AANR Convention Awards

There is still time for awards submissions. The deadline for the following awards is May 31, except for the Schofield Trophy. That deadline is June 10,
2009.

Schofield Trophy Award:

This award is given to the nonlanded club that accumulates and documents the most mileage on visits to landed clubs. The following rules govern the award:

a. Only visits to landed clubs may be included in mileage totals.

b. Only landed clubs on the North American continent may be included in mileage totals.

c. Total mileage recorded by the nonlanded club is to be divided by the total number of members of the club.

d. Mileage to nonlanded club functions are not to be included in mileage totals.

e. The time period covered shall be June 1 through May 31.

f. Documented submissions for this award must be received in the AANR office not later than June 10.

g. Only for the period that a member maintains basic membership within a club will the mileage tabulation be valid for that club.

Man, Woman, Family of the Year Awards:

These honorary awards are presented for outstanding contributions in promoting and/or furthering nudism in AANR. Only nominees who have made outstanding contributions to

AANR above and beyond the club level shall be eligible.

a. Nominations shall be submitted on the Honorary Award Nomination Form (see Official AANR Forms) to the AANR office. Nominations shall be limited to 400 words.

b. Any voting member may make one nomination for each category.

c. Nominees must be AANR voting members.

d. Each voting member in attendance at the annual membership meeting may cast one vote per category. Nominees need not be present to be selected.

e. A member may mark the ballot “none” if he believes that no eligible candidate has been nominated in any given category. A verbal announcement will be made just prior to the voting that “none” is a valid vote.

f. The candidate with the most votes in any category shall be declared the winner. If more ballots in any category are marked “none” than marked for the candidate receiving the most votes, that award will not be given.

g. No person or family shall be eligible for the award if they received it the preceding year.

Young Man and Young Woman of the Year Awards:

These awards are based on the best essays written by AANR Youth under age 18 that detail what benefits the author has derived from being a nudist.

a. The winners of these awards shall be selected from all essays submitted prior to the beginning of the membership meeting of the annual AANR convention.

b. The author of the winning essays will each receive $100 and a plaque.

c. Essays may be mailed, e-mailed or delivered to the AANR Youth coordinator at the AANR convention.

Youth Award for Nudist Studies:

This award is presented to a student up to 25 years of age, who used his/hernudist activities and interest to further his/her scholastic endeavors.

a. The project may be schoolwork at any level that was submitted for competition or grade that expounded on the nudist experience of the student or was a research project that tested a factor relevant to being a nudist.

b. Evidence and explanation of the student’s accomplishment in the previous year shall be submitted to the AANR office and may be submitted by the student, the parents or the club to which the student’s family belongs.

c. The project will be judged on the basis of its success for the student and possible benefit to the nudist idea. One award may be given each year.

d. The award is a $300 cash award and a plaque.

5.01.06 Glen Eden Award:

This award is given to the AANR club that holds the most outstanding publicity event during the year.

Hal O’Neill Award:

The Hal O’Neill Outstanding Public Relations Award is awarded to a club that joins in a community effort that results in the improvement of the club’s image as well as the image of nudism in general.

Art Schumann Award:

This award is given for best nudist reporting by a non-nudist reporter in a non-nudist publication.

a. The award shall be forwarded to the club who submitted the article for personal presentation to the winner.

b. AANR will fund this award in honor of Art Schumann’s service to and support of AANR.

5.01.09 Best Original Article in a Club Newsletter Award:

This award is given to the club whose newsletter is judged to have the most original article on any subject.

Ilsley Boone Best Club Newsletter Awards:

These awards are given to club newsletters deemed to be superior in one of four categories.

a. To be considered for this award, clubs must submit three different issues from the current year (May to May) to the AANR office.

b. All newsletters submitted will be placed into a category based on club membership as of the year-end membership report. The categories shall be Group A (10 to 50 members); Group B (51 to 200 members); Group C (201 to 500 members); Group D (501 or more members).

c. Newsletters will be judged according to the published criteria (see Official AANR Forms).

d. An award may be given in each of the Groups A, B, C and D.

Serendipity Park Web Award:

This award recognizes Web sites that portray nude recreation in a positive way.

a. Web sites submitted for competition must:

1) Educate or inform about social nudism.

2) Demonstrate AANR affiliation.

b. Awards are made for the following:

1) Best Nudist Personal Web site: Awarded to a Webmaster who is an AANR voting member.

2) Best Professional Nudist Club Web site: Awarded to an AANR club whose Web site is developed and maintained by a full-time professional Webmaster.

3) Best Amateur Nudist Club Web site: Awarded to an AANR Club whose Web Site is developed and maintained by an amateur Webmaster.

c. Nominations for this award may be made by any AANR voting member or AANR club.

To submit a Web site for consideration, complete the “Best Nudism Web Site Nomination Form.” (see Official AANR Forms)

d. Web sites are judged according to the published criteria (see Official AANR Forms).

e. An award does not have to be given if the submission(s) do(es) not meet the criteria.

Public Relations Non-Nudist Media Awards:

These awards are given to encourage an increase in the number and quality of articles, programs and photographs published in the non-nudist media. At the discretion of the Board, more than one award can be given in each category.

a. Awards will be given in six categories related to nudism:

*         Newspaper articles.
*         Newspaper photographs.
*         Magazine articles.
*         Magazine photographs.
*         Radio presentations.
*         Television presentations.

b. Competition is open to any writer or photographer, broadcaster or reporter whose work appears in any non-nudist publication or airs within the USA or Canada. An individual may submit multiple entries in more than one category.

c. Entries must be submitted to the AANR office and can be done by the writer, photographer, reporter or viewer of publication or program. These submissions will be a copy of the publication, photograph or a program tape.

d. Submittal for a newspaper and magazine article or photograph must be on a full page tear sheet showing the name and date of the publication in which the entry appeared.

Submittal for radio or TV must be by audio cassette or video tape with name and date of program.

e. Photographs must be of reproducible quality.

f. AANR may award plaques for any category, if the committee deems worthy, showing name of winner, publication or program, place, category and the year won.

Erwin Koch Award:

This award is given to the club whose friendliness and cleanliness have been described in writing by any individual in a letter to the AANR office.

a. The AANR office shall submit all letters received about clubs in each region prior to the deadline, to the individual regional presidents, who shall each select a winner from their region.

b. The AANR President shall select the winning club from entries submitted by each regional president.

Membership Increase (Percentage) Award:

This award is given to the club that has the largest percentage increase in membership based on the year-end membership count.

Membership Increase (Numbers) Award:

This award is given to the club that has the largest numerical increase in membership based on the year-end membership count.

Paradise Lakes Government Affairs Award:

This award will be given annually at the AANR Convention to an individual or club for outstanding contributions to the Government Affairs program.
Selection committee will consist of the AANR President, the AANR Executive Director and Public Affairs/Policy Coordinator, the AANR Government Affairs
Chair, and the AANR Legal Counsel.