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Haydee Yorac Leadership Award 2011
(Deadline is extended to February 25, 2011, Friday)
Click here to download the HYLA 2011 Nomination Form
About the award:
The Haydee Bofill Yorac Leadership Award* is given to one female student leader selected from any law school all over the Philippines. It is given to honor our well-loved alumna, Prof. Haydee Bofill Yorac, who has been a model not only of academic excellence, but also of integrity in public service, selflessness, and love for country.
The award aims to recognize excellence and discipline-two Portian virtues-among female youth leaders, and to prove that it is never too early to serve the country, or to harbor a better vision for it.
Eventually, the U.P. Portia Sorority aims to expand the Award to include leadership workshops and immersion activities for female students in law schools, undergraduate colleges, and out-of-school-youth.
*This is different from the Gawad Haydee Yorac for Outstanding Public Service given by the MERALCO and the University of the Philippines to leaders in the private sector, government service and volunteer organizations.
This year's theme:
"Integrity has no room for rules."
Who can be nominated:
1. Filipino citizen
2. At least 18 years old
3. Female law student from any accredited law school.
4. Student leader
5. Good academic standing
6. Highly involved in her community
7. Resident Portians of the U.P. College of Law are disqualified from being nominated for the award and from nominating any candidate.
Nomination:
1. Any person, group of persons, organization, or school may send in a nomination. The official nomination form is available with your college secretary, or may be downloaded from www.upportiasorority.org (or send an e-mail to portia.hyla@gmail.com).
In addition to the official nomination form, the following must also be submitted:
a. testimonial from the person/group nominating the awardee (maximum of 500 words);
b. certification from the College that the nominee is its bona fide student as of January 2011; and
c. other documentary proof of achievement (may be in electronic format, videos, photos, etc.)
2. To signify her acceptance of the nomination, the nominee is also required to submit an essay regarding the theme (maximum of 500 words), which is a quote from one of Prof. Yorac?s favorite authors.
3. From among the nominees, one female youth leader will be chosen.
4. Deadline for submission will be on February 25, 2011, Friday.
5. Please send all nominations and accompanying documents to:
The Secretariat, Haydee Yorac Leadership Awards
U.P. Portia Sorority Room, 2/F Malcolm Hall,
U.P. College of Law, Diliman, Quezon City
Or e-mail to:
portia.hyla@gmail.com
Judging:
1. The Board of Judges will be comprised of Portians from different sectors: the Judiciary, Government, Private Practice, and the Academe. The current Lady President will be the youngest member of the Board.
2. Judging will be conducted on February 25 to 28, 2011.
Awarding:
1. The awarding will held on March 5, 2011 during the Annual Portia Ball.
2. The Awardee will receive a plaque and P10,000.