Nominations

To nominate an ACHP member for this award, please complete the form on the following page and send it, along with the nominee’s current curriculum vitae, to academy@correctionalhealth.org by June 30th.

Award and Recognition

The recipient will be awarded
The award recipient will be honored with:

  • A distinguished plaque,
  • $250 gift card
  • One-year membership to the ACHP
  • Registration and a one-night hotel stay for the NCCHC Fall Conference

 
The recipient will be recognized during the ACHP annual meeting. It is ACHP’s expectation that the recipient attends the NCCHC Fall Conference, if at all possible. The Academy seeks to minimize the financial burden of this request by covering conference registration and a hotel stay.

The recipient will be notified in August, and will be recognized in ACHP communications and during the NCCHC Fall Conference.

Awards

Information for Nominators

The Margaret Collatt Service Award recognizes a member of the ACHP who has made exceptional contributions to correctional healthcare by their service to professional education and training within the field.

The purpose of this award is to emphasize and highlight the commitment of Academy members to contributing to the excellence of the current and future professional correctional healthcare workforce.

​ACADEMY OF CORRECTIONAL

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

YOUR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY FOR CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE

Collatt Award Winner - 2019


The Academy of Correctional Health Professionals would like to congratulate ​Sue Smith, MSN, BSN,RN, CCHP-RN on receiving the 1st Margaret Collatt Award at the 2019 NCCHC Fall Conference.  Sue was given the award at the Academy Membership Meeting for her service and dedication to the Academy of Correctional Health Professionals and the field of Correctional Medicine.

Margaret Collatt Service Award

Margaret Collatt Service Award Nomination Form

Criteria

Candidates for this award must have demonstrated:


  • Exceptional service to the field of correctional healthcare via educational or training activities,
  • A generosity of time and/or skills either formally or through their everyday work and participation in correctional health education or training, and
  • Leadership, dedication, and/or innovation in educational and training activities within the field.


Examples of such service might include (but are not limited to) curriculum or training content development, in-person or online education, one-on-one mentoring, leadership in organizational training programs or activities, or research and publication related to education for correctional health professionals.

Eligibility

To be eligible to receive this award, an individual must be a current member of the ACHP in good standing.