PATU Awards Nominations Criteria
Edward Urbas Award for Best PA Chapter:
Award given to the chapter that best exemplifies the work of TU, including involvement in conservation efforts, community activities, outreach, youth activities, ect.
Submission Criteria:
- Provide examples of conservation efforts and/or community activities.
- Provide examples of outreach and/or youth activities.
- Provide examples of other activities and events not mentioned above.
Best Small Chapter:
same criteria as Edward Urbas Award but limited to chapters with 150 or fewer members.
Submission Criteria:
- Provide examples of conservation efforts and/or community activities.
- Provide examples of outreach and/or youth activities.
- Provide examples of other activities and events not mentioned above.
Best Chapter Project:
Award recognizes an exceptional initiative, project, or effort on the part of a TU chapter which demonstrates efficient use of resources and which utilizes effective partnerships with other organizations such as government agencies, other non-profits, schools, etc., and which had a notable impact on the community and/or environment.
Submission Criteria:
- Describe project partnerships.
- Describe the project’s impact.
Doc Fritchey Award for Outstanding Coldwater Conservationist TU Member:
Award recognizes a TU member with a history of exemplifying PATUs core values and mission- conserving, protecting, and restoring PA’s coldwater fisheries and watersheds and who demonstrates a commitment to volunteerism.
Submission Criteria:
- Provide examples of nominee’s volunteer actions that fall under the conserve, protect, and restore categories.
- Provide the total number of active volunteer years for the nominee.
Outstanding Coldwater Conservationist-Professional:
Award recognizes an individual, either from a governmental agency, private enterprise, or non-profit organization who has made an exceptional effort to help fulfill the TU mission of conserving, protecting, restoring and sustaining PA’s coldwater fisheries and watershed.
Submission Criteria:
- Provide examples of nominee’s actions that fall under the conserve, protect, and restore categories.
- Describe the amount of time or effort the nominee has spent on a project(s).
Outstanding Volunteer:
Award recognizes a person who, while not necessarily a member of TU or a conservationist professional, was particularly helpful and who contributed time and effort to supporting a TU chapter or project. Their efforts on either a single project or on an ongoing basis can be considered and described in the nomination.
Submission Criteria:
- Describe the projects that the nominee assisted the chapter with.
- Describe the level of impact the nominee’s time and assistance has provided to the chapter and/or chapter projects or events.
Best Chapter Website:
(Contact Brad Isles at [email protected])
Samuel Slaymaker Award for Best Chapter Newsletter:
(Send copies of at least three recent issues or email to Brad Isles at [email protected])
Dr. Jack Beck Award for Outstanding Youth Outreach:
Award recognizes an individual who has shown exceptional leadership and commitment to youth outreach, programs, and activities.
Submission Criteria:
- Provide a description of the nominee’s role in leading youth outreach, programs, and activities.
- Provide examples of commitment to youth outreach, programs, and activities.
Ken Sink Award to Outstanding Service to PATU:
Award is given to a person who contributes to PATUS’s mission in a notable way. It is intended to recognize a person who had been involved for a significant period of time and who has demonstrated steadfast dedication to coldwater conservation, protection, restoration, as well as volunteerism and leadership. It is not necessarily presented every year.
Submission Criteria: (Please note that those nominating someone for this award should include multiple examples of activities/actions performed by the nominee in their submission.)
- Provide the total number of years of active/engaged chapter membership.
- Provide examples of how the individual has contributed to coldwater conservation, protections, restoration, and leadership.
Inky Moore Award for Outstanding Service to State Council:
Award recognizes a person who through his or her recent efforts show promise as a future leader of the organization. PATU board and/or council members must make nominations.
Submission Criteria:
- Provide examples of how the individual shows promise as a future leader of the organization.
- Provide a description of how the individual has already or could serve as a future leader.
Diversity Award:
This award recognizes a chapter that is shows diversity among the members in the chapter. It is important that chapters ensure that youth, women, and men take an active part in TU chapters. This ensures that TU chapters are able to carry on and it allows experienced chapter members to cultivate knowledge to new members. But it is also important that all members bring a voice to the chapter to ensure forward momentum.
Submission Criteria:
- Provide a description for any events held by the chapter:
- Veterans, Youth and/or Women Events
- Chapter youth and/or female leader
- Provide the number of:
- Active male chapter members
- Active female and/or youth member
For a member to be considered active, they must attend at least 3 chapter meetings per year or participate in at least one chapter event per year.