The AYA Club Recognition Award provides an opportunity for Clubs and Associations to publicly acknowledge members for their dedication to club activity and to Yale. Last year Yale Clubs honored 25 members for their "outstanding leadership and service."

This year, once again, we continue the tradition of assisting clubs who wish to recognize their outstanding volunteers by offering a handsome plaque with a customized inscribed plate. Please review the guidelines below and contact us should you wish to participate.

Click here to order awards

1. The Club Recognition Award will be given to a member of a Yale Club for "outstanding leadership and service" on the local level. This is an award for volunteer activity. It shall be awarded to each recipient by his or her club, not directly by the AYA.



2. The selection process will be done at the local level. Options for selection committees include a committee of past recipients or the Executive committee of the club board.



3. The award shall be given only to living members of the club and can be presented at an annual dinner or public club event. No one club member should receive the award more than once.
   
   Note: The AYA has an historical record of participation in the AYA Club Recognition Award since its inception in 1992. Please call the Club Relations Office with any questions on your club's past participation in this program at (203) 432-1944.



4. The Club Recognition Award is optional. The standard award, as approved by the AYA Board of Governors, is an 8 X 10 walnut plaque with the AYA logo laser-engraved into the wood. In Recognition of Outstanding Service is also engraved into the wood. A plate is inscribed to say:

   Name of Recipient
   Name of Club/Association Date

5. Yale Clubs that do not desire to follow the standard guidelines, or that have already established leadership awards, may select an award different from the standard Club Recognition Award. Alternate awards will not be processed through the AYA, but rather administered entirely on the local level.



6. Local selection committees may order the standard plaque, with inscription, by completing the order form enclosed. The AYA Club Relations Office will work closely with Yale Club presidents to ensure that the proper engraving is accomplished. Please allow at least four weeks between ordering and receipt of plaque; expedited delivery will be available at extra cost.



7. The Club Relations Office shall maintain a permanent record of all award recipients. We ask you, if possible, to take a photograph at the award presentation and forward a print to the Club Relations Office. We would like to keep the photo on file for possible use in AYA publications or the AYA website.

To order the award, simply click here to fill out the Award Order Form.
Please request the award at least four weeks before your awards presentation.

Charges per Award Domestic Clubs:
Club Recognition Award $55.00

Charges per Award International Clubs:
Club Recognition Award $55.00
First Class Airmail **$20.00
Total $85.00