RMI Member of the Year Award
1.Who is eligible?
Any one or more persons who have individual or corporate membership in the RMI. Any member who has been a member in good standing for the previous year is eligible to be considered for this award. This award is presented to the most outstanding member(s) for the previous year (July 1 to June 30) . The most outstanding member(s) is/are considered to be the person(s) who has/have best supported and promoted the RMI objectives and who has/have contributed most to the RMI activities. There is nothing barring a member from winning the award two or more years in a row. A tie between candidates shall be broken by the decision of the Awards Committee. The Awards Committee may also wish to present a Certificate of Appreciation to the other candidate(s) concerned.
Any member of the Awards Committee nominated for the award must abstain from participation in the selection process and is to be temporarily replaced as a Committee member by another RMI member chosen by the Chair or by the President.
2. Frequency and number of awards
One award may be given in any year with no obligation to do so if there are no suitable nominations. An award may consist of more than one plaque if in a case where selected persons, or a group of persons are employed by different employers.
3. Award
The award shall consist of:
i) a plaque for presentation to the Member-of-the-Year;
ii) a free individual membership for the upcoming year, or in a case where the award is given to a group of persons, the Executive may decide to offer a corporate membership instead of individual memberships;
iii) at the discretion of the Executive, a gift, the value and type to be determined by the Executive; and
iv) a letter of congratulation, from the President, shall be sent to the selected nominee(s) and their manager(s) .
4. Selection Criteria
Candidates will be judged on the basis of their participation in and contribution to the activities of the RMI. The following guidelines are offered to assist in making a decision:
i) participation in committee work;
ii) participation in Executive work (if candidates are members of the Executive);
iii) participation in RMI meetings, seminars or workshops (i.e. help to plan, arrange or conduct these events, or serving as a speaker);
iv) preparation of articles, papers, etc. that pertain to the RMI specifically or to the records and information management profession;
v) attendance at RMI meetings;
vi) attendance at RMI Executive meetings (if candidates are members of the Executive);
vii) sponsoring new members;
viii) bringing guests to RMI meetings.
There may be other factors that the Committee may wish to consider when making its decision, such as candidates undertaking special projects of their own or at the Executive's request.
