Courage Center Accepting Nominations for Annual Jay and Rose Phillips Awards; Awards Honor People with Disabilities Who Have Achieved Outstanding Vocational Success.MINNEAPOLIS -- Courage Center, a rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. and resource center for people with disabilities, is accepting nominations for its annual Jay and Rose Phillips Awards. The awards are presented each year by Courage Center to people with disabilities who have achieved outstanding success in their vocation. Winners receive a special plaque plaque (plak) 1. any patch or flat area. 2. a superficial, solid, elevated skin lesion. attachment plaques , a substantial cash award and are recognized at Courage Center's annual gala Celebration of Courage. This year's Celebration is set for Saturday, August 27 at Medtronic Medtronic Cardiology A major manufacturer of pacemakers, defibrillators, and other cardiac devices World Headquarters, 701 Medtronic Parkway, Fridley, Minn. Nominees for the award must have a physical disability and be vocationally and financially independent (Medical Assistance excluded) for a minimum of three years. Self-employed individuals are also eligible for the award. Employers are encouraged to nominate nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. their employees who meet these criteria. Applications are available online at www.courage.org and can be picked up in the main lobby of Courage Center's corporate headquarters, 3915 Golden Valley Road, Minneapolis. This year's nomination deadline is Thursday, June 30, 2005. Winners will be notified upon selection. For more information about the Jay and Rose Phillips Awards, contact Tom Kelley Tom Kelley is the General Manager of IDEO. He is author of The Art of Innovation and The Ten Faces of Innovation. Prior to joining IDEO, Tom was a management consultant for Towers Perrin, advising senior executives on organizational and operational issues in North America, , research and policy assistant at 763-520-0675 or at TTY (TeleTYpewriter) See teletypewriter and TDD/TTY. (hardware) tty - /tit'ee/ (ITS pronunciation, but some Unix people say it this way as well; this pronunciation is not considered to have sexual undertones), /T T Y/ 1. teletypewriter. 2. 763-520-0245. About the Jay and Rose Phillips Awards Established in 1964, the Jay and Rose Phillips Awards are administered by Courage Center, with funding made possible by the Jay and Rose Phillips Foundation. The purpose of the awards is to encourage people with disabilities to prepare for and find employment in their chosen filed, as well as to encourage employers to recognize the advantages of hiring people with disabilities. About Courage Center Courage Center is a not-for-profit rehabilitation and resource center for people with physical disabilities, brain injuries, speech or vision impairments or hearing loss. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Courage offers comprehensive, life-long services to people of all ages. Courage's wide ranging services are designed to empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems people with disabilities to reach their full potential in every aspect of life. Courage Center is a United Way agency. For more information, visit www.courage.org. |
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