This award was created by the OSSTF/FEESO Provincial Executive to honour Norman Snyder of the former District 28 (Lake of the Woods). Norman Snyder, who died in September 1984, had many years of outstanding service to OSSTF/FEESO, both provincially and locally. The Norm Snyder Award recognizes outstanding contributions by members of a District/Bargaining Unit/Branch Committee or District/Bargaining Unit Branch Executive. Eligible applications that were not chosen in the current year, will be held for one (1) year after their initial submission for consideration in the following year.

The deadline for nominations is January 31 and must be submitted online by clicking on the Nomination Form link below:

The electronic form features file upload capability.  You may submit attachments no larger than 20 MB.  Each file should be no more than 3MB.  If you submit your online form with attachments over 20 MB, you will arrive at a Page Not Found error.  If your attachments are large, we recommend you email them to the contact person below.

Nomination Form

Criteria

The following are the award criteria and nomination guidelines for the OSSTF/FEESO Outstanding Volunteer Service Award, The nominee shall:

• Have primarily served the Members of OSSTF/FEESO as a volunteer.
• The selection committee will place a stronger emphasis on local versus provincial contributions.
• The nominee must have made an outstanding contribution during the previous and/or current school year.

The selection committee will consist of:

• The two Vice-Presidents of OSSTF/FEESO;
• The General Secretary, who shall chair the committee and shall vote only in the event of a tie.

Disclaimer

The Provincial Executive will determine which, if any, candidate will receive the award based on the established criteria.  The Provincial Executive reserves the right not to grant the award in any given year.

Nominations