District Level

A. PURPOSE: To provide recognition to that Lion who most distinguishes himself an active and contributing member of the District and as a Lion.

B. NOMINATIONS

1. Names and qualifications of the nominee shall be submitted to the Club's Board of Directors and once approved, forwarded to the District Awards Chairman and to their Region Chairman.
2. Entries must be postmarked on or before April 1st, prior to the District Convention.
3. The Region Chairman of each Region shall be responsible to see that at least one (1) nominee is submitted from his region.

C. ELIGIBILITY

The candidate must meet the following basic qualifications.

1. Must be a member in good standing of Lions International and must have been a member of a local Club in District 4-C1 for at least six (6) months.
2. Must be current in the Club obligations of attendance, dues, and committee assignments.
3. Must not be a District Governor or an Immediate Past District Governor.
4. Must have not previously received District 4-C1 Lion of the Year award.

D. JUDGING

1. Judging for Lion of the Year shall be by five (5) Lions: The District Awards Chairman, and the four (4) Region Chairman.
2. Judges shall not inform any outside parties of their selection prior to the official announcement at the District Convention.
3. Names of runners up and their relative standings will not be released.
4. All accomplishments considered by the judges MUST have taken place during the current fiscal year. An accumulation of accomplishments in prior years or over a great number of years will not be considered.
5. The panel shall have a wide latitude in this selection of criteria with which to measure the candidates, but shall taken into account the following factors when making determinations:

   1. attendance record
   2. membership awards
   3. other Lion Awards
   4. membership development
   5. meeting participation
   6. program participation
   7. committee participation
   8. his or her activities
   9. leadership
   10. office
   11. quality of work
   12. volume of work
   13. ability to communicate
   14. organizational ability
   15. cooperation with fellow Lions
   16. dependability
   17. sincerity of purpose
   18. attitude
   19. such other performance and/or activities that may be considered in the furtherance of Lionism.

It shall be up to the panel to assign appropriate weights and select a winner based on overall excellence, rather then making a selection by using a rigid point system.

Previous Winners

 
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