A Distinguished Career Award is an
award
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration.
An awar ...
recognizing
individual
An individual is that which exists as a distinct entity. Individuality (or self-hood) is the state or quality of being an individual; particularly (in the case of humans) of being a person unique from other people and possessing one's own Maslow ...
s for
notable
Notability is the property
of being worthy of notice, having fame, or being considered to be of a high degree of interest, significance, or distinction. It also refers to the capacity to be such. Persons who are notable due to public responsibi ...
contributions to their fields, companies, or organizations. Distinguished Career Awards are typically bestowed on recipients later in their careers, as opposed to Early Career Awards, which recognize contributions towards the beginning of an individual's career.
INS Awards (Distinguished Career Award)
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See also
* American Public Health Association Awards (Distinguished Career Award)
* American Sociological Association Awards
*Awards and decorations of the United States government
Awards and decorations of the United States government are civilian awards of the U.S. federal government which are typically issued for sustained meritorious service, in a civilian capacity, while serving in the U.S. federal government. Certain ...
*Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal
The Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal is awarded by the Central Intelligence Agency for an individual's cumulative record of service reflecting a pattern of increasing levels of responsibility or increasingly strategic impact and with distin ...
References
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ASHE Distinguished Career AwardASPHO Distinguished Career AwardDistinguished Career Award for the Practice of SociologyEuorgraphics Distinguished Career AwardGSA Quaternary Geology & Geomorphology Division Distinguished Career AwardInternational Neuropsychological Society AwardsNOAA Distinguished Career AwardsSCMS Distinguished Career Achievement Award
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Career awards