Awards & Voting Procedures

  1. Chairs and vice-chairs of the Council and each committee do not vote in the awards process. However, chairs and vice-chairs will be responsible for distributing and collecting student ballots at the conclusion of committee sessions on Saturday. The chair of the Awards Committee will ensure the timely distribution of ballots and appropriate electoral accoutrements to chairs and vice-chairs.
  1. The Awards Committee is made up of a chair who oversees the process and safeguards the integrity of its results, along with selected faculty members who take part in counting the votes.
  1. Students cast their votes as delegations within the Council or within committees, rather than as individuals.
  1. Student delegations vote for these awards: Outstanding Delegation in Committee, the Austin Cloyd Memorial Award, and, when presented, Outstanding Partner Nation.
  1. Faculty advisors for each committee and for the Council each put forward one nominee from their own committee or from the Council for the Committee Leadership Award.
  1. The faculty votes collectively to select the recipient of the Outstanding Chair Award.