Purpose:

• To honor individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the state association through time or task oriented activities.
• To instill in members a desire to contribute to the growth and development of the state association outside of serving as an elected officer.

Awarding Procedures:

• Awards to be announced at the annual meeting,
• Recipients will be presented with the citation highlighting the service of the individual.
• Recipients name will be engraved on a permanent plaque.

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Purpose:

• To recognize individuals who have used their expertise and knowledge in clinical practice to advance the development and awareness of OT

Awarding Procedures:

• Awards to be announced at the annual meeting,
• Recipients will be presented with the citation highlighting the service of the individual.

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PURPOSE:

• To promote AOTA Annual Conference attendance of VOTA members.

PROCESS:

• Applications must be postmarked by December 31st of the calendar year preceding the conference
• Applications will be reviewed by the Board at the board meeting following receipt of the application
• Checks will be mailed to scholarship recipients once the Board has received proof of attendance (a copy of certificate of attendance)
• Scholarship recipients will provide a 150 word submission to the VOTA Newsletter within 2 months following the AOTA Annual Conference
• Scholarship recipients will be invited to present at a Board meeting and at annual conference
• Scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the Board
• Board members are not eligible for the scholarship
• Award recipients are not eligible for 2 years following receipt of the scholarship

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PURPOSE:

To recognize an OT/OTA member for their contribution to the advancement of the Occupational Therapy profession.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

The nominee shall be an OT or an OTA who is currently or has been a member of VOTA. The nominee shall have made a significant contribution to the profession of Occupational Therapy in one of the following areas:

• Therapeutic practice, technique, modality
  
• Program/service development
• Education
• Legislation
• Public relations/promotion of OT, recruitment
• Community
• Management

The nominee shall have practiced the profession of Occupational Therapy for at least 4 years.

NOMINATION AND AWARDING PROCEDURES:

• The VOTA membership nominates the candidates
• Nominees for this award can be considered each year.
• One nominee will be selected each year. Individuals who are nominated and not selected may be renominated again at a later date. The nomination form must be completed and submitted each time.
• The VOTA executive board reviews nominees and selects based on information submitted which demonstrates the nominee meets the established selection criteria.
• A descriptive statement is written by the nominator, which provides additional information to be used in presenting the award to the selected candidate.
• The President of VOTA shall present the selected candidate a certificate award at the annual VOTA conference
• The name of the awarded shall be published in the VOTA Newsletter, OT Practice and announcement posted in the Burlington Free Press and/or the recipient’s local newspaper.