Make My Day - Nominate Me For an Award!

By Loraine Huchler and John Tracy

What’s the easiest method to increase the vitality of leadership? Recognize people for their contributions!

IMC USA provides numerous opportunities to grant awards at both the chapter and national level (see below) that recognize the contributions of IMC members to the Institute, their Chapter, community and the profession. The IMC USA website contains all of the qualifications, submission process and application forms that you need

The process to grant chapter awards for appreciation and achievement of chapter members could notbe simpler.Any chapter member may make a nomination, obtain the required number of sponsors and complete the short application from the IMC USA website. The chapter awards committee or the chapter board sets the submission deadlines and criteria for awards, deliberates on the nomination and decides on the venue for recognition.

National appreciation and achievement recognition awards are based on stricter criteria and require a more rigorous vetting process. Two award recognitions, the Lifetime Achievement Award and Fellow of the Institute, require approval of the IMC USA national board. IMC typically recognizes recipients of these two awards at national events such as Confab (October); therefore nominators must submit their applications for deliberation by the Awards Committee and subsequent board action no later than May 31^st.

Take a moment to think about the contributions that a fellow IMC member has made to your chapter or to IMC USA and consider recognizing them by submitting an application for an award. Not only will you "make their day,” but you’ll be practicing the fine art of leadership.

IMC USA Awards

Chapter Awards

Certificate of Achievement - Recognizes accomplishing a significant goal important to IMC, or a job well done for a specific contribution to IMC, such as serving on the Board of Directors, Committee Chair, Special Event, etc.

Certificate of Appreciation - Recognizes a specific contribution to IMC such as serving on the Board of Directors, Committee Chair, Special Event, etc.

National Awards

Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants (FIMC)

Recognizes long-time contributions to IMC, those who have demonstrated exceptional service to IMC (must include national level), and a consulting career that demonstrates the goals, values, ethics and aspirations of the Institute. Only about forty FIMCs have been awarded in IMC's history.

Lifetime Achievement Award
Recognizes individuals who, over the course of their career, have made an exceptional contribution to the management consulting profession.

Distinguished Service Award Recognizes sustained contribution to IMC over a period of time.

Certificate of Achievement - Recognizes accomplishing a significant goal important to IMC, or a job well done for a specific contribution to IMC, such as serving on the Board of Directors, Committee Chair, Special Event, etc.

Certificate of Appreciation - Recognizes a specific contribution to IMC such as serving on the Board of Directors, Committee Chair, Special Event, etc.

Community Service Award- Recognizes the use of consulting skills and behaviors to support community activities and promote effective management in a community organization or activity.

Chapter Leadership Award - Recognizes the leadership and management efforts to serve members at the local level.

Chair Leadership Award - Recognizes the leadership, commitment, and efforts to serve IMC, its members, and the consulting community.

For more information, Go to Member Resources, Awards (http://www.imcusa.org/?page=AWARDS)