Award of Excellence

Description | Nomination Form (Word document) | Past Winners

The Award of Excellence recognizes individuals who have demonstrated excellence in the SIG area as well as leadership and involvement in ACE. A recipient may be either a current or a past member of the SIG. Nominees may be nominated by anyone in ACE, or they may nominate themselves.

Guidelines for Nomination

1. Nominee must have membership dues paid for the current year.
   
2. Nominee must have at least five years of membership in ACE (not necessarily consecutive). Any ACE member – active, associate or retired – may be nominated by any ACE member.
   
3. Nominees must not be current chair, co-chair or vice chair of SIG in which nominated.
4. No person should be named an award recipient for more than one SIG in the same year.
5. Nominees must be current or past members of SIG for which the award is given and must meet all other criteria (1,2,3 and 4 above).
   
6. SIGs do not have to have a nominee every year. Only one award per SIG may be presented each year.
   
7. Awards of Excellence should not be given to members currently serving as either ACE president, president-elect or vice president. Other board members are eligible.
   
8. SIG chairs and the ACE vice president serve as the Awards of Excellence Committee. They shall be responsible for promoting availability of awards, soliciting and screening nominations, selecting recipients and presenting awards at the ACE annual meeting. It shall be the SIG’s responsibility to create a method for recipient selection and to consult with the Award of Excellence Committee members to resolve any ties. The name of the finalist must be sent to the vice president for presentation to and approval by the board.
   
9. The vice president and the ACE board, with SIG chair concurrence, may reject any nomination if candidates do not meet expected standards of documented performance.
   
10. Runner-up nominees are not considered automatic candidates in subsequent years. New nominations need to be made each year.
    
11. Completed forms are to be returned to the appropriate SIG chair by February 18 in time for selections to be made and awards prepared.
    
12. SIG chairs must send the name and the nomination form of the finalist recommended to receive the award to the vice president and coordinator by February 28.
    
13. Selection, acquisition and engraving of appropriate plaques or certificates is a function of ACE Headquarters. No cash or sponsored award is allowed.