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Professional Service Award
1. Minimum of 5 years of membership in SDPRA. - 10pts
2. Service to SDPRA by holding an elected office. - 10pts
3. At least 10 years experience in the parks and recreation field as a cemeterian, forester, therapeutic rec., park manager etc. - 10pts
4. Participation in NRPA by membership, council membership, conference attendance and CEU's. - 5pts
5. Active in SDPRA through committee appointments, research, conference attendance etc. - 5pts
6. Registered/certified with SDPRA. - 5pts
7. Fine moral characters. - 5pts
*Total of 50 points possible with a score of 35 being the minimum. Voting committee consists of awards chairman and past two presidents. If more then 2 nominations score over 35 points, committee will decide on recipients.
Young Professional Award
1. Minimum of 3 years membership in SDPRA. - 10pts
2. Service to SDPRA by holding an elected office. - 10pts
3. Must have less than 10 years experience in the parks and recreation field as a cemeterian, and forester, therapeutic, etc. and less then age 35. - 10pts
4. Participation in NRPA. - 5pts
5. Active in SDPRA. - 5pts
6. Registered, certified with SDPRA. - 5pts
7. Fine moral character. - 5pts
· Total of 50 points possible with a score of 35 being the minimum. Voting committee consists of awards chairman and past two presidents. If more than 2 nominations score over 35 points, committee will decide on recipients.
Individual (Citizen) Award, Organization (Service Clubs, Non-Profit Organizations, Businesses) Award and the Commercial Award point values will be established as follows:
30 pts = Outstanding
20 pts = Excellent
10 pts = Good
Individual (Citizen) Award
Outstanding voluntary contribution to parks and recreation movement through one or more of the following:
a. Legislation. - 10 pts
b. Financial donations either personal or fund-raising. - 10pts
c. Volunteering of time i.e., board member to a community, county or State. - 10pts
Organization (Service Clubs, Non-Profit Organizations, Businesses) Award
1. Outstanding voluntary contribution to parks and recreation movement through one or more of the following:
a. Legislation. - 3.33pts
b. Financial donations either business or fund-raising. - 3.33pts
c. Volunteering of time to a community, county or State. - 3.33pts
2. Sponsors or participants in activities that preserve or restore the natural environment of South Dakota. - 10pts
3. Supports and promotes activities in the field of parks and Recreation. - 10pts
Commercial Award
1. Minimum of 5 years membership in SDPRA. - 10pts
2. Outstanding continuous contributions to support SDPRA above and beyond making money for themselves. - 10pts
3. Supports and promotes activities in the field of parks and recreation. - 10pts
Years of Service Award
The following is the criteria for the Years of Service Award for SDPRA.
1. A blanket email from the President or Awards Chair will be sent to the entire membership informing members and agencies of the award.
2. Information on individuals that qualify should be sent to the SDPRA Awards Chair.
3. Records of years of service will be kept by the Awards Chair.
4. Information should include:
Full name and current address
List containing service locations and total time served at each location
5. Qualification for the award will be determined by the Awards Committee.
6. Awards will be given to 20, 25, and 30 years of service.
7. Years of Service must be in South Dakota.
8. Years of Service do not need to be consecutive.
9. Summer employment in the profession or related profession in South Dakota does qualify.
10. Those individuals with 30 years or more will receive a one time 30 year award, but will be verbally recognized every year at the awards banquet as they continue service. For example: John Doe gets a 30 year award this year for 32 years of service and if still working a year later is recognized for 33 years of service.
Hall Of Fame Award
The South Dakota Parks and Recreation (SDPRA) Hall of Fame Award is for those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the parks and recreation field in South Dakota, based on reputable performance attested to a personal record of accomplishment.
Qualifications:
1. All SDPRA Hall of Fame nominees must be nominated/sponsored by a SDPRA member.
2. Candidates are eligible if they satisfy at least two (2) of the following three (3) citeria:
(a) Fifty (50) years of age.
(b) Twenty (20) years of service in the parks and recreation field with a minimum of ten (10) years of service in South Dakota.
(c) Retired.
3. The application form shall include the following:
- Personal information on the candidate
- SDPRA contributions
- Education history
- Employment history
- Professional organizations, career-related activities, and civic activities
- Honors and awards
- Achievements in the parks and recreation field
- Statements, if possible, from the candidate
- Date and signature of the nominator/sponsor
4. The candidate’s nomination shall be judged on the following criteria:
- A successful record of accomplishment in the parks and recreation field in South Dakota.
- Active participation in the SDPRA shall be a high consideration.
Project Citation Award
In 1991 the South Dakota Parks and Recreation Association initiated a new recognition program to honor outstanding achievement in parks, recreation, cemetery, and therapeutic recreation. It recognizes public and private agencies, not individuals, who have projects or programs completed in the current year that best exemplify sound principles and philosophy of parks and recreation.
A major purpose of the recognition program is to contribute in a tangible way to the important goal of increasing a positive public awareness throughout South Dakota of the significance of soundly conceived and implemented recreation programs and facility development.
Citations may be awarded in a variety of categories including but not necessarily limited to:
Project Citation Award Guidelines
Recreation and Therapeutic Programming
All plans and descriptive materials submitted to the Awards Committee must be placed in a suitable binder or portfolio.
Program applications submitted must address the following criteria. Points are awarded as indicated:
Park and Cemetery Design and/or Landscape
All plans and descriptive material submitted to the Awards Committee must be placed in a suitable binder or portfolio.
Program applications submitted must address the following criteria. Points are awarded as indicated: