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Service Award

CSAA Service Award Details
There are currently hundreds of individuals who freely give of their time, talents, and funds to keep up and/or serve as docents, school marms and/or curators for country schools throughout the US and Canada.  Two awards will be given annually by CSAA to honor these individuals. Each award will include a stipend of $300 which can go to the individual or the historical association of their local school house. Winners will also receive free registration to the annual conference the year the award is received.
 
Awardees will have demonstrated a longstanding support of their local school. For example, a person who has donated time each summer to have the school open each Sunday for over ten years. Another example would be a person who has donated time and talent to make repairs to the local school for over ten years, or a person who has served as the schoolmarm.

How the two (2) awards will be granted:           
The first award will go to an individual that resides within 100 miles of the CSAA conference site held that year OR the previous year. The second award will go to an individual who resides at least 101 miles from the CSAA Conference site.
 
Nominations will be solicited via the submission form below to the CSAA database late fall/early winter, with nominations due by January 31.  Nominations will be reviewed by a selection committee..  Award winners will be announced in mid-April, grant a conference voucher, and present the stipend at the CSAA conference. CSAA will seek to publicize the awards and winners with media outlets associated with each winner in advance of the conference. 

Examples of potential awardees could be (and not limited to):
  • Someone who has donated their time each summer or season to have a school open for day or event, week after week or year after year.
  • An area volunteer who has donated time and time again their talents to make repairs to the local school
  • A person who has served as the school marm for years and is always an advocate for the preservation of the school

    Service Award Submission Form

    Please complete the information below to nominate an awardee by January 31st.

    ​If you have any questions, please email:
    countryschoolamerica@gmail.com
    The service award is given to a nomination with in 100 miles from the conference. A second service award is given to an open nomination anywhere in the USA.
    Please provide a main contact.
    Please provide the best number to reach the nominator in the event the reviewers have questions.
    Provide an email that will be used to notify the nominator of the selection.
    Membership is not required for nomination but highly recommended. Please select your membership status. To become a member today, please go to our "Join Us" page.

    Please provide full first and last name as you would like it to read on the certificate.
    All conference vouchers and monetary awards will be provided through mail.
Submit

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  • Who we are
    • Welcome
    • Misson
    • Goals
    • Board Members
    • History of the CSAA
  • What we do
    • Annual Conference Information >
      • Call for Proposals
    • Grants & Awards >
      • Schoolhouse Building Grants >
        • Preservation Grant
        • Disaster Relief Grant
      • Innovative Instruction Grant
      • Conference Fellowship
      • Scholarship and Artistry Award
      • Honor Awards >
        • Service Award
        • Craftsperson Award
        • Young Volunteer Preservationist Award
    • Schoolhouse Registry
  • How to get involved
    • Join Us
    • Give to CSAA
    • Partners & Regional Organizations
    • Write for the CSAA Journal
    • Exhibit at CSAA Events
    • Host a Conference
  • "The Report Card" - Blog
    • Submit a Blog Post
  • More
    • Photographs & Media
    • Online Resources & Links
    • FAQs
    • Members Section
    • Contact Us