The Iain Wilson Character Through Competition Award (IWA)
The Iain Wilson Award will be presented to orienteers each year who have displayed outstanding character in orienteering. The award is intended to assist with the cost of education, training and travel to local, regional and international orienteering events. Awardees will be selected for their commitment to growth and improvement rather than recent performances or rankings. The awardees might not be the fastest or the best with a map. They will show competitive spirit, friendship, and qualities that leave others feeling good about the world. It is the indefinable support that some individuals provide that the committee hopes to encourage. Awardees will be role models and mentors for future generations of orienteers. They will remind us of who Iain was and for what he stood.Winners will be those who embody in life the virtues cultivated in training and competition – thus honoring Iain’s memory.
Orienteers who are 20 years old or younger are invited to apply by February 15, 2018. Awardees will be asked to provide occasional updates to share with the Award’s supporters. Visit learn more or email .
Applicant’s Background
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Short Answers
Questions 1 through 6 may be answered on a separate sheet and attached to this application. Each response should be 200 words or less.
1) Describe your history in orienteering.
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2) List your proudest orienteering accomplishments.
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3) Describe your aspirations in orienteering over the next one, three, and five years.
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4) How will this award help you to achieve your goals?
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5) What does training and competition mean to you?
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6) What have you learned from your experience orienteering that defines you as a person?
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Orienteering Club
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Additional Requirements
Attach a recommendation from principals, teachers, coaches, or other communityleaders, outside your family, who know you well (especially your sporting interests), commenting on your achievements, andvalues.
Attestation
I declare that the information reported on this form, to the best of my knowledge and belief, istrue, correct, accurate and complete.
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Submission
EMAIL TO:
(When submitting by e-mail, please send a signed copy of the application to the address below)
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MAIL TO:
Orienteering USA
c/o Marc Balcer
321 Trillium Lane
Wayne, PA 19087
Attachments
1) Multi-part written responses.
2) Recommendation
Deadline
Must be postmarked no later than February 15, 2018.
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