AUTHOR'S AWARD
1) The applicant must be a member of a Club/Society that is a member in good standing of CAOAC at the time of the awards presentations.
2) Over a period of at least 5 years, the applicant must have published at least 10 articles in local Club/Society newsletters as well as at least two reprints (two different articles) in other Club/Society newsletters, commercial publications etc.
OR
The applicant must have been the Club/Society Editor for at least 5 years and have published a minimum of 5 articles during that period.

ADVANCED AUTHOR'S AWARD
1) The applicant must be a member of a Club/Society that is a member in good standing of CAOAC at the time of the Awards Presentations.
2) At least 5 articles published in a commercial publication OR Over a period of at least 8 years the applicant must have published at least 25 articles in local Club/Society newsletters as well as at least six reprints (six different articles) in other local club/society newsletters.
OR
The applicant must have been the Club/Society Editor for at least 8 years and have published a minimum of 10 articles during that period.

NOTE: An article must be a written essay on a hobby related item but excludes President's
Messages, editorial comments, etc.

HOBBYIST OF THE YEAR
To be awarded at the discretion of the Awards Committee, to the Hobbyist who has contributed immensely to the betterment of the Hobby in the past year.

Guidelines: In the past year this individual must have:
1) Participated regularly in the showing of fish. This can be in the form of monthly jar shows, their club's annual show as well as out of town show.
2) Have given their time as a Committee Chairperson in their own club.
3) Have bred several species of fish (at least 6 species) and successfully raised some young
4) Have propagated at least six species of plants from at least three different classes.
5) Have been a speaker or lecturer at their own Club/Society and at least one other Club/Society.
6) Have written articles (at least two) and were published in their own Club/Society and at least one article published in another Club/Society Newsletter.
Other considerations would be Public relations to further the Hobby, Publicity, Research etc.

The applications for this Award should be in writing and submitted to your Regional Representative on the Awards Committee using form 'Recognition Award Nomination Form', Page 1181.  The application should be signed by the President of the participant's club. This recognition award will not necessarily be awarded annually; however an individual can be awarded this award more than once. Please refer to page 8959 for list of persons that have received this award.

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SERVICE AWARD
To be awarded to the individual Hobbyist who has contributed his/her time and effort over an extended period of time to the benefit of CAOAC. This award will be given only at the discretion of the Awards Committee.

Some example criteria are:
1) Long active service in an Executive capacity.
2) Served on numerous Committees over an extended period.
3) Long service as an active CAOAC judge or Club Representative.
This recognition award will not necessarily be awarded annually. All applications for this award must be in writing and should be submitted to your Regional Representative using form 'Recognition Award Nomination Form', Page 1181. Please refer to page 8961 for list of persons that have received this award.

SCIENTIST AWARD
This award may be given to any person in or out of CAOAC who has contributed scientifically to the advancement of the field of Ichthyology. Any nomination must have an accompanying biography of the nominee. The award will only be given at the discretion of the Awards Committee. In rare circumstances, this award will be presented to a non-member of CAOAC. All applications for awards must be in writing and should be submitted to your Regional Representative using form 'Recognition Award Nomination Form'. Page 1181. Please refer to page 8963 for the list of persons that have received this award.

JUNIOR HOBBYIST OF THE YEAR
To be awarded at the discretion of the Awards Committee, to a junior sixteen (1 6) years of age or younger, who has given of his/her time and energy to advance themselves in the hobby.

Guidelines: In the past year this individual must have:
Participated regularly in the showing of fish. This can be in the form of monthly jar shows, their club's annual show or an out of town show.
Have given some of their time to help on a committee or small task in their own club. This does not mean that they are the committee head.
Have bred several species of fish and successfully raised some young (at least one egglayer and one livebearer).
Have propagated at least three species of plants, one from class a, one from class b and, one from class c.

The applications for this Award should be in writing and submitted to your Regional Representative on the Awards Committee using form 'Recognition Award Nomination Form', Page
1181. The application should be signed by the President of the participant's club. This award will not necessarily be awarded annually. The award will be officially awarded to the recipient at the CAOAC convention and then by a CAOAC representative at the winner's club meeting in June, wherever possible. Please refer to page 8965 for the list of persons that have received this award.

CAOAC 25 YEARS OF SERVICE CERTIFICATE
There are TWO different ways that this award could be achieved.
1) The hobbyist must have 25 years of continuous service to CAOAC. It can be in the
capacity of a Club Rep, Judge, Committee Head or Executive or any combination there of.
OR
2) The hobbyist can have a combination continuous service totalling 25 years of active service to CAOAC and/or a local Club/Society.

NOTE: Documentation for this award would be appreciated. It could include any of the following items: CAOAC newsletters, Club/Society bulletins, Minutes of CAOAC meetings, minutes of Club/Society meetings, Statements from members of Club/Society. This Award is for Special Recognition of the hobbyist who has worked for the betterment of a Club/Society and/or CAOAC. Please refer to page 8967 for the list of persons that have received this award.
 

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