mind that the major purpose of this
program is to broaden knowledge, ability and understanding rather than to intensify skill in a technical
specialty.
14. Honors, awards and formal commendations after entering public service:
15. Academic study before entering public service-colleges or universities attended, degrees and dates, major
fields of study. Attach or have sent one copy of transcript of academic record.
16. Academic study after entering public service-colleges or universities attended, degrees and dates, major
fields of study. (If no degree, give approximate number of hours of credit earned.) Please indicate if this
study was at government expense as part of an official training assignment or on own time at own expense.
Attach or have sent one copy of each transcript of academic record.
17. Government training (non-academic) of a formal character after entering public service:
18. Check the four CEA Program universities most desirable to the nominee.
Those nominated should not apply directly to universities for admission; NIPA will arrange admission
for Award Winners.
^ Cornell University ^ Stanford University
^ Harvard University ^ University of Virginia
^ Indiana University ^ University of Washington
^ Princeton University
19. (A separate statement to be attached.) To assist in selecting those most likely to profit from this oppor-
tunity for study, please have the nominee prepare a short statement indicating: (1) his aspirations in the
public service, including his judgment as to his potential contribution; and (2) how the educational
opportunity would relate to such career aspirations.
To be pide-trtddoFQ?6 edea al 1Qil B mdlb ; j31iIcLL9,7~Of~~1r @~Ofl~21A~9A on or before
January 16, 1967.