McCallie Associates, Inc.

Selected as Nebraska Nominee for

The Freedom Award

 

           

            McCallie Associates, Inc. has been selected as the Nebraska nominee for The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.  McCallie was originally nominated by Carolyn Wendover, a long time McCallie employee who recently retired from the USAF Reserves.   This award is the highest recognition given to employers for their support of their employees who also serve in the National Guard and Reserves.  Nominations must come from a Guard or Reserve member who is employed by the organization they are nominating, or a family member of the same.

            The Freedom Award was instituted in 1996 by Secretary of Defense William Perry. The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the lead Department of Defense agency for gaining employer support, is charged with planning, coordinating and executing this program.

The award was created to publicly recognize employers who provide exceptional support to their employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve.

            A thorough selection process will take into consideration specific support provided by an employer, including pay policies, benefits and leave policies, previous ESGR awards, supervisor training, ESGR advocacy, service member recognition, family support, deployed member support, hiring preferences, and general military support. ESGR will announce the 2007 Freedom Award recipients this summer, and The Freedom Awards ceremony will be held on September 12, 2007 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

 

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