A follow-up clarification for those considering nominations, it is only the David A. Cahlander Volunteer of the Year Award for which current MOU officers and/or Board members are not eligible.
Best, Michelle Terrell MOU Past President On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM BENJAMIN Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > Seeking Nominations for the 2025 MOU Awards > > Send to: [email protected] > > It is that time of year again! We are asking for your nominations for the > awards that we give out annually. > > If you added a rare bird to your life or state list this year or learned > something from a new journal article or research project, consider writing > a nomination for the Brother Theodore Voelker Award. > > If you know someone who has devoted many volunteer hours to help birds or > birders this year, consider nominating that person for the Volunteer of the > Year Award. > > Do you know a young birder whose involvement in birding and bird-related > organizations stands out? Consider nominating that person for the Young > Birder Award. > > How about the birder who you’ve admired for years, who perhaps mentored > you, who has made a name for themself in bird-related endeavors? Consider > nominating that person for the Thomas S. Roberts Award. > > Now is the time to recognize your birding hero/mentor/inspiration by > nominating them for an MOU Award, to be presented at this year’s MOU Paper > Session in December. > > You will find descriptions of the MOU awards and the names of all previous > award recipients on the MOU website at http://moumn.org/awards.html > (presentation speeches for the awards are also available online from 2010 > and forward). > > Making a nomination is simple. Just provide the MOU Awards Committee with > a description of the qualifications and contributions that you believe > makes your nominee a worthy recipient of an award. Your written > description typically forms the basis for the award presentation, and we > encourage you to present the award should your nominee win. We know that > not all folks like to write a presentation or speak publicly, so please > contact us if you would like assistance in either regard. > > Nominations are due by October 24th, and should be sent to Awards > Committee Chair Liz Harper: [email protected] > > Nominees do not have to be members of the MOU. Current MOU officers and/or > Board members are not eligible for Awards. > > The MOU and the Awards Committee thank you in advance for your interest > and input in these Awards. Without your nominations, we are not able to > give recognition to the great achievements of our fellow birders. > > We accept nominations for Certificates of Appreciation year-round. So > please send them to the committee if you have someone who meets the > criteria for this certificate. > > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
