It was approved at the June 2005 Board of Directors meeting to establish the Sandee Smith Leadership Award to be presented annually to a Committee Chair who exemplifies her commitment and leadership to APIC.  The honoree will be selected by the current Executive Committee and announced both at the awards ceremony and as a special invitation to the Board dinner prior to the annual conference. 

Sandee has served APIC since it’s inception in nearly every role. Her commitment to the organization has rarely been matched if ever.  She often did not serve in the most glamorous roles but did the hard jobs that helped build our Associations into a “Community of Colleagues.  This award was created to honor those that do the real work of APIC…the committee chairs.  Many times the President and the Board of APIC are acknowledged for all of there work.  However, it is the committee chairs that keep APIC’s agenda moving forward.  This award appropriately has its own moment of acknowledgement away from the conference and its own recognition of the importance these people play in our organization.   

Criteria:

The Executive Committee will take nominations from the Board of Directors.  Nominations should be based on what Committee Chair has done the most to advance the stated objectives of APIC within the membership and within the firm.  Further consideration will be given to acknowledging those that may play a future leadership role with APIC in this process.