Purpose
To acknowledge and recognize a member who has made exceptional contributions to E&I over a comprehensive period of time through volunteerism in the area of Cooperative Purchasing.

Nomination Criteria
E&I seeks annual nominations for this award from the higher education procurement community. The nominee shall be recognized for exceptional cooperative purchasing contributions throughout a lengthy calling of volunteerism. The individual shall be one who has demonstrated continued loyalty, dedication and contributed continued and/or extraordinary service to the procurement profession through E&I.

• The member's contributions must have been accomplished for and directed toward E&I cooperative purchasing activities.
• The result or effect of the member's contributions must be pervasive and demonstrably beneficial to the aims and goals of E&I.
• The member's contributions are the result of resolved or persistent personal endeavor.
• The Nominee shall have clearly demonstrated a predominant personal effort without which the contributions would not have been made.

Eligibility

A nominee must be, or have been, an active employee of a current member institution of E&I Cooperative Purchasing and not a current member of the Cooperative’s Board of Directors or Awards Committee.