Awards Committee

Current Members

  • Chris Shamoon (chair)
  • Dawn Nielsen-Lostritto
  • Emily Whittemore

Purpose

The Awards Committee designs and/or procures appropriate awards to recognize departing or retiring directors plus outstanding citizens and organizations which have contributed to making Tierrasanta a great place to live.

Leadership and Membership

The TCC Awards Committee shall be selected in January of each calendar year. Committee members shall be made up primarily of current or former TCC directors. The committee will be chaired by the TCC President.

Roles and Responsibilities

The committee shall determine which departing directors are eligible for recognition based on time served. All retiring directors shall be recognized. The committee may make recommendations to the Executive Committee for recognition of outstanding citizens and/or organizations.

Awards given shall be of symbolic or sentimental rather than monetary value.

Awards given in recognition of retirement after eight (8) years of (usually uninterrupted) service may include plaques or similar tokens of appreciation.

Awards given to directors departing the council after two or more, but fewer than eight, years of continuous service may include framed certificates or similar tokens of appreciation.

Awards of certificates of appreciation may be given to departing directors, student representatives, and others serving fewer than two years.

The committee may recommend the TCC recognize a resident of Tierrasanta who has made a significant contribution to the community, generally over a period of years. In selecting a worthy candidate, the committee may consider the effect of the candidate’s contribution on the morale, welfare, or the cohesiveness of the community. The Outstanding Citizen Award may be a plaque or similar gift.

The committee may also recommend recognition of an organization or club which has made a significant contribution to the community over a period of years. The Outstanding Organization Award may be a framed certificate or similar gift.

Any committee recommendation for recognition of an outstanding citizen or organization shall be made to the Executive Committee which shall make the final determination.

The committee will have a budget as specified in the approved TCC annual budget.

Awards will normally be presented at the end of the March meeting of the TCC.