Participation has been very good over the past eight years. Bill Eppes is also a member of the committee, having served as chairman the entire time. There are two awards per year. An award may be posthumous, but is limited to one per year. Nominations may come only from members of the committee.
Nominees go into a nominee pool for a period of three years.
Person nominating must furnish resume and other supporting data to the committee. A person may be nominated at any time during the year. The cut off date for a particular year is July 30. If a nomination is received after that date, the nominee will go into the nominee pool for the next year. Two meetings are held each year.