[Nfbmo] Jernigan award nominations

[Gary Wunder]

Hi, Dan. Nominations are due, I believe, Feb 1. Here are the standards:

A Resolution Regarding the Jernigan Award
Adopted March 31, 1985
Amended March 16, 2002
	WHEREAS, time, and the lack of good documentation have a way of
obscuring both the purpose for and the criteria to be used in giving
organizational awards, and

	WHEREAS, the Jernigan Award has been a subject of considerable
controversy because of these very problems, and
	
	WHEREAS, more recently we have had a dispute over who is to comprise
the Committee which selects recipients, now, therefore:

BE IT RESOLVED that the following policy statement be adopted and
implemented in future selections:

1.         The Jernigan Award is presented by the Missouri Affiliate of the
National Federation of the Blind to a Federationist who has performed
outstanding service to his fellow blind over a prolonged period of time.

2.	The recipient of this award shall be a resident of the State of
Missouri.

3.	The recipient of this award shall be an active member of the
National Federation of the Blind's Missouri Affiliate.

4.	The committee charged with selecting recipients of the award shall
consist of the most recent three recipients of the award.  If, for whatever
reason, one or more of the past recipients cannot serve, the committee shall
be composed of recipients from previous years with the selection proceeding
in reverse chronological order until three committee members are seated.  

5.	From this point forward, the Jernigan Award shall be presented to
one individual.  Awards to families and couples shall be prohibited.

6.	The most recent recipient of the Jernigan Award shall serve as the
Chairman of the Jernigan Award Committee.  If, for whatever reason, this
person cannot serve on the committee, the office of Chairperson shall fall
to the most recent recipient available.

7.	This award is presented only as often as the committee deems that a
deserving person is available.

8.   All nominations shall be in writing and distributed to all committee
members by the Chairperson. 

9.	A copy of this resolution shall be forwarded by the President of the
Missouri Affiliate to the Chairman of the Jernigan Award Committee who shall
send it to each member of the committee.


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Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 3:57 AM
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Subject: [Nfbmo] Jernigan award nominations

Hello all,
      Just wanted to give a heads-up to all NFB-MO  members to start
thinking of nominations for the Jernigan award, offered to an  NFB of
Missouri member who is either blind or visually impaired who has  performed
exemplary 
service to their chapter and/or the Missouri  Affiliate.        
 
       More info is forthcoming - including  last day to submit 
nominations.   Please send nominations to the  Jernigan Committee members,
listed below.
 
Thanks, and have a great Martin Luther King holiday!
Sincerely,
Dan Flasar
Chair
Jernigan Award Committee
National Federation of the Blind of Missouri _danflasar at aol.com_
(mailto:danflasar at aol.com)
(314)646-7128
 
Jernigan Committee members for 2013:
 
Ruby Polk           _R.polk at sbcglobal.net_ (mailto:R.polk at sbcglobal.net) 
Jeremiah Wells    _Jeremiah54 at earthlink.net_ 
(mailto:Jeremiah54 at earthlink.net) 
Dan Flasar          _danflasar at aol.com_ (mailto:danflasar at aol.com) 
 
 
 
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