Recognition Awards
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.
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.