Jessamine County Athletic Achievement Award

Purpose

The Jessamine County Athletic Achievement Award is organized as a means of recognizing, preserving and promoting the heritage of interscholastic athletics in Jessamine County. Many individuals have made extraordinary contributions and have had superb accomplishments in high school athletics. The Achievement Award honors the contributions and accomplishments of these individuals who are worthy of recognition as examples for others to emulate.

Selection Process

The Jessamine County Athletic Achievement Award will be governed by the Jessamine County Athletic Advisory Council. The Jessamine County Athletic Advisory Council is under the control of the Superintendent and Board of Education. The Jessamine County Athletic Advisory Council includes equal representation from East and West High Schools. The council also includes equal community representation from East and West High Schools.

The selection process will be chaired by the District Athletic Director. The Deputy Superintendent is an ex-officio member of Council and will be the school district consultant during the selection process. The council will submit recommended award recipient names to the Board of Education for final approval.

The Recipients for the first two years will be representative of and from Jessamine County High School which will include Nicholasville High School, Dunbar High School and Wilmore High School. The Recipients after the first two years will include equal representation from East and West High Schools.The Recipients will be formally introduced each year during half-time of the East vs. West football game.

The first two years the maximum number of inductees will be five. Beginning the third year and each year thereafter the maximum number of inductees will be six – three from East Jessamine High School and three from West Jessamine High School.The Jessamine County Athletic Advisory Council reserves the right after the first two years to add one additional inductee each year that had an affiliation with Jessamine County High School, Nicholasville High School, Dunbar High School and Wilmore High School..

Nomination Categories

Individuals may be nominated representing the categories defined below. The categories of athlete, coach and contributor are included on the nomination form. The grouping is for screening purposes to assist the council in understanding the types of information required.

Athlete: A former high school athlete whose achievements as a high school athlete were extraordinary and merit recognition. Athlete shall have completed high school at least five (5) years prior to being eligible for nomination. Athletes who are being nominated are to be considered solely for their achievements in interscholastic athletics in Jessamine County.An athlete who is deceased prior to high school graduation will be considered on their achievements prior to death.

Coach: A coach whose accomplishments as a high school coach merit recognition or former high school coach who has been inactive as a coach for a minimum of three school years whose accomplishments as a high school coach merit recognition. Coaches would be considered on their merits of high school coaching achievements in Jessamine County.

Contributor: An individual who has made outstanding contributions to athletics in some capacity other than athlete or coach including such avenues as community athletic involvement/support, athletic administration, sports medicine, and sports media.

Requirements for Nomination

In order to maintain the integrity of the selection process the following criteria are established for nominations:

A)Nominees must exemplify the highest standards of sportsmanship, ethical conduct and moral character. All nominees will be judged on their significant and/or long term contributions to athletics in Jessamine County.

B)Nominees whose careers ended 5 or more years ago and who are deceased will be considered against accomplishments of their contemporaries, as much as is possible. It is suggested that additional support material be included, such as letters from individuals who had some involvement with the nominee.

C)All applications must clearly indicate the status of each candidate as it is related to the defined categories.

Nomination Procedures

The following shall be utilized for nominations:

A)The official nomination form approved by the Superintendent and Jessamine County Board of Education is available on the Jessamine County website or from the District Athletic Director. *Nominations for selection are to be submitted to District Athletic Director by April 29 of each year.

B)Any nomination received which does not contain active and current address and contact information for the nominee (or family if deceased) will not be considered.

C)In addition to the Superintendent/Board of Education approved nomination form, the following should be submitted for a nominee to be considered:

  1. No more than five letters of recommendation from both the person making the nomination and others who support the nominee and note nominee’s athletic achievement.
  2. A limited number of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, copies of score books and statistics may be included to help substantiate the accomplishments and contributions of the nominee. These materials should focus on high school accomplishments and contributions and be listed in chronological order.
  3. A 5x7 photograph, preferably black and white, should be submitted with nomination form.

Jessamine County Athletic Achievement Award

Information about Nominee

Name:

Is the nominee deceased? (check one) YES NO
(if nominee is not deceased, please fill out address information below)

Address:
City, State Zip
Phone (list day and night)

Information about person making nomination (list “self” if self-nominating)

Name:
Address:
City, State Zip
Phone (list day and night)

Important Information Needed for ALL Nominees. This information is important to the Selection Process in helping to ensure that the desired objectives with regard to the consideration of nominees and the induction process are satisfied. (Application will not be accepted without this information)

Please list the primary category of nomination (check one)

ATHLETE / COACH / CONTRIBUTOR
Birth Date of Nominee
Sex (check one) / Male / Female

If this person is being nominated as a Coach, please complete the following additional information

Coached at which High School
Year of Retirement

If this person is being nominated as an Athlete, please complete the following additional information

High School Attended
Graduation Year

For persons being nominated in all categories, please complete the following additional information

Please summarize this person’s accomplishments as a coach, athlete, or contributor for Jessamine County Athletics.
Please list any other factors about this individual that you would like for the council to consider.

I certify that I have truthfully completed this information about the nominee with the permission of the nominee, that he/she will accept the award if selected, and I will cooperate with the Jessamine County Board of Education should additional information be needed for his/her consideration.

Signature Date

By clicking this box, I agree that the above may be considered my official signature.

Attach any relevant press clippings and materials which would verify coaching win-loss records, or other statistical information. Also attach any other letters of recommendation of other information which may be helpful to the committee in making a final selection.
Annual Deadline for Submission: May 29

Completed nomination form and support materials should be sent to:

District Athletic Director
Jessamine County Schools
871 Wilmore Road, Nicholasville, KY 40356

Or e-mail completed form to: