With a first prize of $15,000 the Management Support Fellowship Award is special, not just because it celebrates the vital role of Administrative Professionals and secretaries but because the winners are decided by their peers and that's you! After all, you're the people who know best!

Anyone can nominate an Executive or Administrative Assistant, Secretary, Office Manager, Virtual Assistant, Administrator or similar office professional currently working in the US, for this award. Whether you are a manager, Personnel Officer, colleague, friend or client, you can show your appreciation by nominating someone for the Management Support Fellowship Award.    more…
Each month DeskDemon users will vote for a monthly finalist from the nominations. Monthly winners will win a cool $500 and not forgetting their nominators, who will collect $100! The overall 2007 Management Support Fellowship Award winner will be voted by DeskDemon users from the monthly finalists and s/he can expect to become an overnight celebrity, taking home an amazing $15,000 in cash, six months of Executive PA Performance Coaching and a host of other top prizes. The winner's nominator will also be presented with their prizes including $2,500 at a glittering awards ceremony in June.     more…

Each month you have 10 voting tokens to allocate amongst the candidates you feel are most worthy to go through to the final. You can spread your tokens across several candidates or give one nomination all of your monthly votes, it's entirely up to you.

You need to be registered to vote (and if you're not, please click here to register) and don't forget, you have 10 new tokens allocated to you at the beginning of each month (if you don't use your monthly tokens, they will not be carried over to the following month).

Monthly Winners

April 2008 Winner - Marie Herman From writing articles for publication in administrative professional industry trade magazines to teaching free computer classes for her International...                      more…

March 2008 Winner - Beverly Hicks Beverly has actively pursued additional professional development and education opportunities including the following courses which she completed in...               more…

February 2008 Winner - Rhonda Bush Rhonda produced, directed, filmed, and edited our foundational Safe Environment training and distributed it to all of the parishes in the diocese. In order to do...               more…

January 2008 Winner - Melissa Luddeni To pick one achievement is tough as I could write one for each but to pick one would have to be Meetings and Events. Melissa has utilized her project management...             more…

November 2007 Winner - Carolyn Liard Carolyn Liard is a calming influence when the pressure is on. The staff knows her door is always open for advise. Carolyn is not only our manager, but she is a friend...                      more…

October 2007 Winner - Kacey Gallagher Kacey has organized her office with innovative ideas to help keep the Prison Division Staff on track with projects and travel. She has created white boards which look...                    more…

September 2007 Winner - Holly Gondles Holly co-developed an administrative support group to aid the assistants of all Construction and Facilities Managers throughout the portfolios...                                                   more…

August 2007 Winner - Tina Butler Tina has worked in the education field for over fifteen years. She has regularly undertaken training in computer programs and, whilst working as an administrative assistant...    more…

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Criteria
The Management Support Fellowship Award brings together outstanding Administrative Professionals who demonstrate and share successes in their career as well as gain recognition for their hard work. The Management Support Fellowship Award has been designed to recognize the achievements and accomplishments as well as reward the outstanding individuals who support our managers.     more…

Ten top tips for writing a winning nomination
Your favorite administrative professional may be truly outstanding, but how do you convince others to support your nomination? Here are ten practical tips that are guaranteed to give your candidate the cutting edge     more…

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