Awards and Recognition

Meet Your 2007-2008 Awards Committee.     (Photo's of an awards committee meeting circa 2002)

Do you need a copy of an award nomination form?

• Click here if you have MS Word 2000 (or newer) or want the "PDF" format for any of the awards in the following group: Outstanding Patroller (Alpine, Nordic, Instructor, Administrative), Distinquished Service, Meritorious Service, National or Leadership Commendation Appointment, Outstanding Alpine or Nordic Patrol, Patroller's Cross
  • This link brings you directly to the NSP On-line Member Services log-in screen.
  • After logging in, choose My Bookshelf, then Downloads from the Reference & Resource Materials section. Select the nomination form, and save the file.
  • The file you have downloaded is an MS Word document, requiring MS Word 2000 or newer.
  • If you don't have MS Word 2000 (or newer), choose the "PDF" (Adobe Acrobat Reader) format, print the form via the Adobe Acrobat Reader, and complete the form by hand.)
  • The Western Region Outstanding Service Award and the Western Region Tenth Mountain Division Association Award forms are not available via the link above; use the link below for these two forms.
    (Contact Tom Gray for further instructions on obtaining the current forms!)
    
    
• Click here for the Western Region Outstanding Service Award or the Western Region Tenth Mountain Division Association Award (in MS Word 97 format).

Refer to Chapter 10 of the NSP Policies and Procedures Manual for the most current information relating to the Awards Program. Click here^* to access the NSP Policies and Procedures via the NSP On-line Member Services. On-line awards information includes: Appointments (National and Leadership Commendation), Distinguished Service Award, Meritorious Service Awards, Merit Stars, Patroller's Cross, National Outstanding Awards, Charles Minot "Minnie" Dole Award, Avalanche Award, National Recognition Awards, Service Recognition Award, honorary awards, Awards Coordinator job descriptions, awards nomination forms (PDF and Word 2000 format).

^*This link brings you directly to the NSP On-line Member Services log-in screen. After logging in, choose My Bookshelf, then Policies & Procedures from the Reference & Resource Materials section.

A message from Tom Gray, Western Region Awards Advisor:

The National Ski Patrol recognizes excellence and dedication at all levels through public expressions of appreciation in the form of awards. The awards are sincere expressions of appreciation for accomplishments in the service of the NSPS and the skiing public.

Any time is the right time to be thinking about awards for your fellow patrollers who deserve recognition and commendations for their service. I request that you send me one copy for proofing so that I have time to contact you if additional information is needed before the next Awards Committee meeting. The additional copies that are needed can be hand-carried to the meeting by a member of the committee.

If you have any questions concerning the awards process, please feel free to contact Tom Gray .

Remember, this is our way of acknowledging our deserving members!

Click here to view all of the past NSP National Appointments (#1 to present), Women's NSP National Appointments (1941-1963), and NSP Leadership Commendation Appointments (#1991 to present).
(compiled by David Coffin, Southern California NSP Communications)
(The above link brings you to the Southern California Region Awards page - scroll down to the links for the NSP National Appointments, the Women's NSP National Appointments (1941-1963), and the NSP Leadership Commendation Appointments.)

The WR webmaster wishes to credit John Pinca, former webmaster for the Eastern Pennsylvania Region (Eastern Division), for the graphics depicting the NSP Logo background, Merit Stars and the Division-level award designation.

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