To add objectivity to the selection process there will be a non-nursing member. The Awards Committee will publicize search for outstanding Filipino American Nurses nationwide through Filipino newspapers and local PNAA Chapter newsletters six months prior to the convention. C. Chapter Presidents will distribute the Nomination Forms to their respective general memberships and encourage members to participate in the nomination process. All nominations will comply with the requirements as specified in the Nomination Forms to be considered valid. Extra time is needed to accomplish the complex and tedious selection process.
Chair assigns code number to all nominees for each category and gives codes to committee members.
Score Sheet A - will be used by committee members to score each nominee individually. Score Sheet B - will be used for recording total scores of all nominees. Score Sheet C - will be used by the Chairperson to record scores of nominee by categories. Score Sheet D - will be used to tally nominees results for all categories. Six weeks prior to the convention, the Chair writes to all nominees to announce the results of the selection process.