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In January, 1999, the PPC Board of Directors
adopted a new degree program. The new degree program
includes the following: Colorado Service Fellowship
of Photography (S.F.) and Colorado Educational Fellowship
of Photography (E.F.) and the Colorado Photographic Fellowship
of Photography (P.F.).
In setting up the Fellowship Program, the
Professional Photographers of Colorado Association was
seeking a means of rewarding those who have served the
membership and given freely of their time. It would
also encourage those in the membership who are always
willing to help to continue to do so.
A review committee consisting of Fellowship
chairperson(s) current and past Fellowship recipients
has been established to review the Degree applications
to help with merits toward Fellowships. The primary
resource for doing this will be you submitting the Fellowship
Degree application at each event.
If you have any questions, please refer
to Sections I - VI of the Rules and Information for Fellowship
Degree call Thomas Henn, Fellowship Chairperson at (719)
481-8529; or send written questions to Thomas Henn, 17365
Caribou Dr., Monument, CO 80132-7410. Email is tl2bfree@hotmail.com
Or call Chris Waldron, Fellowship Chairperson
at (719) 593-7721; or send written questions to Waldron’s
Photography, 4765 Park Vista Blvd., Colorado Springs,
CO 80918. Fax 719-955-1140 or studio@waldronsphotography.com
Or call Rick Avalos, Fellowship Chairperson
at (719) 542-0188; or send written questions to Avalos
Fine Portraiture, 511 West Northern Ave., Pueblo, CO
80014 or rickavaport@aol.com
Professional Photographers of Colorado
(PPC) Degree Program is part of the Progressive Steps
of Education offered to PPC members in all specialties
and levels of proficiency.
Merits can be earned toward degrees; three
degrees can be earned by accumulating the correct number
and types of merits. Degree holders can be recognized
by the appropriate medal to be worn at all PPA sponsored
events. Merits are recorded and kept on file in
each active member’s computer record at PPC to
accumulate toward a degree.
The merit system and degree program are
designed to encourage, recognize and reward those who
demonstrate outstanding imaging skills and provide service
and education to the profession. The program helps
affiliate organizations attract program talent and encourages
the individual to learn and achieve. Only PPC members
will be awarded merits, and only specified merits can
be applied toward a degree.
Prior to applying for one of the PPC Degrees,
the degree applicant must have accumulated 30 merits
and have been a PPC Active, Life or Sustaining member
for thirty-six (36) or more consecutive months prior
to making application for the degree.
Professional Photographers of
Colorado
Fellowship Awards Program
Service, Educational and Photographic Degree
Section I: Award
Rules and Information/Merits
1. Service
Fellowship of Photography S.F. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .30 Merits
2. Educational
Fellowship of Photography S.F. . . . . . . . . . . .30 Merits
3. Photographic
Fellowship of Photography S.F. . . . . . . . . . .30 Merits
4. Gold
Bar of Ribbon Service, Educational or Photographic. . 25 Merits
5. Past
President’s and Fellowship Degree…………….…. …...Ribbon
Section II: Who
is Eligible?
A.
All paid-up Active, Associate, Student, Sustaining and
Honorary Life Members of
Professional Photographer’s of Colorado in good standing.
Section III: Rules
Please read and follow these rules exactly. To
not do so, may cause loss of Merits. If instructions
and rules are not followed, the PPC may have no choice
but to disallow the Merits. All decisions on eligibility
for Merits will be made by the Fellowship Committee.
A. Merits
earned from October to September calendar year basis
and presented in the Fall Convention. Merits to be earned
in a future fiscal year cannot be entered in your record
for the current fiscal year. Please turn your merit application
into the Fellowship Chairperson, Chris Waldron, Rick
Avalos, or Thomas Henn.
B. Proof of Service, Educational
or Print Merit for non-automatic Merits must be in the
hands of the Fellowship Committee by Oct. 1, of the current
year for the previous fiscal year’s Merits earned. Any
merits earned outside of the PPC events must be submitted
by October 1 of that year to the Committee Chairperson.
It is necessary to return this information with the PPC
Fellowship Committee Chairperson.
C. Proof of Service, Education or
Print must be included with a
request for Merits or Awards. This can be a copy
of a Program, Newsletter, copy of PPA Award Merit, minutes
of a Board Meeting, Chairperson’s notes, Print
Chairperson’s records or Scores or Awards and Secretary
of Treasurer records.
D. The Service Fellowship Degree Award
requires Thirty(30) Merits, with a minimum of twenty
(20) Service Merits to be earned through service to Professional
Photographers of Colorado. The additional ten(10)
merit awards may be for Educational or Photographic.
E. The Educational Fellowship Degree
Award requires Thirty(30) Merits, with a minimum of twenty
(20) Educational Merits to be earned through education
to the Professional Photographers of Colorado. The
additional ten(10) Merits may be for Service or Photographic.
F. The Photographic Fellowship Degree
Award requires Thirty(30) Merits, with a minimum of twenty(20)
Photographic Merits to be earned through State print
competitions. The additional ten(10) Merits may
be for Service or Education.
G. For those individuals who after receiving
either Service, Education, or Photographic Degree Awards,
may be awarded a gold Bar to be worn on the neck ribbon
for each additional twenty five (25) Service, Educational
or Print Merits or for those who earned all three degree
awards, for any combination of the three totaling twenty
five (25) Merits.
H. The presentation of Fellowship Degree
Awards and the Gold Bar Award will be made at this Association’s
Annual Awards Banquet to those members who earned and
have been notified of Award earned.
I. All members receiving a Service
and/or Educational and/or Photographic Fellowship Degree
Medal with ribbon are requested to wear the Award at ALL formal
Photographic PPA functions and monthly meetings.
K. The Fellowship Committee have the right
to change any of the Award Rules with a two thirds (2/3)
vote.
L. Committee
chairman will review a written report of merits earned
by October.
M. Chairperson
merits are given with satisfactory completion of service
and updating their job assignments in the SOGS at the
end of each year (effective 2002term).
N. In preparation, on the first Monday of
October, a Committee Chairperson will review a report
of merits earned.
Professional Photographers of
Colorado
Fellowship Awards Program
Service, Educational and Photographic Degree
Section IV: Service Merits
1. 100%
attendance of programs in PPC calendar year 1
Merit
2. Special
Board of Directors Awards (only 1 per year, not always given) 1
Merit
3. Committee
Persons (i.e. Program/Convention) 1
Merit
4. Chairperson
(i.e., outside of the board) 2
Merits
5. Print
Chairperson (2x in one year critique/convention) 2
Merits
6. Board
Member - 80% of meetings 2
Merits
7. Articles
Newsletter (per issue - max 2) 1
Merit
8. Asst.
Treasurer (must attend 80% of all reg. meetings & Board meetings) 3
Merits
9. Treasurer
(must attend 80% of all reg. meetings & Board meetings) 3
Merits
10. Secretary
(must attend 80% of all reg. meetings & Board meetings) 3
Merits
11. Vice
President (must attend 80% of all reg. meetings & Board meetings)
3
Merits
12. President
(must attend 80% of all reg. meetings & Board meetings) 4
Merits
13. Editor
Newsletter (must attend 80% of all reg. meetings & Board meetings) 3
Merits
14. Past
President’s (must attend 80% of all reg. meetings & Board meetings) 2
Merits
15. Fellowship
Chairperson 2
Merits
16. Article
written or photograph printed in PPA magazine 1
Merit
17.
Web Master (must attend 80% of all reg. meetings & Board
meetings) 3
Merits
Section V: Educational Merits
1. Speaker
1 to 2 hour PPA Sponsored Program 1
Merit
2. Speaker
2 1/2 to 4 hour PPA Sponsored Program 2
Merits
3. Speaker
5 to 8 hour PPA Sponsored Program 4
Merits
4. Speaker
- Super Monday 2
Merits
Section VI: Photographic Merits
1. Four
prints entered for critique 1
Merit
2. Print
Scoring 80 points or better at PPC Annual 1
Merit
3. Print
Scoring 80 points or better at RMPPA print competition 1
Merit
4. Print
Scoring 80 points or better at PPA print competition 1
Merit
5. Print
accepted for PPA Loan Collection 2
Merits
6. Photographer
receiving Photographer of the Year award 2
Merits
7. Photographer
receiving Judges choice award 1
Merit
8. Court
Of Honor 1
Merit
