CBODN: Members - Awards

CBODN AWARDS RECOGINITION PROGRAM

THE AWARDS

1) President’s Award for Outstanding Service to CBODN

This Award will honor an individual whose contributions have risen above the ordinary, made a lasting and positive impact on CBODN, and supported organizational change, growth and advancement of CBODN’s mission, vision and values.

This award will honor an individual whose efforts over the last 3-5 years have visibly moved CBODN forward through:

Fostering collaborative relationships
Introducing vital and enriched initiatives, and
Charting new directions for CBODN and its members.

2) Founders’ Award for Outstanding Service to the Field of Organization Development

This Award will honor an individual who has demonstrated a dedication and commitment to the field of OD, enhanced the effectiveness, as well as the image, of the field OD, and furthered the field of organization development.

This award honors the visionary spirit of CBODN’s founders by recognizing an individual who meets three or more of the criteria below:

Broadened the conceptual framework of the field through actions and/or writings
Fundamentally challenged and changed our way of thinking about the practice of Organization Development
Demonstrated true sustainable and measurable change
Provided value added to organizations and individuals with whom they have worked
Garnered global or national recognition for their contribution
Advanced the theory and practice of Organization Development
Added value to the field
Modeled how to sustain and grow a theory
Attracted a diverse constituency of practitioners to CBODN.

PROCESS

The Awards Committee is convened annually, and is chaired by the Past President. The Committee will ideally include a past award recipient, up to three members at large, the Leadership Team member responsible for volunteer coordination (if such a position exists), and no more than one additional member of the Leadership Team.

The Awards Committee determines the finalists for the President’s Award, and makes the selection for the Founders’ Award from those nominated by the general membership. All members in good standing are invited to nominate fellow members for either of these awards. The Awards Committee determines whether the nominees for either award are worthy of advancing to the next step or receiving the award. Neither award is mandatory if none of the nominees meet or exceed the criteria stated above.

The Awards Committee is responsible for ensuring that every phase of the award process is well promoted via the Communiqué, the website, and the appropriate external media, from announcing that nominations are being solicited to deadline reminders to profiling the winners.

The Awards Committee may be asked to perform additional duties, such as helping to recruit future Awards Committees and proposing that the general overview of the awards program is incorporated into the by-laws and/or other appropriate vessels of organizational knowledge.

TIMELINES

1) The President’s Award is chosen by the President from a list of finalists provided by the Awards Committee.

Nominations for the President’s Award are solicited from the general membership beginning approximately 120 days prior to the Annual Conference
The deadline for nominations is approximately 90 days prior to the Annual Conference.
The Awards Committee determines a list of up to 5 finalists and submits it to the President no later than 60 days before the Annual Conference.
The Awards Committee Chair is notified of the President’s decision at least 40 days prior to the Annual Conference,
The Awards Committee is responsible for procuring the personalized award and seeing that it is delivered to the Annual Conference.
The President’s Award is announced at the Annual Conference, at a time to be negotiated with the Conference Planning Team.

2) The Founders’ Award is chosen by the Awards Committee from those nominated.

Nominations for the Founders’ Award are solicited from the general membership beginning approximately 120 days prior to the Annual Conference.
The deadline for nominations is approximately 90 days prior to the Annual Conference.
The Awards Committee determines the Founders’ Award winner at least 40 days prior to the Annual Conference.
The Awards Committee is responsible for procuring the personalized award and seeing that it is delivered to the Annual Conference.
The Founders’ Award is announced at the Annual Conference, at a time to be negotiated with the Conference Planning Team.

CELEBRATION

Winners of each award are posted to CBODN’s website within 30 days following the Annual Conference, and are profiled in the first or second Communiqué following the Annual Conference, depending on where the Conference falls on the Communiqué’s publishing schedule.