Welcome to the awards section of the Eastern Sierra Region website. My name is Leilani Connolly, and I’m a fifty one year member of the Heavenly Area ski patrol. After holding many of the offices in our local patrol, and a few in the Eastern Sierra Region, too, I was encouraged to take on the position of awards advisor, a positive job in which well-deserving patrollers are recognized for their contributions to the National Ski Patrol.
It’s never too soon to recognize someone for their dedication to the NSP. Recognition by one’s peers is a small payment for a large contribution of hours spent patrolling the ski slope, teaching a class, or attending meetings. Behind each of the honorees listed below is a patroller who took the time to sit down and write a nomination. Be that patroller!
NSP has two categories of awards, the outstanding awards (see the list below), and all others such as national appointments, distinguished service awards, certificates of appreciation, merit stars, angel pins, and service pins. Go to the NSP website, and download chapter 12 of the Policies and Procedures Manual found under the Governance tab on the Member’s Resource page. The criteria for each award is listed. To download nomination forms, go to Member Resources, then Forms and Documents, and finally, Awards. Also, I can mail or email copies of previous well-written nominations for you to use as examples.
Awards take a while to work themselves through the system as they are reviewed by a number of people. Only outstanding award nominations have an absolute deadline (March 15 for ESR); allow at least sixty days for all other nominations to be reviewed and approved.
It’s never too soon to recognize someone for their dedication to the NSP. Recognition by one’s peers is a small payment for a large contribution of hours spent patrolling the ski slope, teaching a class, or attending meetings. Behind each of the honorees listed below is a patroller who took the time to sit down and write a nomination. Be that patroller!
NSP has two categories of awards, the outstanding awards (see the list below), and all others such as national appointments, distinguished service awards, certificates of appreciation, merit stars, angel pins, and service pins. Go to the NSP website, and download chapter 12 of the Policies and Procedures Manual found under the Governance tab on the Member’s Resource page. The criteria for each award is listed. To download nomination forms, go to Member Resources, then Forms and Documents, and finally, Awards. Also, I can mail or email copies of previous well-written nominations for you to use as examples.
Awards take a while to work themselves through the system as they are reviewed by a number of people. Only outstanding award nominations have an absolute deadline (March 15 for ESR); allow at least sixty days for all other nominations to be reviewed and approved.
Leilani Connolly
ESR Awards Program Administrator
ESR Awards Program Administrator
