ESSFTA Lifetime Achievement Award
This award is presented to recognize exceptional service to the English Springer Spaniel breed and the English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association. The qualities exemplified should be encouraged and recognized by the ESSFTA. An individual’s accomplishments and qualities could include:
1) service to a regional club and/or parent club
2) service to the ESSFTA Parent Club in support of National Specialties and/or other Parent Club events
3) represented the breed in a way that has brought top recognition
4) participated as a mentor, committee chair/member or judge
5) a willingness to go out of their way to share the knowledge of English Springer Spaniels, field work, performance events and training, breeding, and/or conformation and grooming and, most importantly
6) demonstrated a sense of fairness and good sportsmanship
At the discretion of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the ESSFTA, this award shall be made at the ESSFTA annual awards banquet in association with the National Specialty or the National Amateur Field Trial Championship. The BOG recognizes that this award may not necessarily be made every year, but instead only when a member(s) of the ESSFTA meets these high standards of exceptional service to the breed and/or the club. By written application to the Corresponding Secretary of the ESSFTA, members of the club may nominate candidates for this award, but the BOG may also select a candidate(s) nominated solely by a board member.
Qualifications for the Award
1. The recipient must be a member of the ESSFTA at the time of the award or have been a member of ESSFTA at the time of their passing except under special circumstances as approved by the BOG.
2. Candidates must have been an ESSFTA member for at least 10 years.
3. Candidates for the award shall be judged on:
a. Their demonstration of fair play and good sportsmanship.
b. Their service to the English Springer Spaniel breed on any level (conformation, field, performance, etc).
c. Their exceptional service to the ESSFTA and/or its regional or local clubs and associations.
d. Their willingness to mentor and/or bring new people into the breed.
Procedures For Nominations
1. Nominations may be made by any member in good standing of the English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association.
2. The Committee members or Governors may nominate individuals,
3. All letters of nomination are to be sent to the ESSFTA Corresponding Secretary.
4. Nominations are due by July 1 of each calendar year to be considered for the award for that calendar year.
5. Letters of nomination should include a summary of the individual’s accomplishments and contributions with specific dates if possible.
The Award
The ESSFTA Lifetime Achievement Award is offered through the ESSFTA. The list of winners will be published on the ESSFTA website, in the National Specialty and National Amateur catalogs.
The Keepsake Item
A keepsake item engraved with the name of the award, the recipient, and the year of award, which shall be given to each recipient. This will be at the expense of the ESSFTA or the nominator or group of individuals may contribute funding for the award.
The Committee
Pam Holt – Chairperson • Cathy Flanders • Dean Koehler • Phil Lincoln • Mike Nolan • Susan Souza • Gary Soper