Donna Winstead, President
To Registers:
Please read and send a name of a nominee for Hall of Fame,
along with a brief summary of bio. I will choose a candidate for this honor.
Deadline by October 25th.
Thanks Donna
weakley@titlesearcher.com
(731) 364-3646
From: Jay West
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 9:34AM
To: Donna
Subject: RE: Awards Plaques and Hall of Fame
The County Officials Association of Tennessee
Hall of Fame
The purpose of the County Officials Association of Tennessee Hall of Fame shall be to recognize and honor those individuals that have served their association, county and the State of Tennessee in an extraordinary manner, through leadership, integrity, individual achievement, community involvement, and charitable endeavors, with emphasis on excellence and selflessness in their field. Hall of Fame inductees shall exhibit only the highest caliber of professionalism by elected and appointed officials from counties of the Great State of Tennessee. The inductees set the precedent for all who follow to strive and achieve.
Each affiliate association of the County Officials Association of Tennessee, shall name two inductees for 2016 and one per year thereafter. Those nominated should be submitted each year with sufficient time to be presented at the annual convention of the parent group, preferably three months in advance.
In order to be considered for admission into the Hall of Fame, the inductee shall have been duly elected or appointed by their respective county, and held said office for a minimum of twenty years of continuous service. The inductee should be no longer holding the position for at minimum of four years in order to qualify. Under extraordinary circumstances, exceptions may be made as long as the integrity of the Hall of Fame is maintained.
The Board of Directors of each affiliate member association shall submit the name of the inductee they wish to place in the Hall of Fame each year. If so inclined, that Board may appoint a committee to submit names that would then be considered. It is in the sole discretion of each affiliate association as to whom shall be selected to be inducted each year. Nominations should come from within each of those groups.
Once selected, the inductee name, a biographical sketch, and a photograph should be submitted to the current President of the County Officials Association of Tennessee. The president should then forward the information to the Executive Director of COAT, to be arranged in a fashion to be exhibited in the headquarters or the Board of Directors meeting room. Also if possible, the information should be added to the annual convention directory each year.
Each year the new Hall of Fame inductees shall be invited to attend the annual convention awards banquet in order to be recognized by the entire convention assembly. A special memento of the occasion should be presented to the recipients. Any expense related to the Hall of Fame shall be underwritten by the County Officials Association of Tennessee, as directed by the President and Board of Directors.
Updated: 10/18/2016
