Chapters

NORTHEAST REGIONAL COUNCIL

Awards Program 2007 - 2008

Arthur S. Taylor Memorial Award – Best attendance at council meetings

Art Taylor, who was a member of the Boston Chapter, was the founding father of the NorthEast Regional Council, though he never served as President (or Principle back then). The award was named in his honor during Joe Vincent's year (1992-93), and is given to the council chapter that has the best attendance at council meetings by chapter representatives.

Awarded to Hartford Chapter

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Russ Jones Memorial Award – Highest finish in Chapter Competition (in each division)

Russ Jones was from Waterbury and would have been the first General Chair of an NERC conference. He planned to donate this trophy to the council. Unfortunately, Russ passed away before he had a chance to purchase the trophy, so Art Taylor did so on his behalf. The trophy is awarded each year to the council chapter that finishes highest in the chapter competition.

Awarded to Hartford Chapter

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John Freeman Award – Best net growth

The John Freeman trophy was donated to the council in 1979, and is awarded to the council chapter having the best Percentage of Retention and Growth. Awarded to the chapter with highest combined points in Membership Retention and Membership Growth categories from Chapter Competition standings. GROWTH IS ONLY PIECE TRACKED IN COMPETITION NOW.

Awarded to Adirondack Chapter

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President’s Award – Best performance over past five years

Awarded to the chapter that has shown the highest consistent good performance for the last five years as determined by standings in the National President’s Award which uses accumulated percentage over 5 years.

Awarded to Hartford Chapter

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Leo Loiselle Award – Highest percentage of CMA/CFM parts taken per chapter membership.

Awarded to the chapter with the highest percentage of exam parts taken.

Awarded to Danbury Chapter

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