Program Overview
The ASTD Chapter Excellence Awards (CEA) recognize chapters that have achieved excellence in three key areas of chapter development: strategic partnership, the advancement of the profession through CPLP, and joint chapter-national membership growth.
ASTD will award a $1,000 cash prize for each award of excellence in each of three chapter size categories (for a total of nine awards). The Chapter Excellence Awards, based on results in the 2011 calendar year, will be presented during Chapter Leader Day at the ASTD International Conference and Exposition on May 6, 2012. The awards of excellence are:
Excellence in Strategic Partnership
Chapters that make a significant impact on local businesses and communities.
Excellence in the Advancement of the Profession Through CPLP
Chapters that significantly foster workplace learning and performance in their community and professionalizing the industry through promoting the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance CPLP™.
Excellence in Joint Membership Growth
Chapters that demonstrate the highest overall growth rate of joint chapter and national members.
The size categories are:
Small – Chapters consisting of 100 or fewer active members on January 1, 2011.
Medium – Chapters consisting of 101-300 active members on January 1, 2011.
Large – Chapters consisting of 301 or more active members on January 1, 2011.
Chapters are eligible to win consecutively in the strategic partnerships and advancing the profession categories as long as they are submitting applications for a different program/project than the previous year. Chapters are eligible to win only every two years in the membership category. For example, if a chapter won in 2010, its next year of eligibility is 2012.
2012 Application Process
Applications must be submitted electronically. Participants may begin the application now and save their work until the application is complete. All applications must be received by March 1. Awards are granted for work completed the previous year (2011). Winning chapters will be announced on May 6, at Chapter Leader Day during the ASTD International Conference & Exposition.
Chapter Excellence Award Recipients
San Antonio – 2011 Excellence in Strategic Partnerships
Central New York – 2011 Excellence in Strategic Partnerships
2011 Excellence in Strategic Partnerships
Central Massachusetts – 2011 Excellence in Membership Growth
Rocky Mountain – 2011 Excellence in Membership Growth
Metro DC – 2011 Excellence in Membership Growth
2011 Excellence in Membership Growth
Greater Atlanta – 2010 Excellence in Strategic Partnerships
Heart of Illinois – 2010 Excellence in Strategic Partnerships
Puget Sound – 2010 Excellence in Strategic Partnerships
2010 Excellence in Strategic Partnerships
Greater Boston – 2010 Excellence in Membership Growth
Greater Philadelphia – 2010 Excellence in Membership Growth
Utah – 2010 Excellence in Membership Growth
2010 Excellence in Membership Growth
Fort Lauderdale – 2010 Excellence in Advancing the WLP Profession
2010 Excellence in Advancement of WLP
Eastern Pennsylvania – 2009 Excellence in Membership Growth
Metro New York – 2009 Excellence in Membership Growth
Valleys of Virginia – 2009 Excellence in Membership Growth
2009 Excellence in Membership Growth