The phrase "a commendation for the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an award or recognition given to someone for their achievements or contributions.
Example: "She received a commendation for the outstanding service she provided to the community."
Alternatives: "an award for the" or "a recognition for the".
The book has won numerous awards, including a commendation for the Carnegie Medal.
That in itself is a commendation for the man – but it's also an indictment of the rest.
Raymond Caliendo, a partner with Mark Searage in Art-of-Form Architects in Amityville, received a commendation for the historic restoration of an 1882 restaurant, Gage & Tollner, on Fulton Street in Brooklyn.
As with the quake, the coverage has merged the stories of survival with a commendation for the political leadership: "The rescue operation after the Wangjialing mind-flood disaster has created 'twin miracles,'" the Xinhua news agency put it this week.
E4 series, and subsequent box office hit, The Inbetweeners was awarded with best comedy programme, while Sky News received a commendation for The Fall of Tripoli - its coverage of the unfolding events in Libya, which led to the overthrow of Colonel Gaddafi.
Michael Williams and Lyn Johnson of the New York Veterans Administration, Minority Office, giving Mack Pong, with Christina Lim, a commendation for the reunion.
In winning a commendation for adaptive reuse, the Locust Valley architect Gregory Andrea said he had been inspired from the start in his project to adapt a former Friendly's restaurant in Glen Cove to a rustic-looking restaurant resembling an old upstate mountain lodge.
He also received a Commendation for Science and Technology Research Categoryy) from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Last year, George J. Tenet, the director of central intelligence, paid a rare public tribute to the group in awarding it a commendation for its contribution to the campaign against terrorism in Afghanistan.
The married officer was part of the police's helicopter unit and had received a commendation for her bravery in the past.
Cadwalladr, Emma Graham-Harrison and Mark Townsend were all mentioned as the Observer also received a commendation for its Cambridge Analytica coverage in the scoop of the year category.
