An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Excellence is the state or quality of excelling Particularly in the field of business and organizations excellence is considered to be an important value, and a Awards are often signified by trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins or ribbons. ----A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement and usually afterwards serves as proof of merit An honorary title or title of honor is a title bestowed upon individuals or organizations as an Award in recognition of their merits A certificate is an official Document affirming some fact For example a Birth certificate or Death certificate testifies to basic facts regarding A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal ceramic stone wood or other material typically attached to a wall stone or other vertical surface and bearing A medal is usually a Coin -like sculpted object of metal or other material that has been engraved with an Insignia, Portrait or other artistic rendering A badge is a device, patch or accoutrement which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service a special accomplishment a symbol of authority granted by taking An award pin is a small object usually made from Metal or Plastic, with a pin on the back presented as an Award of achievement or a mark of appreciation A ribbon is an award made from Ribbon and presented to mark an achievement An award may carry a monetary prize given to the recipient, e. g. , the Nobel Prize for contributions to society, or the Pulitzer Prize for literary achievements. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, An award may also simply be a public acknowledgment of excellence, without any tangible token or prize.

Awards can be given by any person or institution, although the prestige of an award usually depends on the status of the awarder. Usually, awards are given by an organization of some sort, or by the office of an official within an organization or government. For instance, a special presidential citation (as given by the President of the United States) is a public announcement giving an official place of honor (e. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by g. , President Ronald Reagan gave a special presidential citation in 1984 to the Disney Channel for its excellent children's television programming. For the Disney Channel in other countries see Disney Channel around the world. Children's television series are Television programs designed for and marketed to Children normally broadcast during the Morning and Afternoon )

People who have won certain prestigious awards, such as the Nobel Prize, a championship title in a sport, or an Academy Award (Oscar), can have the award become their identity, thereafter being known primarily for winning the award, rather than for any other achievement or occupation. "The Championship" redirects here For the English football competition see Football League Championship. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.

Mock awards, which typically recognize failures or atypical achievements, are also popular. ^[1] They are usually given by people and organizations of lower or average prestige, such as comical organizations and individual writers. Popular mock awards include the Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), a satirical counterpart to the Academy Award which recognizes the worst movies, and the Darwin Awards, "given to people who seem to improve the human gene pool by accidentally killing or sterilizing themselves during a foolish or careless mistake. A Darwin Award is a Tongue-in-cheek "honor" named after Evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin. Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus In Population genetics, a gene pool is the complete set of unique Alleles in a Species or Population. "

One common type of award in the United States is the Employee of the Month award, where typically the recipients' names are listed in a prominent place in the business for that month. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Some awards are given only after a fee is paid by the recipient, such as the German Design Award. The German Design Award (German Deutscher Designpreis) is the official recognition of excellence in design offered by the Federal Republic of Germany.

See also

• Award ceremony
• Badge of shame
• Blue ribbon
• List of prizes, medals, and awards
• Order (decoration)

References

External Link

Awards and Recognition Association- The Awards Industries Trade Association