Award Committee

The Committee notifies all members of the deadline for receiving applications for award. The secretary of the Committee maintains a file of all award applications from each year, to be kept in the local’s office. and keep a list of all award winners for the past seven (7) years.

Members

Please contact all members of the committee as a collective using the following group email address.

award_committee@cupe1615.ca

Individuals on the Committee and any individual contact information is as follows.

Natalie Webber 709-864-8476 nwebber@cupe1615.ca
Jeff Keats TBA TBA
Diane Johnson (Grenfell) TBA djohnson@cupe1615.ca
Timothy Strange TBA TBA

Mandate

1. It shall be the duty of this Committee to:

(i) notify all members in a timely manner, by newsletter, listserv, and social media of the deadline for receiving applications for award;

(ii) supply and receive award applications;

(iii) review all applications and award ten (10) $1,000 awards based on the criteria set forth in section 17 of these by-laws;

(iv) notify the executive board of the ten (10) successful applicants and the name of their parent or spouse who is a member of the local one week prior to the May membership meeting;

(v) notify the ten (10) successful applicants and their parent or spouse, who is a member of the local, that they have been awarded a CUPE Local 1615 award. Also, to extend an invitation to come to the May membership meeting to receive their award and;

(vi) notify unsuccessful applicants they may reapply in the future.

2. This committee shall be composed of five (5) members, at least one of which shall be from Grenfell Campus. The committee shall appoint a secretary from among its members.

3. It shall be the duty of the secretary to maintain a file of all award applications from each year, to be kept in the local’s office. It shall also be the duty of the committee’s secretary to keep a list of all award winners for the past seven (7) years.