The Croquet England Diploma

[<<] [>>] by Patricia Duke-Cox
30th April (CqE Official News)

Croquet England Diplomas recognise members of Affiliated Clubs (and not just Croquet England Subscribers) who have given outstanding service to croquet and have been active in club or federation affairs over a long period. The Diplomas have nothing to do with croquet prowess and everything to do with the help given to other members.

The President normally presents these awards at the AGM, although recipients may elect to receive their Croquet England Diploma on another occasion.

The award is made only once to any person and is not normally made posthumously unless there are surviving family members who would appreciate it.

The full citation for those awarded a Croquet England Diploma will be published on the website, with a summary in the Gazette.

Nominations can be made by clubs or federations and should be:

• sent by email to the office by the end of July comprising:
• a short citation (300 words max.)
• a passport-style photograph, if available (as a separate attachment named as the nominee)
• a declaration that the submitter is not aware of any reason why such an award could bring the Organisation into disrepute
• The office will consolidate the citations into a draft web page (including the photographs) ready for review by the Awards Panel

The Awards Panel will normally approve all nominations meeting the above criteria but some may be declined if felt to be of insufficient merit or deferred if too many are submitted by the same club in any year. After vetting is complete, the office will:

1. Inform the nominator that the nomination is successful and ask them if they want to inform the Croquet England Diploma winner or if they want the office to do it (some Clubs and Federations like to make it a surprise and award the certificate themselves).
2. Send the certificates to the President for signing who then passes them on to the Chair of Trustees to sign and return to the office ready for distribution at the Croquet England AGM (when held at a venue) or at local events according to feedback from step 1.
3. According to feedback from step 1, inform the Croquet England Diploma winners telling them that the Croquet England President will recognise them at the AGM and, if needed, send out the certificates either to the recipient or the nominator.
4. Publish in full the Croquet England Diploma winners' citationson the Croquet England website soon after the AGM. The content of this page is used by the President for citations read at the AGM and publication in the Gazette.