The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans is pleased to present the Canadian Lifetime Volunteer Award. This award recognizes an individual’s contributions toward the enrichment of the Foundation’s educational efforts and thereby its members.
Nomination Process
Nominations are held annually. Nominees will be evaluated by a subcommittee of the International Foundation Canadian Board. Following due diligence, the finalist(s) will be reviewed and a recipient selected by the Canadian Board, subject to final approval by the International Foundation Executive Committee. Should there be no eligible candidates, no award will be given for the year. Self-nominations are not accepted. Should a nominee receive more than one nomination, the information will be compiled as one and will not weigh in on the outcome.
Nomination Form [PDF]
Criteria
Nominees should be held in the highest esteem by the Canadian employee benefits community, and will be evaluated on criteria including, but not limited to, length of service,professional designations, other academic achievements, overall body of volunteer work and contributions to the Canadian benefits industry. Candidates can include current or past International Foundation Canadian Board members, committee members,Foundation members speakers, moderators, panelists or authors. Winners of the award are excluded from winning future awards. Nominees must be current members of the International Foundation.The award will be presented at the Annual Canadian Employee Benefits Conference to be held November 22-25, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The recipient will be expected to be in attendance. The conference registration fee, lodging, airfare and per diem expenses will be reimbursed for the award recipient.
Deadline
Nomination forms for the award must be received by February 6, 2009.