Honors Committee
Thomas A. Parton, Chair
John Consalvi
Jeanane M. Ferre
Danila McAsey
Denise A. Prohaska
Rebecca Throneburg
Diane Davis-Williams
Sarah Moon
Carol Szymanski
The Honors Committee organizes and reviews all the nominations for the various awards that ISHA presents at the annual Association Luncheon.
Honors Committee 2022-2023 Committee Goals
1. Administer ISHA awards
a. Receive nominations of ISHA awards
i. ISHA Fellows
ii. Honors of the Association
iii. Exemplary Practice Awards
iv. Illinois Clinical Achievement Awards
v. DiCarlo Award by sponsor - support from committee as needed v. Distinguished Contributions
b. Review award documentation
c. Recommend award recipients to the ISHA Executive Board
d. Publicize awards to encourage nominations
i. Website
ii. Social Media
iii. Newsletter
2. Encourage the membership to participate in nominations for ASHA awards (e.g., Illinois Clinical Achievement Award, Kleffner Award and ASHA Fellow).
a. Newsletter
b. ISHA social media
3. Facilitate the presentation of ISHA awards
a. Notify the recipients of awards following Executive Board approval.
b. Secure appropriate plaques or certificates for all awards presented.
c. Make arrangements for award breakfast
i. Receive breakfast reservations
ii. Determine breakfast seating
iii. Print place cards for breakfast awardees and guests
iv. Facilitate photos of awardees and guests at the reception
d. Provide publicity to ISHA recipients
i. Website
ii. Social Media
iii. Newsletter
4. Review criteria and procedures for all awards.
5. Provide written reports of committee activities and expenditures to the Vice President, Division for Association Affairs.
6. Monitor the recognition of the past president.