CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD OF INSTITUTE MEDALS
1The Institute (Gold) Medal
1The Institute Medal is awarded exceptionally by the Council to members who have given outstanding service to the Institute and the profession.
2Those nominating members for the award of the Institute Medal should be aware that:
aThe medal is awarded in exceptional cases only.
bEvidence of a wide range of service at different levels and of different kinds over a period of time would be expected. This should be properly catalogued in the relevant space on the Nomination Form (or attached).
cIt would be expected that the ‘outstanding service’ would have brought the member concerned to the attention of other members worldwide.
NB:
i“Outstanding service” should mean not only a general level of extremely creditable service to CIMA, but service beyond that, to include joint or bilateral work with another institute or association.
iiThe period of time involved is deliberately be left vague; some service will becumulative over a long period, but there may be cases where a relatively short period will have produced rapid advances.
iiiThe potential beneficiary should not be advised at the stage of nomination that his/her name has been put forward, in order to avoid possible disappointment.
2The Institute Silver Medal
1The Institute Silver Medal is awarded exceptionally by the Council to members who are judged to have given outstanding service to the Institute, nationally or internationally.
2“Outstanding Service” cannot readily be defined, but might include the holding of distinguished chairmanships of Institute committees, leading working parties which have enabled the advance of CIMA, working on syllabus review, or representing CIMA in a distinguished way on national or international bodies.
3The Silver Medal is a means of recognition beyond the holding of an office at Divisional, Area or Branch level, or a series of such appointments, even over a long period of time. It would be expected that a member nominated for such an award would have served the Institute with distinction in a number and range of capacities.
4All-round performance of those nominated will be reviewed. It is insufficient merely to have held office, even over a long period. The merits of the nominees will be assessed by their peers in Appointments Committee, and the entire record of their service will come under consideration.
5Recommendations are made through the Appointments Committee, which is delegated by Council to examine commendations made and to put forward only those names which they agree satisfactorily fulfil the criteria.
NB:
iThe citation should clearly emphasise the way(s) in which such service has been outstanding(Maximum of 500 words)
iiThe potential beneficiary should not be advised at the stage of nomination that his/her name has been put forward in order to avoid possible disappointment.
3The Institute Bronze Medal
1The Bronze Medal is chiefly aimed at those whose contribution to Branch, Area and/or Division has been considerable, or those whose contribution to one or more Institute Committees over a period has been invaluable, perhaps also including active work as a Council Member, even perhaps as a Committee Chairman who has done solid work, but whose committee may not have been key to the Institute’s progress.
2The Medal may also be awarded to those whose work has previously gone unrewarded by Institute recognition, or could in the past only have been considered for the award of the plaque (perhaps not sufficiently high recognition for the work undertaken). This might include those involved in syllabus work, higher education development or branch or Area development, for instance.
3The award of the Bronze Medal can be made to members who work on behalf of the Institute but “outside the loop” of committees, branches and so on. This category might include members who have heavily promoted the qualification and developed training schemes inside companies or education courses, for instance.
4It is inappropriate that the Bronze Medal should be seen as a reward for long service; Branch Secretaries, for instance, will already have received a Plaque in respect of five years’ service, whether they retire then or after twenty years – there should be no automatic or implied progression that the Bronze Medal follows.
5All-round performance of those nominated will be reviewed. It is insufficient
merely to have held office, even over a long period. The merits of the nominees will be assessed by their peers in Appointments Committee, and the entire record of their service will come under consideration.
6Recommendations are made through the Appointments Committee, which is delegated by Council to examine commendations made and to put forward only those names which they agree satisfactorily fulfil the criteria.
NB: The potential beneficiary should not be advised at the stage of nomination that his/her name has been put forward in order to avoid possible disappointment.