Class of 1968 Give A Rouse Award

Nuts and Bolts of the Give A Rouse Award Nomination Time-line and Procedures

• All classmates are eligible for the Award.  The definition of “classmate” is as broad as possible, including entered late, graduated early, graduated with a later class, or transferred to another college. The Award may be  presented posthumously.

• You must use our Nomination Form to make a nomination.

• Nominations may be submitted to the Committee during the period January 1 to June 30. During this period, any classmate may nominate any other classmate(s), but self-nominations will not be accepted.

• Every nominee will have the option to accept or decline the Award.  Nominees who decline will be held in abeyance for reconsideration after an appropriate amount of time has passed. Nominees not selected in a given year may be reconsidered in subsequent years.

• Award recipients will be honored during the Fall Class meeting weekend, and will receive a framed, glass-protected citation.

• The Committee will have 7 members:  the Class Vice President as Chair and six at-large members selected by the Class President and Vice President, subject to the approval of other Committee members.  The Class President may participate as he sees fit.  All at-large members serve at the pleasure of the Committee.   Should a seat become open, the Class President and Vice President will, subject to the approval of other  Committee members, invite a suitable Classmate to fill the seat.

• The Committee shall be responsible for selection of  recipients of the Award.  The Committee, using elastic criteria and giving due regard to the strongly held views of a substantial minority, by consensus may make a determination regarding whether a nominee is deserving of the Award.  However, if such consensus does not exist, the Chair may call for a vote.  If a vote is called, a minimum of five “yes” votes by the seven-member Committee will be required for a nominee to be selected for the award.

• A classmate making a nomination should submit a Nomination Form that includes the nominee’s name, rationale for the nomination, and other pertinent information to the Give A Rouse Committee.

• It is the policy of the Committee that the Awards process is confidential and members may not comment publicly on any nominations prior to the announcement of the recipients.

• The number of recipients each year will be determined at the discretion of the Committee, depending in part on the size of the nominee pool.

• All inquiries or questions should be directed to the Give A Rouse Committee.