All NASA employees may nominate individuals for the QASAR awards.  The QASAR award process will be performed electronically using the Safety and Mission Assurance Requirements Tracking System (SMARTS) at http://smarts.grc.nasa.gov/app/index.cfm.  QASAR award contacts and Safety and Mission Assurance Directors should open an account.  Each Center and Headquarters may submit one nomination for each category to the QASAR Award Board for review and selection.  Thank you for your continued support of this program.  If you have any questions, call Ms. Kelly Kabiri, QASAR Program Manager, (202) 358-0590.

Timeline:

Starting in 2010, the five categories are now:

• Most significant safety or mission assurance (SMA) contribution from within the NASA SMA organization
• Most significant safety or mission assurance (SMA) contribution from within the NASA SMA contractor organization
• Most significant safety or mission assurance (SMA) contribution from outside the NASA SMA organization
• Most significant safety or mission assurance (SMA) contribution from outside the NASA SMA contractor organization
• Lifetime achievement

2011 Award Winners:
Category 1: Teri Hamlin/Johnson Space Center
Category 2: Joseph B. Hamilton/Kennedy Space Center
Category 3: Francis Merceret/ Kennedy Space Center
Category 4: Venki Venkat/Langley Research Center
Category 5: Humberto "Bert" Garrido/ Kennedy Space Center