DIVISION OF EXCELLENCE

A Division of Excellence will attain a minimum of 14 of the following 19 criteria:

  1. Seventy-five percent of the chapters offer programming that award recertification points

  2. The division annual meeting offers a minimum of three recertification points

  3. Twenty percent of the members in the division must hold the CPS and/or CAP certification; and the division recognizes new certification holders and those who recertify

  4. Sign the online Division of Excellence Commitment agreement

  5. Publish a minimum of four newsletters/e-newsletters and participate in the IAAP Web Community

  6. Provide leadership training for chapter and division leaders which emphasizes the development of a chapter Business (Strategic) Plan and Succession Planning

  7. Create and maintain an annual budget; provide a quarterly financial statement to the chapter presidents; and submit the annual audit report to the International Treasurer

  8. Maintain a full slate of division officers (minimum four offices); one hundred percent of the chapters must submit their new officers and chair listing to HQ by July 1; and the division must submit their new officer and committee chair listing to HQ by July 1

  9. Maintain chairmen for the Bylaws, Certification, Education, and Membership committees

  10. Division member(s) serve on an international committee or serve on the international board of directors or as an RTF Trustee

  11. President-Elect attend the Incoming Division Presidents Conference

  12. Send a delegate or submit a proxy to the International Convention and Education Forum

  13. Submit a completed application for the Avery Chapter and Division Achievement Awards Program

  14. Sixty percent of the chapters submit a completed application for the Avery Chapter and Division Achievement Awards Program and/or the Award for Excellence Program

  15. Ninety percent of the chapters have a minimum of 15 members

  16. Sustain a net increase in membership of 8%

  17. Retain 90% of the chapters within the division and attain a membership retention rate of at least 75%

  18. Sustain an increase of at least one new IAAP Professional Chapter or one new Student chapter

  19.  Establish a division Business (Strategic) Plan; conduct a minimum of one Business (Strategic) Planning session; and, conduct a member interest/satisfaction survey

Winning divisions will receive a Division of Excellence podium banner (first year), banner year patch, and either $200 cash or one year subscription to the IAAP Web Community.

Completed criteria will be submitted through an online process. Click here for a sample website submission form for divisions.

Division of Excellence Validation Spreadsheet

Example Division of Excellence Validation Spreadsheet

Division Commitment Form