[Nfbmo] tenBroek Standards

Gary Wunder gwunder at earthlink.net
Fri Jan 24 12:57:18 UTC 2014


A RESOLUTION REGARDING 

THE JACOBUS TENBROEK 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 tenBroek Award has been a subject of
considerable controversy due to 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 for the
administration of this award:

 

1)            The tenBroek award shall be presented to a sighted person who
has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to improving the quality of life
for the blind.

 

2)            The recipient of the tenBroek Award shall be a resident of the
State of Missouri.

 

3)            The committee to select the recipient shall be comprised of a
representative of each local chapter.  This representative may be selected
by the chapter president or elected by the chapter membership depending on
the desires of the local chapter.

 

4)            The chairperson of this committee shall be selected by the
State President and shall be one of the representatives designated by the
chapters.

 

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

 

6)            A copy of this policy statement shall be distributed to each
member of the committee by the chairperson prior to the selection of a
recipient.  The State President shall be responsible for providing this
statement to the Chairperson at the time of appointment.

 

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

 

 

 

 




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