Call for Award Nominations

The call for award nominations has been extended for the Joseph D. Wienand NDIA CBRN Division STEM Excellence Award to be presented at the 2025 CBRN Defense Conference. The deadline to submit nominations is 5:00 pm eastern on Friday, May 2, 2025.

Joseph D. Wienand NDIA CBRN Division STEM Excellence Award
The Joseph D. Wienand NDIA CBRN Division STEM Excellence Award is in recognition of the greatest overall STEM achievement and or efforts of an individual that most significantly impacted CBRN Defense programs. Over the years, Mr. Joseph D. Wienand championed several STEM programs, and this award acknowledges the lasting impacts Mr. Wienand has made. The award will be presented at the annual NDIA CBRN Defense Conference.

This award recognizes the individual who, in the judgment of the panel, demonstrated outstanding accomplishment through their own personal innovation and creativity in the areas of STEM. Example areas include, but are not limited to: scientific, technological, engineering, or mathematical improvement, enhancement of a CBRN defense-related product, system or process for the current year. The achievements for which this award will be considered may relate to any of the many components that make up our highly diverse, complex, and vital CBRN defense community.

This award will be presented to a junior-level to mid-level individual within the United States CBRN Defense community for outstanding achievement in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) directly related to the improvement of CBRN Defense. This award is designed to highlight the aspirations and contributions of our mid-level CBRN Defense community.

Eligibility for this award includes persons (military service members, government employees, and/or contractor employees) who have 10 years or less experience working in a STEM-related position that focuses on delivering CBRN hardware, software, or CBRN-related medical products. All executive and or service CBRN Defense supervisors of Headquarters, plants, depots, laboratories, and proving grounds, are asked to seriously consider the contributions of their best qualified junior to mid-level/grade subordinates for this prestigious award.

Nominations should be made using the nomination form above. If you have any questions please contact Kyle Ackerman at kackerman@NDIA.org

Date

June 23 – 25, 2025

Location
Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor
300 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

Contact

Kyle Ackerman
Program Manager
kackerman@ndia.org

(703) 831- 5444

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