Dedicated Service Award 2024

The information and nomination form for this award has been updated.

Criteria for Nomination/ Selection    2024​ (download the file)

1.  Nomination shall be made by Chapter and will be limited to one per Chapter for each presentation year.  A chapter does not have to make a nomination.
2. Nomination and presentation will be made in the even-numbered years.  
3. Award selection will be based on active membership in Alpha Zeta State for at least 10 years.  This award may be granted posthumously.
4.  Eligibility to receive the Dedicated Service Award is now open to the past state presidents five or more years after leaving office.  Please check this if you are nominating a past president from any chapter.
5. A written narrative by the Chapter President or her designee shall accompany the nomination, describing personal character traits of the nominee in performance of Delta Kappa Gamma activities and her commitment to the Society. (See attached form.)
6. A standing committee of three to five members shall be appointed to review nominations and recommend a recipient for said award based upon the above criteria.  (See E above) Chapters that have a nominee for the award will not be represented on the committee.  In the event the committee does not make a selection, no recommendation will be made to the Executive Board, and the award will not be presented that year.
7. The name of the recipient recognized for Dedicated Service, her Chapter, and the year of the award will be so inscribed on the Dedicated Service Award plaque, which shall be displayed in the Delta Kappa Gamma Room at Georgian Court, Lakewood. NJ, or new location.
8. Please let me know if your chapter is not recommending a nominee for this year.

The Nomination Form has a ​Deadline: November 10, 2023   and must be submitted to  Barbara Henderson