(If you or your company would like to sponsor a scholarship for a student, this would be much appreciated. Please contact us for further details.)
Awards
Our "Partnering for Compliance™ Mentor of Excellence Awards" for volunteers are a highlight of our training and education program. Our first award is the 'Barbara Clements Mentor of Excellence Award', which is granted annually to an employee of any company who undertakes to mentor a small-to-medium business (SMB) throughout the year in export/import control regulations. This award recognizes the important role of mentoring and partnering between the larger corporations and our SMBs to ensure that our SMBs - the backbone of our economy - remain compliant, vibrant and successful. We strongly encourage robust participation in this voluntary program as a means of strengthening our global market share for our exporters.
Our second award is the 'Rose Ogden Mentor of Excellence Award', which is granted to an employee of any company for outstanding 'in-house' mentoring of employees that ensures corporate-wide understanding of U.S. export/import control regulations. Collaborative training and communication skills will be major factors in this award.
If you are aware of such any such mentors, or indeed if you are a mentor, who will be attending our annual "Partnering for Compliance™" training and education program, we would like to hear from you with the following details:
(1) Your full name (as the Nominator), company's name, your title in the company, address, email address and telephone number; (2) The full name of the Nominee, company's name, the Nominee's title in the company, address, email address and telephone number; and (3) A brief description of the mentoring carried out by the Nominee during the year.
For the SMB 'Mentor of Excellence Award', please include details of the SMB that has been mentored. The Nominator, the Mentor and the Mentee(s) will be recognized at the conference. The winning Mentors must be present at our "Partnering for Compliance™" program in order that the awards can be presented. Nominations must be received at least seven (7) days prior to the conference. Unfortunately, nominations received after that time cannot be considered.
A panel of independent judges, to include a government representative, will decide who receives these awards. The judging criteria will be based on the level of mentoring that has taken place over the year to include time spent mentoring, the success of the business(es) mentored and, in the case of the SMB award, appreciation shown by the mentee(s). The judges' decision will be final in all cases. The mentee(s) for the SMB "Mentor of Excellence Award" must at all times show and have consideration for the mentor's time and efforts. Your partnering and mentoring efforts are enormously helpful in encouraging and enhancing our national security and our economic growth. We deeply appreciate the ongoing partnering by all mentors, particularly given the current stressful work environment.
Scholarships
We are most grateful to the University of Central Florida for their continuing to partner with us on our "Partnering for Compliance™" East Coast training and education program. We will grant four scholarships annually to full-time graduate students who are studying International Business or Law at the University of Central Florida to attend our "Partnering for Compliance™" East Coast program. Similarly, we will grant four scholarships to students at the San Jose State University to attend our "Partnering for Compliance™" West Coast training and education program. All students will be chosen by the Business and Law Departments at both Universities. The criteria used in choosing the students and the decision of the Departments shall be final in all cases.
One of these four scholarships will be awarded to honor the memory of the late Gerard Alexander Monk, son of C. Harvey Monk, Jr. (retired Associate Director for Economic Programs, U.S. Census Bureau) and Barbara Monk. This scholarship, which is known as "The Gerard Alexander Monk Memorial Scholarship", will be awarded every year at both our East and West Coast "Partnering for Compliance™" programs to honor Gerard and his parents.
Recipients of the "Gerard Alexander Monk Memorial Scholarship" award are:
Lydia MentzerGerard Alexander Memorial Scholarship Award presented by Gerard Horner, Chief, Trade Regulations Branch, Economic Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau to recipient Lydia Mentzer, graduate student at the University of Central Florida Political Science Department, at our "Partnering for Compliance™" 2024.
Alexander AdersGerard Alexander Memorial Scholarship Award presented by Gerard Horner, Chief, Trade Regulations Branch, Economic Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau to recipient Alexander Aders, graduate student at the University of Central Florida Political Science Department, at our "Partnering for Compliance™" 2023.
Sixto FloresOmari Wooden, Assistant Division Chief, Data User and Respondent Outreach, Economic Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce, presented our Gerard Alexander Memorial Scholarship to Sixto Flores, University of Central Florida Political Science student at our "Partnering for Compliance™" 2020.
Alanna FulkOmari Wooden, Acting Chief, Governments and Trade Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau, presented our Gerard Alexander Memorial Scholarship to Alanna Fulk, University of Central Florida graduate student at our "Partnering for Compliance™" 2019.
Tiffany YorkOmari Wooden, Acting Chief, International Trade Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau presented our Gerard Alexander Memorial Scholarship to Tiffany York, SMU Dedman School of Law at our "Partnering for Compliance™" West 2018.
Giselle A. GallardoOmari Wooden, Assistant Division Chief, Economic Outreach and Trade Regulations, Int'l Trade Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau presented our Gerard Alexander Memorial Scholarship to Giselle A. Gallardo, Florida International University at our "Partnering for Compliance™" East 2018.
Megan MohlerDale C. Kelly, Chief, International Trade Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau and Brian H. Nilsson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Defense Trade Controls Office presented our Gerard Alexander Memorial Scholarship to Megan Mohler, SMU Dedman School of Law at our "Partnering for Compliance™" West 2017.
Cindy RojasKiesha Downs, Branch Chief, Trade Regulations Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, presented our Gerard Alexander Memorial Scholarship to Cindy Rojas, University of Central Florida at our "Partnering for Compliance™" East 2017.
Taylor TennisonAssistant Secretary of Commerce, David W. Mills and Dale C. Kelly, Chief, International Trade Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau presented our Gerard Alexander Monk Memorial Scholarship to Taylor Tennison, SMU Dedman School of Law at our "Partnering for Compliance™" West 2016.
Jonathan TurnquestMr. Sean Kline, Supervisor, Trade Regulations Branch, International Trade Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau presented our Gerard Alexander Monk Memorial Scholarship to Mr. Jonathan Turnquest, a student at the University of Central Florida, at our "Partnering for Compliance™" East Coast 2016.
Bradley EvansMr. Sean Kline, Supervisor, Trade Regulations Branch, International Trade Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau presented our Gerard Alexander Monk Memorial Scholarship to Mr. Bradley Evans, a student at University of California-Riverside, at our "Partnering for Compliance™" West Coast 2015.
Christopher FaulkenerMs Dale C. Kelly and Mr. Omari Wooden, Chief & Assistant Division Chief (respectively), Trade Outreach and Regulations, International Trade Management Division, U.S. Census Bureau presented our Gerard Alexander Monk Memorial Scholarship to Mr. Christopher Faulkener, a student at UCF, at our "Partnering for Compliance™" East Coast 2015.
Danielle MarcucciMr. Joe A. Cortez, International Trade Ombudsman, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau presented our Gerard Alexander Monk Memorial Scholarship to Ms Danielle Marcucci, a student at UCLA, at our "Partnering for Compliance™" West Coast 2014.
Amanda SayreMr. Joe Cortez, Chief, Regulations, Outreach and Education Branch, U.S. Census Bureau presented our Gerard Alexander Monk Memorial Scholarship to Ms Amanda Sayre at our "Partnering for Compliance™" West Coast 2013.
Ms Joyce A. BoeringerMr. Joe Cortez, Chief, Regulations, Outreach and Education Branch, U.S. Census Bureau presented our Gerard Alexander Monk Memorial Scholarship to Ms Joyce A. Boeringer at our "Partnering for Compliance™" East Coast 2013.
Aung OoWe were honored that The Honorable David Mills, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement and Mr. Joe Cortez, Chief, Regulations, Outreach and Education Branch, U.S. Census Bureau presented our Gerard Alexander Monk Memorial Scholarship to Mr. Aung Oo at our "Partnering for Compliance™" West Coast 2012.
Kenneth Kloseand our "Partnering for Compliance™" East Coast 2012 recipient was Mr. Kenneth Klose whose presentation was also made by Mr. Cortez.
Thomas Reynolds"Partnering for Compliance™" West Coast 2011 recipient was Mr. Thomas Reynolds, presentation made by Mr. Joe A. Cortez, Chief, Regulations, Outreach and Education Branch, U.S. Census Bureau.
Cody SwainMr. Cody Swain received the scholarship at our "Partnering for Compliance™" East Coast 2011 program. (Mr. Swain's scholarship was presented to him by the Honorable David W. Mills, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement, Mr. Joe A. Cortez, Chief of Regulations, Outreach and Education Branch, and Mr. Omari S. Wooden, FTD Trade Ombudsman, U.S. Census Bureau).
Caleb AlfordMr. Caleb Alford received the same scholarship at our "Partnering for Compliance™" East Coast 2010 program. (Mr. Alford's photo includes Ms Dale Dickerson Kelly, Assistant Division Chief, Data Collections, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau, who very kindly made the presentation).
Grace LedforsMs Grace Ledfors received the inaugural "Gerard Alexander Monk Memorial Scholarship" at our "Partnering for Compliance™" West Coast 2009 program.
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