Orville N. Greene Service Award
Rules and Regulations
The SETI League, Inc. hereby establishes a Service Award honoring the memory of SETI League supporter and co-founder Orville N. Greene.
The Orville N. Greene Service Award will be presented annually to a person or persons making unusual volunteer contributions, or providing extraordinary service, to The SETI League, Inc.
The award shall consist of an appropriately crafted plaque or trophy, to be known as an OG.
SETI League members in good standing are invited to nominate deserving individuals for receipt of an OG.
Nominees must be members in good standing of The SETI League, Inc.
Employees, Officers, and Trustees of The SETI League, Inc. shall be deemed ineligible for receipt of an OG during their terms of such service to The SETI League, Inc.
Nominating petitions should detail the extraordinary contributions or significant volunteer service of the nominee.
For consideration, petitions must be received by January 1st of each year. They may be addressed to Orville Greene Memorial Service Award, SETI League, PO Box 555, Little Ferry NJ 07643 USA, or submitted electronically using the Nominating Petition provided.
Nominating petitions will be evaluated by a committee of judges appointed by the Trustees of The SETI League, Inc.
In selecting among nominees for the Orville N. Greene Service Award, the judges will give preferential consideration to the efforts and accomplishments of dedicated amateurs.
Nominating petitions not resulting in awards will be held for future consideration.
Decision of the judges is final.
The Trustees reserve the right to present no award in any given year.
The Trustees reserve the right to present more than one award in any given year.
Awards shall be presented at The SETI League's annual membership meeting, or such other SETI forum as the Trustees may dictate.
All decisions of the Board of Trustees of The SETI League, Inc., with respect to interpretation of the rules presented herein or subsequently amended, shall be final.
These Rules and Regulations shall have the force and effect of Bylaws of The SETI League, Inc. They may be amended as necessary from time to time by the Board of Trustees. Amendments or revisions shall become effective as of 0001 UTC on the day following the date of their posting to the World Wide Web site of The SETI League, Inc.
