Authority:

• Holds programmatic and procedural authority within the parameters and resource allocation established by the Board of Directors.
• Policy authority is limited to making recommendations to the Board of Directors.

General duties:

• Oversee volunteer award nomination, selection, and notification processes as approved by the Board of Directors.

Specific Responsibilities

• Seek financial support from individuals or industry (as necessary) for the Master Clinician, Distinguished Researcher, Distinguished Educator and Distinguished Speaker
• Establish Nomination Guidelines and Award Criteria for the awards listed
• Promote and evaluate nominations for award
• Review nominations and make recommendations to the AO Board of Directors for selection of the recipients of the Master Clinician, Distinguished Researcher, Distinguished Educator and Distinguished Speaker Awards.
• Develop a report to the Board of Directors informing them of committee selection.
• Assist with award presentation at Annual Award Ceremony.

Qualifications (Minimum)

• Active Member

Composition

The committee shall be comprised of the Chair and as many members as deemed necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Committee. Members are selected by the Chair in consultation with the President-elect and approved by the Advisory Committee on Committees.

Term

• Three-year term, eligible for renewal

Note: Initial appointmemts are intentionally staggered, with six volunteers serving a one-time three-year term, and four members serving two-year term. 

Proposed Timeline:

• Immediately after each Annual Meeting: Nominations open
• August 1: Nominations deadline
• August 1 – Late August: Staff gathers all nominations and shares them with Awards Committee members ahead of the committee meeting.
• Late August – Early September: Awards Committee reviews and discusses nominations; a short list of suggested award recipients will be provided to the BOD.
• October: BOD meeting to finalize award recipients
• Immediately after the October BOD meeting: Notifications to award recipients
• Annual Meeting in the following year: Awards ceremony to present all awards

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