Elk of the Year and Elk Hall of Fame Awards Rules

	1. It is the privilege of any member Lodge of the Ohio Elks Association to nominate one or more of its members for consideration as Elk of the Year or for the Elk Hall of Fame. Either the official entry form or a photocopy of it must be used when submitting a nomination.

	2. The nominee must be a member in good standing in the nominating Lodge.

	3. The Elk of the Year nominee shall not currently hold any office above Esteemed Leading Knight and may not currently hold a Grand Lodge or State Office.

	4. The Elk of the Year award will be made on the basis of service to the Order, particularly at the local Lodge level. The service rendered by an Elk Hall of Fame nominee may be in any field, such as music, art, science, politics athletics, public service, education, medicine, etc. Achievements of the nominee should be something that has brought recognition to the nominee or to the community, all while furthering the Cardinal Principles of the Order, Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love, and Fidelity.

	5. All nominations must be in the hands of the Doug Schiefer (Julia) 108 Brookside Drive Bucyrus, Ohio 44820 Phone (419) 562-4698 E-mail: dschiefer@columbus.rr.com Bucyrus Lodge No. 156 for judging by no later than March 1,2006.

	6. The selected recipient, along with the Exalted Ruler of his or her Lodge, of both the Elk of the Year and the Elk Hall of Fame award must be present at the awards presentation at the annual convention of the Ohio Elks Association in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, April 29, 2006.

	7. Persons nominated in previous years who were not selected as recipients may be re-nominated for this year's award.

	8. Both the Exalted Ruler and the Secretary must certify- the nomination for it to be valid. Signatures for both must appear on the nomination form.