Official 2018 Member of the Year
Nomination Form with Instructions
1006. MEMBER OF THE YEAR
a. Description - The objective of the award is to recognize a current NMA member for his/her efforts during the past 12 months that enhanced the effectiveness of the Chapter or Council and advanced the purpose and the image of NMA. The award recipient will be recognized at the NMA’s Annual Conference and will receive a $500 cash award and a plaque. National elected Officers and Directors are excluded from receiving this award.
b. Qualifications - A nominee must be a continuous NMA member for the past two years and have made significant contributions to Chapter or Council operations and activities.
c. Nomination Submittal - Award nominations must be submitted by the designated deadline date using the approved forms made available to all Chapters and Councils. The nominations must be endorsed by a NMA Chapter or Council and be signed by two officers of the nominating organization. It is extremely important to discuss in the Chapter/Council endorsement the significance and consequences of the nominee's specific efforts, accomplishments, and activities during the past year of NMA leadership.
d. Review and Scoring - The Recognition Committee will receive and review all nominations submitted for the Member of the Year Award. Each committee member will score the two areas of the nomination.
e. Ranking and Final Judging - The NMA staff will combine the scores submitted from the Recognition Committee to determine the top 3 nominations. By the July committee meeting, the 3 nominees with the highest number of points will be evaluated and a recipient of the award declared.
YOU MUST ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING RULES:
1. THE "OFFICIAL NOMINATION FORM WITH INSTRUCTIONS" ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES MUST BE USED.
2. WITH THE EXCEPTION LISTING THE NOMINEE'S NAME ON THE FIRST NOMINATION PAGE, DO NOT INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION THAT WOULD IDENTIFY YOUR NOMINEE, I.E., NO NOMINEE NAMES, NO COMPANY NAMES, AND NO CHAPTER NAMES CAN BE USED OR THE NOMINATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THE 2018 MEMBER OF THE YEAR.
3. ALL AREAS MUST BE COMPLETED.
4. ALL ACTIVITIES/ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THIS NOMINEE MUST HAVE TAKEN PLACE OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS.
5. THE NOMINATION DESCRIPTION MUST FIT THE SPACE ALLOCATED ON THE OFFICIAL NOMINATION FORM USING Times New Roman font size of no less than 10.
6. The space allocated to each paragraph on the approved form shall not be changed or modified. ZERO POINTS WILL BE GIVEN FOR ANY CATEGORY IN WHICH YOU EXCEED THE MAXIMUM CHARACTERS LISTED.
Completed forms should be e-mailed in a Word document format no later than June 1, 2018 to:
Receive points on your CAR1 for submitting a nomination!
Nominee’s Name:Current job title:
Employed by:
Presently member of which Chapter/Council:
# Years NMA Member:
Continuous member for past 2 years?
Sponsoring Chapter/Council:
Name of nominee’s local newspaper for news release::
1st Officer’s Name/Title:
2nd Officer’s Name/Title:
PERSON TO WHOM ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE DIRECTED CONCERNING THIS NOMINATION:
Name:
Company:
Address:
City/State/Zip:
Phone:
Email:
ALL ACTIVITIES/ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THIS NOMINEE MUST HAVE TAKEN PLACE OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS.
Name of nominee:
PART 1 – CHAPTER/COUNCIL ENDORSEMENT
Please provide in paragraph form, personal characteristics which qualifies your nominee for the NMA Member of the Year.MUST FIT IN SPACE PROVIDED BELOW OR YOU MAY RECEIVE 0 POINTS (max 5,500 characters). Number of characters will be checked. / 0-10 PTS MAX 10 PTS.
Total Points for Part 1
Nominee's Name:
PART 2 – DESCRIPTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS/ACTIVITIES
List contributions to your chapter/council and/or activities that this nominee has made or been involved in over the past 12 months.BE SURE TO FILL OUT ALL 10 Items – Maximum 400 characters per item in Times New Roman 10 pt. / 0-10 pts MAX 10 PTS EA.
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Total Points for Part 2
PART 3 - POINT SUMMARY ---- HEADQUARTERS ONLY
Part 1 / Chapter/council Endorsement (Maximum 10 points)Part 2 / Description of Contributions/Activities (Maximum 100 points)
Grand Total Points