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These guidelines relate only to the Contests listed below.  Information for other contests is included in the specific officer pages of this Procedural Manual.

ASSOCIATION OF THE ARTS

Chapter members will be encouraged to bring items to State Convention to be displayed.  A "Best of Show" will be voted upon by the membership present.  The host chapter will be responsible for display of items and the ballot box.

DIANA and OUTSTANDING YOUTH AWARDS

These awards will be continued as is; and if possible, the winners will be nominated by South Dakota ESA for the Jefferson Awards and the Spirit of Dakota Award.

CIRCLE OF LIFE, EASTER SEAL, DISASTER FUND, and ESA FOUNDATION

Certificate of Participation will be awarded to each chapter who works and/or contributed funds to each program.  One place will be awarded for Total Monies raised for each program, and one place will be awarded for Total Hours worked per member for each program.

OUTSTANDING CHAPTER

Each chapter will be asked to send in, prior to State Convention, a short synopsis of their year prior to State Convention.  The Outstanding Chapter will be announced at the Saturday night Banquet.

WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Each chapter will be asked to submit a short report, prior to State Convention, on their Woman of the Year.  These reports will be read at the Saturday night Banquet.  No one individual will be chosen as the State Woman of the Year, as each is very special and all are winners.

OUTSTANDING FIRST-YEAR MEMBER

All first-year members in attendance at State Convention will be recognized.  No special award will be given.

SERVICE AWARDS

All Fifth and Sixth Degree Pallas Athene Award winners will be honored at the Saturday night Banquet along with those members achieving 25 years of service and more, in five-year increments.  (All other service award recipients will be recognized at the Saturday Awards luncheon.)

OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM and DISTINGUISHED ATHENIAN AWARD (Outstanding Educational Director)

One award will be given in each category.

PHILANTHROPIC AWARDS

First place only will be awarded in three categories—Hours per member, Monies per member, and Outstanding Director.

Approved at SD State Convention

May 2000
 

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