Distinguished Service Award Deadline

[Dean Romig]

The "generous" Distinguished Service Committee in fact does keep a 'live' Excel file of all nominations, even on those nominees who are not eligible... keeping in mind that they must be current PGCA Members and that they must meet the criteria spelled out on the DSA page under Awards and Recognitions from the Home page.
However, due to the fact that it is a live file it can not be shared with anyone other than the three DSA committee members. The BOD doesn't even have the file, so please don't anyone ask for it.

We do still have your nominations Bill, but we must also keep in mind that there is a three-year eligibility cutoff so any nominations older than three years will have rolled over into the non-eligible status. If however, that nominee has nominations within the three year cutoff he is still eligible. The two members with the most nomination by February 28 midnight will receive the awards for 2016.





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[George M. Purtill Member #28]

I just looked at the honor roll. What a crew. There are many names that should be there.
Bill- redo your nominations!!!

[Bill Murphy]

Yup, I could do that, but I would have to run a campaign, and I'm not sure a "campaign" on this forum would be allowed. I am satisfied with my original submissions. The committee has enough information to make a decision.

[George M. Purtill Member #28]

Does the committee re-consider old submissions?

[Bindlestiff]

Originally Posted by George M. Purtill

Does the committee re-consider old submissions?

Yes, includes 3 years worth of nominations. This forum entry should provide answers to your questions:
http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...rd+Nominations

I believe the ones Bill Murphy submitted have timed out. I see his were made in 2011.

[Bill Murphy]

And they were good ones. Nothing about the quality of the people I recommended has changed since 2011. The requirement that submissions be campaigned by the submitter takes away from the importance of the "committee". Once I submit a certain person, it should not be neccesary for me to get three or four more people to submit that person's name for him to be considered. When I submit a name and a set of reasons for my recommendations, the "committee" should take over and make a decision. From what I have been told in the past, a certain number of nominations of a certain nominee are neccesary for that person to be considered. That is not the way it should be done. Give some power to the "committee" without multiple nominations of a certain person. PM me or call me to discuss. Thank you.

[Dean Romig]

I'll respond to each of these issues that brother Bill has brought up.

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

And they were good ones. Nothing about the quality of the people I recommended has changed since 2011.

But apparently you were the only one who thought enough of those nominees to submit their names. That does not negate the quality of their service, it just doesn't put them up with members who received more nominations.

The requirement that submissions be campaigned by the submitter takes away from the importance of the "committee".

There is nothing in the DSA 'program' which suggests anyone should "campaign" for a certain person to be nominated multiple times.

Once I submit a certain person, it should not be necessary for me to get three or four more people to submit that person's name for him to be considered.

It is not necessary that anyone do that. A Member who is worthy of the award should stand out in enough people's minds that they nominate him without being prodded to do so, or 'campaigned.'

When I submit a name and a set of reasons for my recommendations, the "committee" should take over and make a decision.

It is not for the committee to make any decisions as to whom might be worthy of the award - that is entirely up to the membership to decide that by making nominations. The committee is in place purely in an administrative function.

From what I have been told in the past, a certain number of nominations of a certain nominee are neccesary for that person to be considered. That is not the way it should be done.

Not so - there is no number requirement. Nominees need only receive sufficient nominations to place them above others who receive nominations.

Give some power to the "committee" without multiple nominations of a certain person.

The committee has all the power it wants. It is a self-governing committee. The committee does not want to decide who the Awardees are - that is not compatible with the spirit of the program. Can you imagine all the crap and BS that would fall on the committee if we were the ones making decisions of who would receive the Distinguished Service Award?????

PM me or call me to discuss. Thank you.

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