Sentences with phrase «for extraordinary effort»

In September 2008, she received an award from LSUHSC for extraordinary effort and commitment during Hurricane Gustav.

I suspect, and hope, that it is just the first of several accolades for an extraordinary effort.

October 25, 2002 University of Chicago Hospitals receives «President's Award» from Black Contractors United for minority hiring On Oct. 25, Black Contractors United presented an award to UCH for their extraordinary effort on behalf of African American contractors in the construction of the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital.

The plight of Lonesome George provided a catalyst for an extraordinary effort by the government of Ecuador to restore not only tortoise populations throughout the archipelago but also to improve the status of other endangered and threatened species.

«Should cloture be invoked, I intend to oppose the nomination and congratulate my colleague from Kentucky for this extraordinary effort.»

First, I want to thank all 48 of those candidates, not just for their extraordinary efforts, but for simply stepping up and dedicating 3 months of their lives to meet the voters across our communities.

Patty Pritchard, Patient Service Representative, represented GMI by walking away with special recognition for outstanding patient care and Rebecca Mitchell, MSN, RN earned her award for extraordinary efforts in the area of employee wellness.

Ms. Hall was recognized by the Montana Justice Foundation as one of its 2014 Champions of Justice, awarded for her extraordinary efforts on behalf of equal justice.

A breast cancer survivor, Kelly also heads RE / MAX's nationwide cosponsorship of the Komen Race for the Cure Survivor Recognition program; she was named a Yoplait Champion in 2003 for her extraordinary efforts to fight cancer.

Not exact matches

I would «base [my] info on inre the non-existence of God, heaven and hell, etc» on the absolute lack of even a shred of hard verifiable evidence for these extraordinary claims, and the fact that even after thousands of years of frantic and determined efforts by the most ardent and intelligent proponents of these claims, they still have been completely unable to demonstrate them in any testable manner.

In 2010, Kelly won the Attorney General's Special Commendation Award, which recognizes the extraordinary efforts of an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), an ICAC affiliate agency or an individual assigned to an ICAC Task Force or affiliate agency for making a significant investigative or program contribution to the ICAC Task Force.

Over recent years, in addition to supporting volunteer duck rescue efforts by the Coalition Against Duck Shooting, Animals Australia's extraordinary legal team has secured crucial wins for native waterbirds, setting powerful legal precedents for animals.

Creating innovative flavor solutions that translate to about 150 countries and territories around the world takes a passion for problem solving, extraordinary effort and teamwork.

I confess that I have become somewhat blasé about the range of exciting — I think revolutionary is probably more accurate — technologies that we are rolling out today: our work in genomics and its translation into varieties that are reaching poor farmers today; our innovative integration of long — term and multilocation trials with crop models and modern IT and communications technology to reach farmers in ways we never even imagined five years ago; our vision to create a C4 rice and see to it that Golden Rice reaches poor and hungry children; maintaining productivity gains in the face of dynamic pests and pathogens; understanding the nature of the rice grain and what makes for good quality; our many efforts to change the way rice is grown to meet the challenges of changing rural economies, changing societies, and a changing climate; and, our extraordinary array of partnerships that has placed us at the forefront of the CGIAR change process through the Global Rice Science Partnership.

If only we could better fund the program so it doesn't take extraordinary effort and unusual levels of dedication to ensure better meals for all kids.

Specifically, the letter calls for the co-lead agencies to «provide a minimum 90 - day public comment period following the release of a Draft Scoping Document... that public information sessions and hearings be held in every county in the pipeline pathway, and at least one meeting along the crude - by - rail route that would serve the pipelines; and... make an extraordinary effort to maximize public engagement regarding the scoping process, to make all the meetings and comment deadlines widely known and to help the public understand the significance of their opportunity to participate in the scoping process.»

«It is an extraordinary effort in the part of the city,» said Bratton, stressing the speed with which city officials had responded to requests for greater departmental resources.

She said that PC Palmer was «every inch a hero and his actions will never be forgotten» and that «we will remember the extraordinary efforts to save the life of PC Keith Palmer, including those by my Rt Hon Friend the Member for Bournemouth East».

These are extraordinary accomplishments for all winners, and an overall great effort by all participants.

«When he was president of the University of Tokyo, he put extraordinary effort into improving the research environment,» says Yoji Totsuka, director of the university's Institute for Cosmic Ray Research.

Their extraordinary efforts ultimately secure his release, leaving «Hurricane» to sum up his 20 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit by simply stating, «Hate got me into this place, love got me out.»

Many have made an extraordinary effort to come from a long way away, and I thank you so much for that.

According to the National Center on Universal Design for Learning, «Learning is impossible if information is imperceptible to the learner, and difficult when information is presented in formats that require extraordinary effort or assistance».

2016 Digital Principal honors awarded to leaders in Ohio, New Jersey, and Hawaii Reston, VA — Three extraordinary and tech - savvy school leaders have been selected as 2016 NASSP Digital Principals for integrating digital media in their efforts to improve instruction, student achievement, and their own leadership.

2017 Digital Principal of the Year honors awarded to leaders in Missouri, South Dakota, and Pennsylvania Reston, VA — Three extraordinary and tech - savvy school leaders have been selected as 2017 NASSP Digital Principals of the Year for integrating digital media in their efforts to improve instruction, student achievement, and their own leadership.

This award is given to those who have put forth extraordinary effort, provided unique service and have completed accomplishments that serve as an inspiration for others.

I have felt that the leaders of Great Hearts make extraordinary efforts to train their teachers in the best teaching practices and provide many opportunities for them to re-ignite their love of learning through extra seminars with fellow teachers on exciting topics.»

According to a recent article in the Nation magazine entitled, 9 Billionaires Are About to Remake New York's Public Schools — Here's Their Story, both the Chair and Vice Chair of the Families for Excellent Schools Board of Directors are among the super elite that are funding the extraordinary effort to undermine public education in the United States.

«Unless these institutions make extraordinary efforts to show that they are attempting to repair these injuries and to heal the community, they will lose the respect in which they were held for many years, and post-secondary education in the U.S. will be in jeopardy.»

Were it not for the extraordinary amount of effort to turn the steering wheel, the Lumina would score quite high against other sporty sedans.

As always, it is so easy to assume that success comes to famous people easily, but this impression is quickly corrected when reading of the extraordinary efforts she went through for nine years, before Mastering the Art of French Cooking was eventually published in 1961 when she was about 49 years old.

It's so easy to assume that success comes to famous people easily, but this impression is quickly corrected when reading of the extraordinary efforts she went through for nine years, before Mastering the Art of French Cooking was eventually published in 1961, when she was about 49 years old.

I would estimate I lose several percentage points of gain on both sides of the trade, but the potential for extraordinary returns on these illiquid stocks is worth the time and effort.

Answers and solutions are found as the film shines a spotlight on extraordinary efforts made by compassionate individuals and organizations throughout the country who are working hard to advocate for the increased legal protection of animals, to spread awareness of the critical need for spay and neuter, to make sterilization programs more available and affordable, to place all homeless animals with loving families, and more.

We are extremely grateful to our partners; the people / groups / organizations who have significantly contributed to our mission, whether through their ongoing community services focused on animal health and well - being, or through their extraordinary efforts to raise funds or needed item donations by sponsoring our events or promoting their own events with Friends for Life Animal Rescue benefiting.

As a supporter of the Helen Woodward Animal Center in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., she has been honored with the Center's Humane Award due to her extraordinary efforts to help animals and continues to be an advocate for animal welfare.

The steep learning curve is entirely worth the effort, though, for the fantasy of commanding such an extraordinary collection of sleek, glowing vehicles, and for the spectacle when they boost into battle.

Although in her later years Rosa Bonheur might have made fun of some of the more far - fetched eccentricities of the members of the community, and disapproved of the additional strain which her father's apostolate placed on her overburdened mother, it is obvious that the Saint - Simonian ideal of equality for women — they disapproved of marriage, their trousered feminine costume was a token of emancipation, and their spiritual leader, Le Père Enfantin, made extraordinary efforts to find a Woman Messiah to share his reign — made a strong impression on her as a child, and may well have influenced her future course of behavior.

As I approach the one - year anniversary in my role as CEO, I wanted to reflect on what an extraordinary year this has been for the Joan Mitchell Foundation — a year of substantial transition, of tremendous collective effort, of challenges and accomplishments, and of exciting new beginnings in mapping our future.

Extraordinary Effort, Spectacular Failure is the culminating group exhibition for Liz Gadelha, Lori Felker, Wolfie E. Rawk, Nora Renick Rinehart, Jesse Seay, Sebura & Gartelmann and Erin Toale.

Heading up that effort, Sheena Wagstaff led a team of curators who brought together over 190 works of extraordinary art spanning 550 years for its ambitious inaugural exhibition, «Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible.»

That effort merits a story in itself but what makes it even more noteworthy is that the people of Greensburg, Kansas have chosen to move from ordinary to extraordinary... Imagine a community for 1500 people designed as a state of the art working model for green building and energy, hybrid design efficiency and genuine intelligent design.

The extraordinary thing about this decision, to my mind, is the time, effort and expense (the Harding firm spent over $ 170,000 in fees and expenses) that went into defending against allegations that should (in this writer's opinion) never have been brought in the first place, or at least dismissed once the facts were clarified for Healthcare.

Let me pay tribute to, and give thanks for, the extraordinary efforts and courage of Stephan Kazemi, son of Ms. Kazemi, and the many, many people who worked with him in this struggle.

Remediation has historically been labour - intensive, requiring large teams and manual effort — all of which equal extraordinary cost for clients.

Generally, it must be demonstrated that the person who provided these «extraordinary services» experienced an economic loss (such as income loss) because of the time and effort spent providing the services, or that the person provided services for which the injured person would otherwise have incurred an expense, such as the hiring of a housekeeper, nurse or care attendant.

«An extraordinary amount of time and effort goes into making a feature like this possible, so all we ask in return is that you display your award banner prominently for all your readers to see,» one of the e-mails explained.

The College of Law Practice Management has launched its search for winners of the 2009 InnovAction Awards, honoring law firms and other legal services providers that are engaged in extraordinary innovative efforts.

The College of Law Practice Management InnovAction Awards is a worldwide search for lawyers, law firms, and other deliverers of legal services who are currently engaged in some extraordinary innovative efforts.

Exit, let alone voice, requires extraordinary effort for a law department that is already completely underwater trying to triage too many matters.