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Purpose

To recognize the contributions and distinguished accomplishments of those persons who have been identified with the work and purposes of the Association for Career and Technical Education. The Arch of Fame is a means by which ACTE provides recognition for the commitment and dedication that individuals may have demonstrated to the organization. Watchful and responsible selection of inductees shall be maintained to ensure the esteem and worthiness of the award. Once an individual has been named to the ACTE Arch of Fame, that person remains an active member of the Arch of Fame forever.

Criteria

Inductees to the ACTE Arch of Fame shall be those distinguished persons who have been identified with the work and purposes of the Association for Career and Technical Education. The award will be presented only to ACTE members who have made a significant impact on the field of career and technical education at national, regional and state levels. Arch of Fame inductees shall be limited to one annually, or at the discretion of the Awards Committee, additional inductees may be recommended.

Eligibility

The award will be presented to distinguished persons who have been identified with the work and purposes of ACTE and whose contributions have made a significant impact on the field. Induction to the Arch of Fame may be posthumous.

Evaluation Criteria

The nominees will be evaluated on the following criteria:

1. Impact of contributions on student achievement, curriculum, community, career and technical education programs. Evaluation based on a possible 20 points.
2. Significant contributions at the national level. Evaluation based on a possible 30 points.
3. Significant contributions at the regional level. Evaluation based on a possible 20 points.
4. Significant contributions at the state level. Evaluation based on a possible 10 points.
5. Contributions or prominence achieved above and beyond job assignments. Evaluation based on a possible 20 points.

Application Procedures

All nominations must come from ACTE members. Each nominee must be endorsed or sponsored by an association, agency, group, several individuals or a combination of these.

A nomination dossier must be developed for each nominee as follows:

1. Form A (Found in the Awards Booklet or on the Forms Page)
2. Outstanding Accomplishments of the Nominee (Page 2): List the contributions and achievements of the nominee that have advanced career and technical education. List pertinent information that will clearly indicate the nominee's contributions beyond his or her job assignment. Also list outstanding accomplishments of the nominee which are identified with the work and purposes of the Association of Career and Technical Education. This information should show the commitment and dedication to the association. Limit to one page.
3. Support information (Pages 3-7). This should be no more than one page each in five sections as follows:
   • Section A - Impact of contributions on student achievement, curriculum, community, career and technical education programs.
   • Section B - Significant contributions at the national level.
   • Section C - Significant contributions at the regional level.
   • Section D - Significant contributions at the state level.
   • Section E - Contributions or prominence achieved above and beyond job assignments. Support information can include, but should not be limited to, honors and/or recognition, professional offices held, professional memberships and activities and major publications.
4. Letters of support, limited to a maximum of ten pages, (Pages 8-17). Letters should be one page in length. Suggested endorsers might include: political leaders, professional association leaders, business and industrial leaders, educational leaders, civic leaders, parents and students.
5. One photograph of the nominee. The photograph is used for publicity purposes only.

Applicants should submit information written in the 3rd person context rather than the 1st. Events should be dated and listed with the most recent submitted first. All materials must be word processed or typewritten on 8-1/2 X 11 sheets with 3/4" margins, left, right, top and bottom. Applicants are strongly encouraged to send the dossier electronically. All materials must be submitted at the same time as a complete package. No supplementary materials may be submitted; items not outlined above will be discarded before judging. All procedures must be followed for an application to be considered. Applications that do not follow these procedures will be rejected and returned.

Nominations can be submitted by:

Mail: Executive Director, Association for Career and Technical Education, 1410 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.

Deadline

All nominations must be received at ACTE headquarters by May 7, 2008.