Honors Committee
The Honors Committee organizes and reviews all the nominations for the various awards that ISHA presents at the annual Association Luncheon.
2024-2025 Roster
- Thomas A. Parton, Chair
- Jeanane M. Ferre
- Danila McAsey
- Kim Hoffer
- Diane Davis-Williams
- Sarah Moon
- Carol Szymanski
- Kim Peppler
- Candace Tablerion
2024-2025 Committee Goals
- Administer ISHA awards
a. Receive nominations of ISHA awards
i. ISHA Fellows
ii. Honors of the Association
iii. Exemplary Practice Award
iv. Illinois Clinical Achievement Award
1. (DiCarlo Award-by sponsor) support from Committee as needed
v. Distinguished Contributions
b. Review award documentation
c. Recommend award recipients to the ISHA Executive Board
d. Publicize awards to encourage nominations
i. Website
ii. Social Media
iii. Newsletter
- Encourage the membership to participate in nominations for ASHA awards (e.g., Illinois Clinical Achievement Award, Kleffner Award and ASHA Fellow).
a. Newsletter
b. ISHA social media
- Facilitate the presentation of ISHA awards
a. Notify the recipients of awards following Executive Board approval.
b. Secure appropriate plaques or certificates for all awards presented.
c. Plan award celebration
i. Receive reservations
ii. Determine seating
iii. Print place cards for awardees and guests
iv. Facilitate photos of awardees and guests at the reception
d. Provide publicity to ISHA recipients
i. Website
ii. Social Media
iii. Newsletter
- Review criteria and procedures for all awards.
- Provide written reports of committee activities and expenditures to the Vice President, Division for Association Affairs.
- Monitor the recognition of the past president