Deadline: March 5, 2008

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The highlight of the evening for the Forum Honors Gala is the presentation of awards to leaders and achievers in the association community. It is a time to honor our own with awards and scholarships.

The highest honor the Association Forum bestows, the Samuel B. Shapiro Award for Chief Executive Officer Achievement, is presented to a CEO for outstanding service and accomplishments in association/nonprofit management. The award is named after Samuel B. Shapiro, CAE, a past chairman of the Forum and the American Society of Association Executives. Recipients of this award have made outstanding accomplishments in their professional and personal lives.

Award Criteria
The nominee should:

• Be recognized as an exceptional association/nonprofit professional who has advanced the welfare of his or her employer’s industry or profession;
• Contribute significantly and consistently to the advancement and/or recognition of the profession through service to the Forum, ASAE, and related organizations;
• Openly share valuable experience with other
  association/nonprofit professionals;
• Serve an active role in civic and community affairs.

Eligibility
Any member of the Forum may nominate himself or herself, or another member, for this award. The nominee must be employed in a full-time capacity as the chief executive officer of an association/nonprofit organization or association management company at the time of nomination; must have been the chief executive officer for one year prior to nomination; and must have been a regular voting member of the Forum for five consecutive years. Forum officers, directors and staff are not eligible for this award.

Click here for the Samuel B. Shapiro Award for Chief Executive Officer Achievement Nomination Form (PDF)

Forum Honors award recipients are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the association community. These awards include:

Association Professional Achievement Award

The Association Professional Achievement Award is presented to an association professional member for exemplary service and outstanding accomplishments in association/nonprofit management. This award reflects a high level of commitment to professional growth and personal pride in the association/nonprofit management industry.

Click here for the Association Professional Achievement Award Nomination Form (PDF)

Supplier Partner Service Award

The Supplier Partner Service Award is presented to a supplier partner in recognition of exemplary service and support to the association/nonprofit profession and to the Forum.

Click here for the Supplier Partner Service Award Nomination Form (PDF)

John C. Thiel Distinguished Service Award

The John C. Thiel Distinguished Service Award is presented for outstanding service to the Forum by an individual member. This award has been presented for exceptional, long-term, volunteer service to the Forum, primarily through committee service or similar contributions. “Unsung hero” or “above and beyond the call of duty” are two ways to describe past recipients. This award is named in memory of the late John C. Thiel, CAE, the Forum’s chairman-elect in 1990-91.

Click here for the John C. Thiel Distinguished Service Award Nomination Form (PDF)

If you know a CEO or someone who deserves to be recognized for his or her outstanding accomplishments, nominate him or her TODAY! Visit www.associationforum.org/awards for more details. The deadline for all award nominations is March 5.

RECOGNIZE A DESERVING COLLEAGUE!