The Distinguished Service Award consists of a plaque, a special lapel pin, and citation of the award recipient's services on the ACA website.

Nomination and Confirmation

The Distinguished Service Award Committee, chaired by the Vice-President, reviews the nominations. If the committee endorses a nomination, then the issue goes before the Board of Regents at the Mid-Winter board meeting. The award is confirmed only after an affirmative majority vote by the Board of Regents.

Presentation

The President presents the Distinguished Service Award at the ACA luncheon or business meeting at the annual joint meeting of SAA/ACA (usually in August).

Additional Rules

The ACA is under no obligation to present the Distinguished Service Award in any particular year, and in any case shall never give more than two such awards in one calendar year.

Nominations

To make a nomination, submit the nomination form to the ACA Secretariat. Nominations received by February 1 are eligible for consideration by the Distinguished Service Award Committee for that year.

Recipients

2009     Carla Summers and Edie Hedlin

2008     John Fleckner and Charles Schultz

2007     Trudy Huskamp Peterson and Willow Powers

2006     Elizabeth Adkins and James B. Byers

2005     Anne P. Diffendal

2004     Leon C. Miller [article]