Badmus Law Firm, a Dallas-based immigration law firm, is seeking nominations for its third annual Immigrant Journey Awards, which will recognize outstanding immigrants in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. These awards honor and celebrate those who have chosen to make this country their home and whose achievements serve as a role model and an inspiration to all.

The annual Immigrant Journey Awards will honor extraordinary DFW immigrants in the following categories:

• Immigrant Entrepreneur Award, honoring an immigrant business owner who has founded a highly successful business.
• Immigrant Professional Excellence Award, to an immigrant demonstrating significant professional achievement in their field.
• Immigrant Spirit Award, recognizing an immigrant civic leader or elected official who has contributed significantly to the region.
• Immigrant Advocate Award, honoring an individual or organization for having made an impact on the immigrant community and who advocates on behalf of immigrants and their communities.

Previous winners of the awards include Jose Fuentes and Gloria Rubio, owners of the popular Gloria's Restaurants, Oscar Pareja, Assistant Coach of FC Dallas soccer team, FC Dallas, Joe Chow, former Mayor of Addison, Mosaic Family Services, Dr. Olubayo Idowu, Baku Kshatriya, President of ECOM Consulting, and Sante Chary, Founder and Owner of US Physician Resources.

Those wishing to nominate a deserving individual or organization can obtain nominations forms at https://badmuslaw.com/third-annual-immigrant-journey-a…. All nominations must be received by Monday, February 25, 2013.