The ACAMS AML Professional of the Year Award has been bestowed upon an elite group of professionals over the last several years and we are currently seeking nominations for the 2011 award recipient. This year, ACAMS will again recognize a member who has made an outstanding contribution to AML/CTF and financial crime prevention. The winner will be recognized in front of over 1,000 industry peers during the awards presentation portion of the conference, highlighted on the ACAMS website, and given special recognition in the ACAMS Today publication.

Important Dates:

• August 1, 2011: last day for entries and supporting documents submitted to ACAMS
• August 15, 2011: Finalists announced
• September 20, 2011: Winner announcement at the ACAMS 10th Annual International Money Laundering Conference in Las Vegas

Nomination and Selection Process:
All entries must be submitted electronically and include:

• Full contact information
• Synopsis of your submission
• A biographical synopsis of the nominee’s background

Incomplete or handwritten entries will not be considered. All entries must be submitted through the online system and provide sufficient information regarding note-worthy accomplishments that occurred during June 2010- June 2011.

Nominations will be reviewed by the ACAMS Advisory Board. ACAMS Advisory Board members are not eligible for nomination.

Award Requirements:
ACAMS will consider nominees who have made a significant, positive impact on the AML industry during June 2010- June 2011. Examples of the kinds of contributions that will be considered include the following: successful money laundering investigations, enforcing key regulations, drafting and passing laws or implementing an innovative AML training method, to name a few. The nominee must be an active ACAMS member.

Judging criteria include:

• Difficulty in initial problem/mission/challenge
• Efficiency of plans or methods to resolve problem/fulfill mission
• Creativity of approach in solving problem
• Results of professional efforts in terms of bottom-line impact
• Must be an ACAMS member

Instructions To Submit Your Online Proposal:
You will have only one opportunity to submit your nomination information online. We recommend you draft your proposal in a Word document first, and then cut/paste the text into the online form when you are ready to submit a final version. (Once you have all of your submission information gathered, it takes approximately 30 minutes to complete the online form).

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION

Statement for Submissions
The applicant organization/company may be asked to provide additional information in support of their application. All submissions and any attachments become the property of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS). Materials cannot be returned and may be publicized and included in the Association’s publications and resources.

For questions regarding award submissions, please contact:
Altair Gonzalez
Manager, Education and Training
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 2350
Miami, FL 33130 USA
O: +1 786.871.3006
F: +1 305.530.9434
E: agonzalez@acams.org

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The 2010 Professional of the Year Award recipients are:

Meryl Lutsky
State of New York Office of the Attorney General
Criminal Prosecutions Bureau

Daniel Wager
Director
New York HIFCA

Meryl Lutsky and Daniel Wager were recognized as the ACAMS AML Professionals of the Year in front over 1,000 of their AML peers during an awards presentation at the ACAMS 9th Annual International AML Conference on September 21 in Las Vegas.