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Chapter Awards Achieving Chapter Excellence “Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind
of excellence is within my reach.” |
| Many chapters have exceptional programming. Others have fantastic leaders. Still others have active and highly involved members. It takes a very special chapter to excel at all three. For these particular chapters, KDP offers the opportunity to earn recognition through the Achieving Chapter Excellence Award, or the ACE. The highest scoring of all entries is named the Dr. Florence B. Stratemeyer Award for Chapter Excellence |
| Award History |
| Established in 1995, the Achieving Chapter Excellence Award (ACE) Awards Program recognizes Kappa Delta Pi chapters that exhibit outstanding programming in support of the Society’s mission and strategic goals. Since its inception, chapters across the country have aspired to offer creative, purposeful programming and a full slate of chapter activities with the hope of earning this coveted award. |
| Award Information |
| ACE is an application award. Chapters must submit an online portfolio highlighting two years of chapter activities in these five areas: |
| • | Administrative Qualification |
| • | Chapter Business meetings |
| • | Membership and Retention |
| • | Leadership Development |
| • | Chapter Programming |
| Award Qualifications Chapters with Standard or Advanced Model Agreements may apply for the ACE Award. How does a chapter apply? The ACE application will be an online process. Details will be available in 2012. |
| Award Evaluation Process |
| All applications must be submitted on or before June 1, 2013. No exceptions. A panel of outside judges ensures that all requirements met the deadline. For each outcome category, the judges look for the degree of member participation in chapter activities and the impact each program had on the School of Education, the chapter and its members, the Society overall, the institution, and/or the community-at-large. Evidence of each activity must be shown through the narrative and pictures accompanying each section. |
| • | ACE Application and Submission Instructions – Coming in 2012 |
| • | 2013 ACE Award Rubric |
| Recognition |
| • | A letter of accomplishment sent to university administrators; |
| • | Recognition and receipt of the award at Convocation 2013 in Dallas, Texas; |
| • | Featured in the Biennial Awards booklet and on the KDP Web site; |
| • | Priority seating during the ACE Awards ceremony at Convocation 2013. |
| Award Presentation |
| • | 2011 ACE Past Winners |
| • | 2011 ACE of the ACE |
