{"id":892,"date":"2024-06-01T07:38:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T05:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/?p=892"},"modified":"2026-05-12T01:43:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T23:43:43","slug":"what-are-awards-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/?p=892","title":{"rendered":"What are awards for?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button Vivacity Infotech BEGIN -->\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/?p=892\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"like\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-size=\"small\" data-width=\"450\" data-share=\"\" ><\/div>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button Vivacity Infotech END -->\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies,\norganisations, and educational institutions give awards to associations and\nindividuals in various fields, e.g. arts and entertainment, business, sports\nand hobbies, science and technology, and community service. On 27 April 2024, I\nreceived an award from my undergrad alma mater. I&#8217;m always for the underdog and\nsceptical of who gets noticed and who doesn\u2019t; thus, I had to soul search\nthroughout the ceremony. I looked for things which probably weren\u2019t there, such\nas subjectivity and bias; were deserving candidates overlooked and less\ndeserving ones chosen? The criteria and decision-making process read that\nevening didn\u2019t avert my thoughts from the observation that most recipients were\ndoctoral degree holders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I regretted not\nnominating our dance troupe teacher for the Arts and Culture Award, which didn\u2019t have financial value but would have given her\nthe recognition she merits. I still remember her words over four decades ago \u2013 \u201cback\nstraight, hands in a lateral position, smile, and move gracefully\u201d. She\ninspired me to choreograph and dance at the Queensland University\u2019s International\nHouse functions years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Returning home to\nFrance from the Visayas State University, there was an email from an\nacquaintance whom I had helped many times with his work and personal projects.\nI immediately thought, <em>\u201cOh no, not him\nagain; he didn\u2019t even buy one of my books, either as a token of his\nappreciation for my help or to improve his English&#8221;.<\/em> Then, I remembered\nthe award, which is meant not only to inspire others to strive for excellence\nbut to remind us that success should be based on service to others without\nexpecting something in return. Yes, we \u2013 humans, are vulnerable to <em>quid pro quo<\/em> (something in return for what\nwe have done, i.e. a favour for a favour) that should not be! This award is an\nadditional guide to my behaviour. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Awards provide commendation\nand encouragement for individuals and groups. It&#8217;s primordial for the selection\nprocess to be transparent, fair, and devoid of self-nomination. Though the\nlatter indicates self-determination and high self-esteem, it can taint\ncredibility and promote self-gratification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We shouldn\u2019t wait\nfor award ceremonies to give recognition to colleagues, employees, students,\nvolunteers, etc. For instance, saying thank you for a job well done is a form\nof recognition that encourages motivation and efficiency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cOne person can make a\ndifference, and everyone should try.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 John F. Kennedy (35th president of the United\nStates). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Companies, organisations, and educational institutions give awards to associations and individuals in various fields, e.g. arts and entertainment, business, sports and hobbies, science and technology, and community service. On 27 April 2024, I received an award from my undergrad alma mater. I&#8217;m always for the underdog and sceptical of who gets noticed and who doesn\u2019t; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ethics-human-values"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=892"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":893,"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions\/893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roladesocietalblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}