Program Information
For each award year, chapters are given the opportunity to make submissions for any activities or initiatives they engage in between January and December of the given year. These submissions can be made in one of 4 categories: Communications, Government Relations, Meetings/Education, and Membership.
At the end of the award year, members of the ACR Committee on Chapters, along with staff, review all eligible submissions to determine winners for that year. Winners are notified early in the year, in advance of the ACR Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership Conference (AMCLC). An award ceremony is held at the AMCLC to formally recognize the winning chapters.
There are a variety of ways chapters can vie for awards in each of the categories. Within each award category there are specific forms and types of information chapters may submit to the ACR in order to participate in the program. Most of these submissions can be made via the Internet.