2021 AHF Awards Nomination Form

2021 AHF Awards Nomination Form
Instructions: All applicants must complete the Award Selection and the Nominee Information sections. In addition to these sections, you must complete the Award section applicable to the nomination. Each section is expandable and collapsible. You must submit one form for each nomination. Once submitted, both the nominator and nominee will receive a copy of the nomination via email. Applicants will be able to edit their submissions up until the deadline, March 31st at 5:00 PM Eastern. There will be no extension given.

Please read over the 2021 Guidelines and note that the committee will be scoring the submissions based on the application. The optional synopsis and powerpoint slides will not be judged and should not be the main focus. Please note that select finalists will be interviewed via phone by a member of the awards committee. You will be given an opportunity to further support what you have included in this form submission. If you have any questions about the application process or supporting documentation, please contact AHF Staff.

Award winners will be recognized at the 2021 Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas, August 23-26.

To see the list of past award recipients and videos, click here.

Award Selection
Sustainability - This award recognizes operator members who implemented or continuously improved and expanded foodservice waste reduction programs on the path to sustainability. Areas include food waste reduction, waste storing programs, composting, recycling, water conservation, improving use of reusable, and food donation programs.

Benchmarking Award of Excellence - This award recognizes a healthcare facility who has used AHF Benchmarking EXPRESS™ consistently, showed improvement in KPI’s and utilized data to improve their operations.

Spotlight - This award recognizes operator members who have enhanced operations through new ideas and industry trends. This may include any of the following: technology, program development, implementation, innovation, sustainability, community impact, mergers/aquisitions, and/or creative use of managing finances.

Exemplary Leadership - This award will be bestowed upon the operator member who best reflects the commitment to operational excellence that Don Marsh brought to healthcare foodservice. Don Marsh, former president of the American Society for Healthcare Food Service Administrators (ASHFSA), was dedicated to the healthcare profession and to his colleagues. He was a longtime supporter of programs to raise professionalism of operators in the healthcare foodservice industry and was known to contribute generously. The award will recognize member contributions in their operations as well as to regional, local chapters or networking meetings.

Future Horizon - This award recognizes operator members who are new to management (less than 5 years in management role) and demonstrate a desire for future growth through contributions to their hospitals or community.

Partnership in Leadership - This award recognizes an operator member's facility that demonstrate a strong commitment to self-operation and currently supports the foodservice director or foodservice administrative director.

Chapter of the Year - This award recognizes an AHF Local Chapter that promotes the overall Association's mission.
Choose the Award *

Sustainability Award Benchmarking Award of Excellence Spotlight Award Exemplary Leadership Award Future Horizons Award Partnership in Leadership Award Chapter of the Year Award
Nominator's Name
Nominator's Facility/ Company
Nominator's Email
example@example.com

Nominee Information
Nominee's Name *

First Name Last Name
Nominee's Facility *
Nominee's E-mail Address *
example@example.com - A copy of the completed nomination will be sent to the nominator and nominee.
Nominee's Preferred Phone Number *

Area Code Phone Number
Nominee's Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City State / Province

Postal / Zip Code Country

Benchmarking Award of Excellence
How have you used Benchmarking EXPRESS™?

0/500
How have you used your data or reports to make improvements at your facility?

0/300
How have you shared Benchmarking EXPRESS™ with others? Specifically with administrators and staff:

0/300
In detail, please tell us how your facility has best used the Benchmarking data and reports:

0/300
If you are finished, click Send Nomination below to submit.

Spotlight Award
Project complexity and scope:

0/300
Project initiative and leadership:

0/300
Resourcefulness, collaboration and use of AHF tools:

0/300
Results:

0/300
Timeliness and applicability of project for other AHF members:

0/300
Optional: This submission can be accompanied by a one-page synopsis and no more than ten (10) PowerPoint slides. The Committee will be primarily focusing on the Application and not on the accompaniments.
Attach Synopsis
Attach Powerpoint Slides
If your file is too large, please email a copy to mshin@healthcarefoodservice.org.
If you are finished, click Send Nomination below to submit.

Exemplary Leadership Award
Scope and complexity of contributions:

0/500
Initiative and resourcefulness demonstrated, obstacles over come and AHF tools utilized:

0/400
Results achieved, contribution to AHF, to the employer and to the community:

0/400
Leadership skills role modeled including timeliness and applicability for others to follow:

0/400
Professional self development and other professional contributions:

0/400
Optional: This submission can be accompanied by a one-page synopsis and no more than ten (10) PowerPoint slides. The Committee will be primarily focusing on the Application and not on the accompaniments.
Attach Synopsis
Attach Powerpoint Slides
If your file is too large, please email a copy to mshin@healthcarefoodservice.org.
If you are finished, click Send Nomination below to submit.

Future Horizons Award
How many years have you been in your current management role? *
Must be less than 5 years to be eligible.
Professional self development, work and academic experience:

0/300
Contributions to employer and area of responsibility:

0/300
Contributions to AHF and the healthcare profession:

0/300
Contributions to community and academia:

0/300
Contributions as leadership role models for AHF values:

0/300
Optional: This submission can be accompanied by a one-page synopsis and no more than ten (10) PowerPoint slides. The Committee will be primarily focusing on the Application and not on the accompaniments.
Attach Synopsis
Attach Powerpoint Slides
If your file is too large, please email a copy to mshin@healthcarefoodservice.org.
If you are finished, click Send Nomination below to submit.

Partnership in Leadership Award
Director's Name *

First Name Last Name Suffix
Administrator's Name *

First Name Last Name Suffix
Project primary objective and overall results:

0/500
Scope and complexity of director/administrator relationship:

0/300
Obstacles encountered and resolutions achieved by working together:

0/300
Administrator support and advocacy of AHF and its members:

0/300
Applicability to AHF membership and the healthcare industry:

0/300
Optional: This submission can be accompanied by a one-page synopsis and no more than ten (10) PowerPoint slides. The Committee will be primarily focusing on the Application and not on the accompaniments.
Attach Synopsis
Attach Powerpoint Slides
If your file is too large, please email a copy to mshin@healthcarefoodservice.org.
If you are finished, click Send Nomination below to submit.

Chapter of the Year
Local Chapter Name:
Total Number of Members:
1. Describe the chapter’s membership growth in the last 3 years: (Include: # of new local chapter members, # of new national members). If you can, please tell us about your membership retention.
2. Describe the educational events, programming, special projects held and ways to promote member development in the last 3 years:

0/300
3. Describe the chapter’s impact on community outreach and contributions:

0/300
4. Describe the chapter’s partnership with the National association and ways to promote self-op advocacy:

0/300
Optional: This submission can be accompanied by a one-page synopsis and no more than ten (10) PowerPoint slides. The Committee will be primarily focusing on the Application and not on the accompaniments.
Attach Synopsis
Attach Powerpoint Slides
If your file is too large, please email a copy to mshin@healthcarefoodservice.org.
If you are finished, click Send Nomination below to submit.
If you have any questions about the application process or supporting documentation, please email info@healthcarefoodservice.org.

Sustainability Award
Project complexity and scope:

0/300
Resourcefulness and creativity of sustainability model:

0/300
Well defined metrics to measure the waste:

0/300
Results: (actual and projected waste reduction)

0/300
Timeliness and applicability of project for other AHF members:

0/300
Optional: This submission can be accompanied by a one-page synopsis and no more than ten (10) PowerPoint slides. The Committee will be primarily focusing on the Application and not on the accompaniments.
Attach Synopsis
Attach Powerpoint Slides
If your file is too large, please email a copy to mshin@healthcarefoodservice.org.
If you are finished, click Send Nomination below to submit.
Should be Empty: