Genesee Valley Chapter
Adirondack Mountain Club

HIGH SUMMIT HONOR SOCIETY

Nomination Procedure

March 14, 2008

It is time once again to begin thinking about making nominations for the chapter's High Summit Honor Society.

Briefly, the purpose of the High Summit Honor Society is to honor those Genesee Valley chapter volunteers who have gone way above and beyond in their volunteer contribution to the chapter over a period of time exceeding ten years.

The selection committee is headed by the Past Chair and consists of all elected officers of the chapter as well as up to four additional members selected by the committee. They are responsible for accepting nominations, and selection into the HSHS. At this time, the additional members have not been selected. Future issues of the newsletter, as well as the GVC website, will update you on those members' names.

We are now accepting nominations for our sixth class of honorees to be inducted into the High Summit Honor Society. You can use the forms in this newsletter or here on the chapter's web site (pdf) to nominate a member or former member you feel is deserving. The guidelines limit us to a maximum of five new members each year. If you made a written nomination last year and your nominee was not selected, that nomination will automatically be considered again this year. Please check out the chapter's website listing the 25 inductees from past five years.

We ask that all nominations be submitted by the end of March. You can mail them to the chapter address, or to me, Richard Sensenbach, at 74 Indiana Street, Rochester, N.Y. 14609. You can also e-mail nominations to any member of the selection committee. Once selected, you will find the e-mail addresses of the committee members on the Chapter's website.

Decisions will be made by the first week of June and those selected notified soon after that. Induction of the sixth class of honorees will take place at the September chapter meeting this year and every year thereafter in which members are selected.

- Richard Sensenback, Selection Committee Chair

Nomination Procedure:

Nomination Form

Nominations must be made by a current member of the Genesee Valley Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club.

Nomination form must be filled out completely and legibly (typing preferred). Use additional pages if necessary.

Individuals may nominate more than one candidate (use separate nomination forms for each individual).

Nominations should be kept confidential, as not all nominees will necessarily be selected.

Include as much pertinent information to support the nomination.

Attach one letter of support written by another member of GVC-ADK, which substantiates your information and/or adds to the resume of the nominee. The letter of support should include the author's name, address, and telephone number.

Return the completed nomination forms to any member of the High Summit Honor Society Selection Committee prior to the April meeting of the Executive Committee.