Each year at Docent Appreciation Night, awards are presented to docents who have made significant contributions to the docent organization. Nominations for these awards are made by YOU, their fellow docents.
It is time to submit those nominations. The deadline is Friday, April 5.
The winners are determined based on your nominations by a panel of recent award winners. To submit nominations, click here: DAN Nomination Form.
Following is a description of the awards and the recent recipients. It has always been an unstated policy that service awards are not given to a docent two years in a row or for two awards the same year. A complete list of recent award winners is posted here: DAN Awards-Recipients
Service awards (5 – 7 awarded)
Criteria: special contributions to CAC and the docent organization in the last year or within recent years. May be awarded for a particular project or multiple areas of service, including service on council and committees, committee chair, tour director, sponsor/certifier.
May be awarded to a docent more than once for different contributions.
Last year’s winners: Barry Bruckner, Tom Carmichael, Nancy Carter, Barbara Clark, Leslie Clark Lewis, Bill Coffin, Ed McDevitt, Deb Garber, David Gottlieb, Fawn Gottlieb, Siobhan Hartsell, Susan Jacobson, Rick Keal, Jack Kremers, Mike McMains, Paul Meyers, Susan Pappas, Bobbi Pinkert, Monica Rodriguez, Bill Shapiro, Dan Silverstein, Jill Tanz, and Lisa Voigt.
Neighborhood Tour Director Award (1 award per year)
This award was established to recognize neighborhood tour directors for work that might not be known to the entire docent body.
A neighborhood tour is one in which the tour director schedules the dates of the tours and schedules docents. Tours included would be neighborhoods, cemeteries, and building tours.
Criteria: recruits and trains new docents, keeps docents updated on new material, promotes the tour, stays in touch with docents, establishes relationships with partner organizations.
Last year’s winner: Lorie Westerman, Chicago Pedway and Illinois Center Pedway
Outstanding Achievement Award (1 award per year)
This award recognizes continued outstanding achievement and service by a docent over many years. Usually given to a docent for at least 10 years of service in multiple areas listed above in Service Awards. Often the recipient has already been recognized with one or more service awards. May be awarded to a docent only once.
Recent winners: Dick Clark 2017, Tom Carmichael 2016, Kathleen Carpenter 2015,Mary Jo Hoag 2014, Jill Tanz 2013, Ellen Shubart 2012