The Eisenhower Award is in recognition of an individual’s outstanding humanitarian service and positive influence in one or more of the following areas: public / civic service, peace, and world understanding that have contributed to the betterment of humanity locally or globally.  The nominee must be an individual rather than a group or organization and must be alive at the time of nomination.  Preferably, the nominee will be from Adams County though not necessarily living in Adams County currently.  If the nominee is not from Adams County or currently living in Adams County their achievement must have had a major affect on Adams County.  The nominee’s achievement can be local or global.  It can represent a life’s work or a onetime occurrence