The Awards Ceremony is a very special occasion for the recipient. It is the desirable for the presenter to do all possible to elevate the status of the award and stature of the recipient in this public forum. It is also a time for recognition of the awards committee. Chapters are encouraged to write out the entire script of the presentation to assure that the awards are presented in a meaningful manner. The following script is prepared for the Awards Committee Chair, who typically is the individual who presents the awards.
Instructions are in italics, while statements to read are in normal typeface.
In general, it is recommended that the most prestigious awards be presented last. This script assumes that the chapter is presenting awards to outstanding entry-level and doctoral level students, an award for outstanding service to the chapter, an outstanding practitioner award, a research award, and two nominees for Fellow of CSI International. This script can, of course, be modified to suit the needs of the individual chapter. It is available from CSI Headquarters on either a Macintosh formatted for Windows formatted disk. One copy will be provided for each chapter upon request.