Awards
Awards Given by the IJIS Institute
Robert P. Shumate National Public Safety and Justice Contributor to Excellence Award
The Robert P. Shumate National Public Safety and Justice Contributor to Excellence Award, named for the first president of the IJIS Institute, is presented annually by the IJIS Institute to the person from either industry or the public sector that has made the most valuable contribution to justice and public safety information sharing during the past year. Candidates for the award can only be nominated by IJIS Institute members and affiliates, and represent the highest level of conviction to public safety information sharing. The award is presented during the annual .
Submit Robert P. Shumate National Public Safety and Justice Contributor to Excellence Award
Winners:
- 2011—Alan Harbitter, Harbitter Consulting Group
- 2010—David Gavin,
- 2009—Bruce Kelling, Managing Principal, Bask Enterprises
- 2008—Harlin R. McEwen, Chairman of the Board,
- 2007—Steve Correll, Executive Director,
- 2006—Mike Hulme, Justice and Public Safety Architect,
The IJIS Institute Innovation Award
The annual Innovation Award recognizes technical innovation that has contributed significantly to the advancement of integration and interoperability in a justice, public safety, or homeland security project or program. The award, which is open to any company providing justice, public safety, or homeland security solutions, is for team achievement between an industry partner(s) and practitioner(s)/agency. In addition to the main Innovation Award, the Institute may also recognize one or more worthy nominees via honorable mention. The award is presented during the annual .
Read the terms of eligibility for the Innovation Award
Submit a nomination for the Innovation Award
Winners:
- 2011—
FBI CJIS Division and Raytheon - 2010—
Iowa Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning and URL Integration - 2009—External Alarm Interface Exchange Project
City of Richmond, Department of Information Technology and Intergraph Corporation
Honorable Mentions:
- 2011—
Newport Beach Police Department and i2, Inc. - 2011—
County of Washington, VA and World View Solutions / King-Moore Inc. - 2010—
Eastport Analytics and the Federal Air Marshals' Service - 2010—
Enlightened, Inc. and District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council - 2009—Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Vetting Tool (SVT)
Bureau of Justice Assistance; Miami-Dade Police Department, Boston Regional Intelligence Center, Chicago Police Department; and Tetrus Consulting Group
Questions about the Innovation Award? Contact at 703.981.4308.
The purpose of this annual award is to recognize outstanding contribution to the IJIS Institute by one of its member organizations. The Award recognizes the member organization versus an individual in that organization and is presented at the Winter IJIS Institute Industry Briefings. Candidates for the award are nominated by IJIS Institute leadership, staff, committee chairs, Members, and Affiliates, and represent significant contributions to information sharing through their active participation in the work and mission of the IJIS Institute.
Please click here to download the Member Appreciation Award Nomination Form
Questions about the Member Appreciation Award? Contact at 703.981.4308.
Winners:
- Winter 2012—
- Summer 2010—
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- Summer 2009—
- Winter 2009—
Awards Received by the IJIS Institute
The following awards were received by the IJIS Institute either for its own efforts or for collaborative efforts with members, alliance partners, or government agencies.
2009 Washingtonian Magazine “Great Place to Work”
Nominated by its employees, the IJIS Institute is a winner of Washingtonian magazine’s bi-annual “Great Places to Work” award. The Institute won in the category of “Treated Royally” for employee pay and benefits, and received high marks from employees for job flexibility and career advancement.
Appreciation: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Cisco Systems Inc. presented an award to executive director Paul Wormeli and the IJIS Institute for the at the 2008 Public Services Summit. This annual event is sponsored by CISCO and the City of Stockholm, Sweden. The workshop and the Public Services Summit engage world leaders in topics related to improving public service. (August 2009).
Appreciation: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Criminal Justice Information System Network
Presented to the IJIS Institute in recognition of valuable contributions related to a technology assistance evaluation (November 2008).
2008 eC3 Excellence Award to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
The Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Information Exchange (PMIX) project has been selected as an award winner in the . The PMP Information Exchange project, which helps states exchange dispensed controlled-substance prescription data, is a partnership effort of the IJIS Institute and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
Read the press releaseRecognition: The Council of Excellence in Government
The Council of Excellence in Government (absorbed into the Partnership for Public Service in 2009) recognized the successful public/private partnership of the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the IJIS Institute (April 2007). The BJA/IJIS Institute partnership demonstrated a proven model of a new way to engage the private sector in directly assisting governmental agencies through innovative problem solving and collaboration.
Business Week Web Smart 50 Award
Shortly after its implementation in 2005, the knowledge management system established by the IJIS Institute to share knowledge related to improving information sharing in the public safety and justice world won the in the category of collaboration uses of the web. This system has been a significant service to both industry and practitioners in building a framework for collaboration.