Will O'Neil Award
The Will O’Neil Award is the most significant award given by the National Woodie Club. It honors National Woodie Club founder, Will O’Neil and his dedication and effort in starting the and building the NWC. The award is given to an individual/individuals who clearly demonstrate that they have given meritorious service to the Club.
To give the Club’s members a better idea of the criteria for nominations for the Will O’Neil Award the Club’s Board of Directors adopted the following guidelines:
An individual/individuals, to be considered for nomination for the Will O’Neil Award must, at a minimum, be a member in good standing of the Club for at least 5 years and have membership in the Club at the time of nomination and award, except in the event of a posthumous award.
In addition, an individual must act for the betterment of the membership and demonstrate the preponderance (3) of the following:
- Show initiative in providing leadership, such as a chapter officer, NWC officer, or initiator of a new program of the NWC or similar.
- Show initiative and/or leadership that has an impact across regions (East, Central or West) or nationally.
- Act as an event/tour planner (National Meet is just one example) and leader, start a chapter and provide leadership for a least 3 years, etc.
- Promote the mission of the Club across regions (East, Central or West) or nationally and/or promote the Club externally.
Each year, at the annual meeting of the board of directors, the board will consider nominations that have been vetted by a nominating committee appointed by the board. Nominations can be forwarded to the nominating committee at any time.
Nominations can be forwarded to the acting chair, Bob Stevens, 10 Coventry Court, Latham, NY 12110 or stevensr434@gmail.com