Rev. 5/05

A. Rationale for the Award:

The cultivation of leaders depends on recognizing individuals of promise, providing activities which challenge them to develop, and demonstrate leadership skills, rewarding their efforts, and planning for their continued and future growth.

B. Objectives:

1. To identify members with leadership promise as participants in developmental activities with a need to be nurtured into leaders of tomorrow.

2. To encourage the appointment of “newly active” members to positions of responsibility within the Society which will permit them to develop and demonstrate leadership skills.

3. To recognize and reward “newly active” members who have demonstrated their leadership potential by contributions to the organization.

4. To encourage strategically planned future appointment/nominations of these prospective leaders to activities/offices which will continue their leadership development.

C. Guidelines:

1. Eligibility Criteria:

a. Be a “newly active” member of ASCLS-PA.

b. Definition of “Newly Active”
        1. Member for less than three (3) years
        2. Member for longer than three (3) years but who has recently taken on active role in ASCLS-PA
        3. Member of ASCLS-PA Leadership for less than three (3) years

c. Have demonstrated leadership potential by:
        1. Directing at least one State or Chapter Task Force
        2. Chairing a State or Ad Hoc Committee of the State
        3. Directing projects in which outcomes are measurable
               Examples include: 5% increase in membership
               Increased Meeting Attendance

d. A member may receive this award only once

2. Nomination and Selection Criteria:

a. Nominations may be made by any member of the ASCLS-PA Leadership on a form supplied by the Awards Committee.

b. The nominations will be compiled and sent to the ASCLS-PA Presidential Officers (President, President-elect, and Past President), will select from the nominees who have met the criteria.

c. The Presidential Officers may select up to three (3) individuals per year to receive this award.  The selection(s) is/are to be based on the criteria defined.

d. Nominations shall be made to the Awards Committee Chair by February 1st of each year.

e. The Presidential Officers shall select the individual awardees recognized at the ASCLS-PA Annual Awards Banquet.  The President of ASCLS-PA shall submit the names of the awardees to the ASCLS Awards Chair by February 28th.

*Be it Noted:  These three individuals are in a unique position to view the activities of the Society and to recognize significant contributions.

3. Award:

a. The award shall be in the form of a “Key” pin, awarded by ASCLS.

b. The recipient should attend the ASCLS-PA Summer Leadership Conference.