2023-2024 Lifetime Service Award Committee
 

Nominations Deadline: January 31 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time
 

Charge

Carry out all activities to select at most two recipients of the Lifetime Service Award which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

• Actively seek and submit nominations
• Review and evaluate nominations
• Select recipient(s) of the award based on the award criteria
• Chair presents the Award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting
• If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this committee, s/he should contact the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison.
• Current Committee members who are nominated for the award will be asked to either recuse themselves from the Committee or remove their nomination from consideration.

Members

Estimated Time Commitment

• September 1 – January 31 – Actively seek and submit nominations; participate on virtual calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair
  • Approx. 3 hours
• February 15 – April 15 – Review nominations, participate on virtual  calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair, and select award recipient(s)
  • Approx. 5 hours reviewing nominations; varies based on number of nominations
  • Approx. 1 hour participating on virtual calls 
• By April 15 – Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the recipient(s)
  • Approx. 1 hour
• August – Chair presents the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting
  • Preparation for presentation could take approximately 1–4 hours 

Roles & Responsibilities Timeline

Chair and Committee Members Responsibilities

AAA Professional Staff Responsibilities

• Questions? Please contact Barbara Gutierrez, Professional Staff Liaison, at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise

• The Committee consists of five members, including the Chair and Chief Executive Officer.
• Four Committee members plus a voting Chair are appointed annually prior to the Annual Meeting by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.
• Committee members should be past members of the Board of Directors or others with a knowledge of service contributions to the organization.