The Recognition and Awards Committee is responsible for the Distinguished Service Awards, Achievement Awards and the Hall of Fame Awards.

2009-2010 Plan of Work for R&A Committee

August:

• National Chair gets membership from NACAA Executive Director and sends quotas and nomination procedures for AA, DSA, and Hall of Fame (HOF) to Regional Vice Chairs.
• Regional Vice Chairs send quotas to state chair.
• Vice Chairs reaffirm 2009-2010 State Committee Chairs and send electronic nominating procedures for AA, DSA, and HOF to State Chairs.  

September - November:

• States select DSA, AA, and HOF nominees and get applications in order.
• State chairs secure all necessary signatures (or electronic confirmations) and photos.

December:

• State Chairs review all electronic nomination forms and evaluate quality of photos.
• State chairs evaluate all citations and check for clarity

January 15:

• All nomination are due to Regional Vice Chairs from State Committee Chairs.

January 15 - February 15:

• Regional Vice Chairs review all nominations.  Contact State Chairs for any missing items and return citations for revisions if needed.
• Regional Vice Chairs select top three HOF nominees from their region.

February 15:

• All HOF, DSA, and AA nomination forms due to the National Committee Chair
• Top three HOF applications are forwarded to National Chair and Regional Director.

March:

• National Chair secures printing Awards Program Booklets.
• National Chair orders plaques, pins and certificates.
• National Chair reviews nominations and clarifies with Regional Vice Chairs if needed.
• National Chair sends Special Meals/Facilities request to appropriate host committee chair.

April - May:

• National Chair contact National sponsor to confirm appearance at AA Breakfast.
• National Chair confirms nominee and guest attendance at AM/PIC
• National Chair prepares Awards Program Booklet and secures a printer for the booklet.
• National Chair scores HOF nomination and notifies winners, non-winners and Regional Vice Chairs.
• National Chair notifies NACAA Executive Director of HOF winners for video production process to begin. 

June:

• National Chair sends materials to printer for Awards Program Booklet and arranges for shipping to AM/PIC.
• National Chair prepares news releases for HOF, DSA, and AA recipients and determines best distribution process.
• National Chair contact Specials Meals/Facilities Chairs for Final Arrangements, meal counts, seating arrangements, flowers, etc.

• National Chair completes arrangements for committee meeting, AA Breakfast, DSA and HOF banquet.

July - AM/PIC- Tulsa, OK

• Vice Chairs meet with Chair on Sunday morning to sort and organize awards at 10:00

• Vice Chairs and Chair attend 12:00 National Committee Chair and Vice Chair luncheon and workshop

• National Chair and Regional Vice Chairs carry out responsibilities as planned.