3rd Distinguished Alumni Service Award: Call for Nomination 2024

THE 3^RD GORDON COLLEGE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD (GC-DASA) FOR THE YEAR 2024

GENERAL INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES

Pursuant to Gordon College Alumni Association, Inc. (GCAAI) Board Resolution No. 4, series of 2022, the GCAAI establishes the DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD (DASA) to honor Gordon College graduates who have excelled both in their professional and personal careers and who have served as an example to other alumni, students, and the community, both locally and globally. Starting this year, the GCAAI Board of Trustees will recognize the exemplary service and distinguished achievements that brought honor to the Institution and have made significant contributions to society. The GC-DASA recipients will exemplify the core values that the Institution uphold since its establishment: Exceptional Character, Remarkable Excellence, And Unselfish Service.

The GC-DASA shall be the highest honor bestowed by the Alumni Association and will be an event to be celebrated annually as part of the GC Founding Anniversary and/or GC Alumni Homecoming.

GENERAL GUIDELINES:

1. Only graduates of Gordon College (or GC, formerly Olongapo City Colleges) are eligible for the GC-DASA. The nominee shall be a member of the Gordon College Alumni Association, Inc. as confirmed by its Board.
2. Any GC graduate, faculty member, or stakeholders may make nominations for the GC-DASA. Self–nominations are accepted. The nominee shall accomplish the Official Nomination Form to be provided by the GCAAI. No limitation will be placed on the total number of nominations accepted for consideration.
3. The nominee shall have no pending administrative or criminal case upon nomination. He/she shall exhibit a high degree of character & integrity.
4. Only one recipient per college/program will be awarded. In case the college/program will have no nominees/recipients, the awarding ceremony will still commence. Likewise, the GCAAI Board of Trustees can directly, without prejudice to the respective college, nominate and evaluate for such an award though the college/program have already a candidate.
5. Only living candidates are considered. In the event of the death of a candidate between notification of the award and the award ceremony, the award may be given posthumously with the permission of the family and the GCAAI. In the event that the awardee declines to accept the award and/or fails to attend the awarding ceremonies, the GCAAI reserves the right to withdraw the award.
6. A GC graduate sitting as a member of the selection committee or a member of the GCAAI Board of Trustees is not eligible to receive the award. This individual is eligible for nomination after a one-year waiting period from the date he/she step down from his/her role.
7. Recipients are only eligible for one GC-DASA in a lifetime.
8. The recipients will receive a plaque or certificate of recognition and will be posted on the official FB page of the GCAAI. It will announce the annual recipients through various methods and honor each recipient with the appropriate recognition.
9. If for any reason, the GCAAI is not able to conduct the Awards as planned (including due to tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical difficulties, pandemic, or any other causes beyond the control of the organizer which impact the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Awards), then they reserve the right in their sole discretion to make any reasonable variation to the Awarding Ceremony.
10. The Nomination Committee and/or GCAAI Board of Trustees may disqualify any nominee that they reasonably determine has breached any of the terms and conditions or otherwise engaged in unlawful or other improper conduct that may bring the Awards into disrepute or jeopardize the fair and proper conduct of the Awards.
11. Other guidelines may be promulgated as decided by the GCAAI Board of Trustees.

NOMINATION COMMITTEE:

The Nomination Committee (NC) may be organized by the Dean/OIC in every college and/or the GCAAI. The committee must be composed of at least three (3) members from their respective colleges. The total count of committee members should be an odd number. The chairperson of the NC shall be the Dean or its duly authorized representative and for the GCAAI, any member can initiate such nomination. No member of the NC must be related within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity to any of the nominees/candidates for awards. If the Dean/OIC is related within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity to any of the candidates for awards, the Dean/OIC must inhibit him/herself from participating in the process. The approval shall come from the person next in rank.

The NC shall:

1. Abide by the criteria set forth by the GCAAI.
2. For nominees endorsed by the College, it shall issue a certificate of authenticity to all the documents that will be submitted to the GCAAI.
3. Deliberate on the qualifications of the nominees for the awards based on the criteria and the documents submitted.
4. Recommend to the GCAAI Board of Trustees or its Alumni Association President the result of nomination for approval.
5. Recommend to the GCAAI Board of Trustees or its Alumni Association President the resolution on any related issue that may arise from the results of the awards.
6. Ensure that the guidelines stipulated herein are followed.

NOMINATION AND SELECTION PROCESS:

1. Complete the online/hard copy Nomination Form. This also forms part of the terms and conditions.
2. Nominators will receive an auto-generated copy via email of what they submitted, i.e., the nomination form including any attachments. In any case, it is not available, the NC may determine what means of notification it will conduct to the nominators to confirm the submission of the nomination form and its attachments.
3. Nominees and nominators will be contacted by the NC/GCAAI within two days of receipt of the nomination to acknowledge receipt.
4. A nominee may be asked to clarify or submit further information and evidence to assist the NC/GCAAI in assessing the nomination at any stage of the selection process.
5. The NC/GCAAI may also seek verification of the nominee’s achievements from their current or previous employer or other relevant individual or organization representative. By being nominated for this Award, the nominees are giving consent to the NC/GCAAI to contact these individuals to verify nominations.
6. Nominations will be reviewed and shortlisted by the NC/GCAAI and nominees who have not been shortlisted will be notified. The GC-DASA candidates will be asked to submit a brief profile for this purpose. The candidate shall garner a total score of 60 points to be included in the shortlist. If a nominee cannot meet the required points, he/she is automatically excluded from the shortlist.
7. Every member of the NC will recommend/endorse the final candidate to the GCAAI President and then, the GCAAI Board of Trustees, sitting as Awards Selection Committee, will issue a confirmation through a Board Resolution. The report on the results of the NC shall be signed by all members of the committee and certified by the chairperson.
8. In any case that such protest will be filed during the confirmation of the final candidates, the final decision on the protest shall be decided by the GCAAI Board of Trustees. The GCAAI Board of Trustees’ decision is final on all matters relating to the nomination process and the selection of award recipients, and they are not required to provide feedback as to why a nomination was unsuccessful.

CRITERIA:

SCHEDULE:

This is to certify that the guidelines set forth were unanimously approved by the Gordon College Alumni Association, Inc. Board of Trustees dated January 21, 2024.


ABRAHAM B. DIONSON, JR.
GCAAI President