Awards
Three categories of awards are available.
Some are competitive, (such as Patroller of the Year) with one
recipient selected each year. Others are based strictly on merit (such as
a National Appointment) and can be presented to several deserving
individuals in the same year. Below
are the different award categories available for
submission. Please note the date deadlines listed for each award
type. Award
applications are located at the bottom of this page.
· Feb
20 2024 deadline - All Outstanding National Awards, i.e., Outstanding Patrol,
Outstanding Administrator, etc
· March 9 2024 deadline
- All National Appointments/ Leadership Commendation/ Distinguish Service
Awards
· March
9 2024 deadline -
Merit Stars- Blue, Purple, Yellow, Patroller Cross
· April
21 2024 deadline
- Western New York Regional Awards nominations
· May
1 2024 deadline
- Patriot
Star and Patroller Achievement Awards
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Region
Awards
WNY Patroller of the Year Award - Recognizes
an outstanding patroller who sets an example for others.
Factors to be considered include service to the local patrol, ski
resort, and NSP; leadership roles held; behind-the-scenes activities;
length of NSP service; attitude; effort; skills; accomplishments; and
relevant training completed.
Ambassador of the Slopes Award - Recognizes a patroller who
promotes a favorable image of the ski patrol to the skiing and
snowboarding public. Factors
to consider may include attentiveness to safety, customer service,
community service, and professionalism.
This patroller’s actions enhance the public’s impression of the
resort, the sport, and/or the ski patrol.
Diane
and Frank Smith Special Recognition Award -
Recognizes
a patroller from any WNY patrol who constantly works behind the scenes
without holding patrol office or a significant NSP appointment.
A “doer” who performs activities such as committee work,
fund-raising, maintenance, work parties, shift supervision, record
keeping, planning, training, etc. at the patrol level and/or for the NSP.
Mike Reid Instructor Award - Recognizes a certified
instructor in the WNY Region (open to all disciplines, including S&T,
OEC, CPR, AED, Phase I, avalanche, and mountaineering) whose service
extends beyond working with candidates.
Training involvement should include a significant period of time,
significant training accomplishments, and/or multiple instructional areas.
Will Wendell Training Award - Recognizes a patroller who
dedicates time and talent to the training of candidates and/or mentoring
of inexperienced patrollers. May
include training in OEC, S&T, snowmobile operations, patrol room
procedures, resort practices, and other areas.
The patroller may or may not be a certified instructor.
Jack McKenna Senior Candidate Award - To
recognize an individual who completed the final requirements for the
Senior program during the current season and demonstrated favorable
effort, attitude, performance on Senior evaluations, and improvement in
skills. Only
the Senior EMM and S&T Training staffs may make nominations for this
award. The Senior Coordinator
will select recipient with input from the Senior training staff as
necessary.
George
“Skip” Pfister Memorial Award - Recognizes a patroller involved in
the instruction of other patrollers in any of the NSP programs: OEC,
S&T, MTR, Avalanche and Instructor Development who displays Skip’s
outstanding volunteer spirit. Attributes of the candidate shall include
those that Skip so consistently exemplified: passionate volunteer, desire
to help others, positive role model and an outdoor enthusiast in more
areas than skiing/snowboarding. The candidate shall have successfully
completed at least the Senior OEC program, completed the Instructor
Development course and be at least actively involved in the mentoring
phase of becoming an instructor. The candidate does not need to hold
an office at the local or regional level. Full
award write-up available here.
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Examples of
Awards for Meritorious Acts and Special Services
This
is a brief summary. Full
details available from Region Awards Advisor.
National Appointment - Recognizes
extraordinary leadership and service beyond the patrol level.
Must be Senior and have completed minimum 8 active seasons.
Leadership Commendation Award - Recognizes extraordinary
leadership and service beyond the patrol level.
For auxiliaries and non-senior patrollers.
Must have completed Sr. OEC, 4 senior electives and minimum 8
active seasons.
Distinguished Service Award - For extraordinary service
over a very long period of time with exceptional devotion to duty and
outstanding performance.
Meritorious Service Award - For exceptional service and
leadership in a Region or division staff position for a minimum of 3
years. Not available to
section chiefs and Region directors.
Yellow Merit Star - To recognize an outstanding act or service to the NSP.
Not for service to a local patrol.
Purple Merit Star - To recognize an NSP member who was the primary individual
responsible for saving a human life. Not
for patrollers acting as firefighters, etc. at time of incident.
Blue Merit Star - To recognize an NSP member’s unsuccessful attempt to save a life,
or to recognize a member acting in a support role associated with purple
merit star.
Green Merit Star - To recognize an NSP member for an outstanding act of heroism,
including hazardous rescue, where not eligible for purple merit star.
National Certificate of Appreciation -
For support or service to the NSP at the National level (may include exceptional local patrol work).
Patroller’s Cross - To recognize an NSP member who suffered a serious on-duty injury
involving physician care over a long period, surgery, extended rehab,
and/or lost work time.
Angel Pin - For a spouse/partner of an NSP member who demonstrates
extraordinary support of the NSP.
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Examples
of Division Awards and National Outstanding Awards
This
is a brief summary. Full
details available from Region Awards Advisor.
The following awards are based on contributions over the last four
completed seasons and are available at both the Division and National
levels:
Outstanding Large
Alpine Ski Patrol - Best large ski
patrol (40
or over members)
Outstanding Small Alpine Ski Patrol -
Best small ski patrol (under
40 members)
Outstanding Nordic Ski Patrol - Best Nordic ski patrol
Outstanding Patroller - Best volunteer patroller
Outstanding Nordic
Patroller -
Best Nordic
patroller
Outstanding Student Ski Patroller -
Best student patroller
Outstanding Professional Ski Patroller -
Best full-time paid patroller
Outstanding Auxiliary Ski Patroller -
Best active auxiliary patroller
Outstanding Administrative Ski Patroller -
Best administrator. Eligible positions include section chief, Region
director, and Region or divisional advisors.
Outstanding Instructor - Best instructor in any discipline
Outstanding Patrol Representative -
Best patrol director
Also available from Eastern Division:
John J. Clair, Jr. Memorial Safety Trophy -
For outstanding contributions to ski safety and risk management beyond the
patrol level.
Patriot Star Award - Awarded to active patrollers who are or have been a member of the
armed forces on active duty in a combat zone. Dates of active duty
location(s) of deployment are required. Click here
for the award application from the Eastern Division website. Application must go to Region Awards Advisor for
submission.
Eastern
Division Patroller Achievement Award - In
2012 a new award was established to recognize Eastern Division members.
The EDPAA is intended to recognize long tenured members who frequently go
above and beyond at their patrol but who have not had the desire or
opportunity to assume leadership roles at the Patrol or Region level. In
2012 150 Eastern Division Patrollers received this new award. Fifteen
years of service is the minimum but members who have completed the Senior
Program can be nominated after ten. There is a newly designed nomination
form and certificate which you can view via the links below. Submit
applications where the pointt total more than 50.
As you will see
on the nomination form nominees are awarded points for many areas of NSP
service and members with high point totals will receive the award. In 2013
there will also be 150. Members who have received a National Appointment
or Leadership Commendation Appointment are not eligible. Receipt of this
award does not prevent a member from receiving an Appointment Award in the
future. To learn more about this new award please contact your Region
Awards Advisor. Nominations must be submitted to Regions Awards Advisors
who will review and forward them to the Eastern Division Awards
Coordinator.
Nominations
for this award will be accepted at any time. Recipients for the current
year award will be determined April 1 and the pins and patches will be
available to Region officers at the Division Annual Meeting.
Award
criteria/qualifications: designed to recognize long
tenured members who frequently go above and beyond in their contributions
to NSP and their local Patrol but have not had the leadership
opportunities to be eligible for a National Appointment(NA) or Leadership
Commendation Appointment(LCA). The minimum requirements for this award are
15 years' service as a Patroller who has not achieved Senior status, or 10
years' service as a Patroller who has achieved Senior status. Beyond that,
credits are given for working as an instructor in any NSP discipline and
as a CPR instructor. Completion of NSP courses such as MTR 1 & 2 and
Avalanche Level 1 and Level 2 also receive credits. All NSP Merit Stars
are considered, with the Purple Merit Star receiving the most credit.
There is a matrix that includes all the details linked below.
Members
who have received either a National Appointment or LCA are not eligible,
but receipt of this award does not prevent a member from receiving a
National Appointment in the future. Nominations must go through your
Patrol Director to the Region Awards Advisor. Unlike other awards, there
is a three month nomination period, normally June, July, August, and there
will be a limit of 150 recipients a year. In 2014, because we needed some
time to finalize the requirements, the nomination period will be August,
September and October. Recipients will receive a Sweater Pin and possibly
a Patch the design of both can be seen in the Announcement document below.
As
with all awards forms, please submit them to _________ to begin the
process.
EDPAA
Nomination Form is available here. If you have issues accessing
the form please go to the ED
Awards webpage and access the form from there.
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Awards
Forms
The forms below are in MS Word format.
NSP
- WNY Region Award Nomination Form
National awards
- Only the most recent forms will be accepted. These are available
from the NSP website: www.nsp.org
after
you sign in under Member Resources > Forms & Documents > Awards.
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