| Award Nominations Now Online Debra Krajec
Chair, Awards & Resolutions Committee A new process will allow USITT members to make online nominations for The USITT Award, the Joel E. Rubin Founder’s Award, the Thomas DeGaetani Award, Distinguished Achievement awards, the Honorary Lifetime Membership Award, and Special Citations. Any member of USITT is eligible to nominate an individual for one of these awards. Nominations will be accepted online until November 15. The Awards and Resolutions Committee reviews all nominations and recommends recipients to the Board of Directors. There are two different online nomination forms. The form specifically for the Distinguished Achievement Award must have Commissioner support in a specific area. The other form is for special achievement awards: The USITT Award, Joel E. Rubin Founder’s Award, Thomas DeGaetani Award, Honorary Lifetime Membership Award, and Special Citations. The online awards process will encourage participation and make the process more accessible to all members of the Institute. - USITT Award:
The USITT Award, the highest honor given by USITT, recognizes a lifetime of distinguished contribution to the performing arts or entertainment communities in any capacity. Recipients of this award need not be members of nor have any connection to USITT.
- Thomas DeGaetani Award:
The Thomas DeGaetani Award, named in honor of the first USITT president, honors an outstanding lifetime contribution to the performing arts or entertainment industry by an individual or a performing arts/entertainment-focused organization living and/or working in a particular region of the country, generally near the location of the Annual Conference & Stage Expo. Recipients of this award have distinguished themselves by their service or contribution in the arts or entertainment within that region. Traditionally a nomination for this award originates from regional representatives on the Conference Committee and members of the Regional Section.
- Joel E. Rubin Founder's Award:
The Joel E. Rubin Founder's Award is presented to a USITT member in recognition of outstanding and continued service to the Institute. This award was named in honor of Dr. Joel E. Rubin, a founder and the second president of the Institute. Given to USITT members in recognition of extraordinary and continued service to the Institute, the award is presented as an important highlight of the Annual Conference & Stage Expo.
- Distinguished Achievement Award:
The Distinguished Achievement Award honors an individual who has established a meritorious career record in a specific field of expertise in any area of design or technology in the performing arts or entertainment industry. The recipient, who does not have to be a member of USITT, is honored during the Annual Conference & Stage Expo. Additionally, the nominee’s work is frequently featured in an exhibition.
The process for the Distinguished Achievement Award includes the endorsement by the appropriate Commissioner and the VP for Commissions who will then forward the nomination to the USITT Awards and Resolutions Committee.
- Honorary Lifetime Membership Award:
The Honorary Lifetime Membership Award is bestowed to a small but very distinguished group of individuals who have been recognized for providing a significant period of years of continuous and extraordinary service to the Institute. This honor has been awarded infrequently.
- Special Citation:
A Special Citation recognizes outstanding achievement in any area of the performing arts or entertainment industry by an individual or an organization. This recognition is used for an acknowledgement that does not seem to the nominator or the Committee on Awards and Resolutions to fall appropriately into one of the above award categories. To Top |
