AWARDS & RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
The Awards and Resolutions Committee shall be responsible for the selection of recipients for various awards and resolutions to be presented by the Institute.  Their selection must be ratified by the Board of Directors. 

POLICY FOR AWARDS AND RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
Charge:

The Awards and Resolutions Committee shall recommend to the Board of Directors the  recipients for all awards and resolutions to be granted by the Institute in a given year. The Awards and Resolutions Committee shall evaluate any proposed new Awards categories and make recommendations to the Board for adoption.  All recommendations from the Committee require ratification from the Board of Directors.

Duties:

• Solicit nominations from any USITT member, committee, or commission and select recipients for the USITT Award and the Joel E. Rubin Founders Award and such other awards that may be designated by the Board to fall under the Committee’s purview.
• Recommend to the Board nominations for all other awards or resolutions as may be presented by the Institute.  The intention is to provide a central location for all information regarding any and all awards presented by the Institute.  For example, Publications would still select the Herb Greggs Award, but the recipient information would go to the Awards and Resolutions Committee, who would then forward the nomination recommendation to the Board.
• Assist with compiling the list of adjudicators for YD&T and Rising Star.
• Coordinate with the President the initiation of the congratulatory letter and any details that may apply to receiving the award (conference attendance, publication, etc.).
• Coordinate presentation of awards with the Conference Committee including recipient notification and scheduling of each award presentation that will occur during the Annual Conference and Stage Exposition.
• Create and verify the wording of awards and resolutions, including language that will appear on the plaque or certificate for each award.
• Determine who will present each award and coordinate logistics.

Composition of the Committee:
There shall be no fewer than 10 voting members, (according to ARTICLE VII, Section 2).  Membership shall include two Directors, a Past President of USITT, a representative from the Membership Committee, a Commissioner, a USITT Fellow, a representative from the  International Committee, a representative from the Conference Committee, and the Executive Director or his/her staff designate (non-voting).  The Chair of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Debra Krajec, Chair

Jonathan Darling

Richard Devin 

Scott F. Georgeson 

William Kenyon

Michael Mehler

Treva Reimer 

Joel E. Rubin, Ph.D.

Jack Schmidt 

R. Craig Wolf

David Krajec

Sylvia Hillyard Pannell

Bill Teague

USITT Member Services Associate - non-voting - Shannan Hoerger