The local board of the Colquitt County Career Achievement Award (CCCAA) program recently said it is pleased with the community’s enthusiasm since the award’s inception in 2012 and looks forward to honoring its third annual award winner this year.

The CCCAA is given to a living individual who has excelled in their career field of choice in business, academics, science or the arts and who has strong ties to the county, including having attended school in Colquitt County for a substantial number of years.

The community recognized Moultrie native J. Wayne Littles as the recipient of the inaugural Colquitt County Career Achievement Award in March 2012 for his work with the NASA Space Shuttle and Space Station as well as a wide range of science programs.

In 2013 Terry T. Turner took home the honor for his accomplishments in the field of andrology, or male reproductive biology, and for his success as an author under the pen name of David Donovan through two memoirs — one which details his counterinsurgency service as a U.S. Army soldier in Vietnam and one which chronicles his upbringing on a rural Colquitt County farm.

“Our Colquitt County schools have produced several individuals who have achieved in a very significant manner. Recognition of these individuals through the Colquitt County Career Achievement Award will not only honor them but bring pride to our community and inspire our current students to reach for the stars,” said CCCAA board member Brooks Sheldon.

The purpose of the award, added Sheldon, is to instill the importance of nurturing and fostering the goals and aspirations of youth in the community with regard to the possibilities of future career success.

Nominations are currently being solicited for the 2014 Colquitt County Career Achievement Award recipient. Nomination forms may be obtained at the Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber of Commerce. Completed forms, as well as a bio or curriculum vitae (CV) with basic career information included, should be submitted by Friday, Jan. 24.

The 2014 CCCAA recipient will be honored in March at a dinner banquet at the Colquitt County Arts Center. Ticket sales information will be announced at a later date. The award recipient will also speak to Colquitt County High School students the day following the banquet. The annual CCCAA winner is permanently recognized with a plaque and display at the Museum of Colquitt County History.

Colquitt County Career Achievement Award, Inc. is a nonprofit Georgia corporation organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. The business and affairs of the corporation are managed by a volunteer board of directors, all of whom are current residents of Colquitt County.

The CCCAA Board of Directors will represent the interests of the Colquitt County community in selecting an annual recipient or recipients of the award and will develop awareness of the notable accomplishments of the award recipient to residents and businesses in Colquitt County.

For more information regarding the Colquitt County Career Achievement Award, contact Brooks Sheldon at (229) 985-7615.