CESSE dates for the 2012 Leadership program November 4-6, in Fairfax, VA
The David
and Lois Belden Leadership Award was endowed by a gift from the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers upon Belden’s retirement. He has been a
member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and the Council
of Engineering and
Scientific
Societies (CESSE) since 1977 and served as CESSE President and was a member of
the ASAE Foundation Board and the ASAE Board.
The purpose of the award is to provide a scholarship each
year to the Chief Staff Officer and the Chief Elected Officer of an engineering
or scientific association to attend a leadership forum or symposium. CESSE will
administer the award which will be given annually and will be funded through
earnings on the endowment. The award will provide tuition for the Chief Staff
Officer and Chief Elected Officer from an engineering or scientific society to
attend either the CESSE Leadership Forum or one of the ASAE Symposia for Chief
Staff/Chief Elected Officers.
Guidelines for the Award:
1.
Recipient must be from an engineering or
scientific society
2.
Recipient must be a member of CESSE or ASAE
3.
The Chief Staff Officer must attend with his/her
Chief Elected Officer
4.
The recipient’s society must not have attended
either the CESSE or ASAE programs in the past three years
Application:
1.
Application will be made by letter to the
selection committee c/o CESSE. The
letter should outline why the society’s leadership should be selected and how
they will benefit from participating in one of the leadership programs.
2.
The application must be submitted by the Chief
Staff Officer and must name the Chief Elected Officer who will also attend.
3.
The letter of application is due by May 1 of
each year. Send electronically to Corie@cesse.org
4.
Members of the governing boards of CESSE and
ASAE are not eligible for this award.