American Reading Forum/
Brenda S. Townsend Service Award Nomination Form

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DUE BY OCTOBER 15TH


For the American Reading Forum/ Brenda S. Townsend Service Award for dedicated service to the organization, the process of nomination and selection will be the following:

1) A current member of the American Reading Forum must nominate the person by filling in this nomination form and submitting a letter explaining why the person is being nominated.

I, _________________________ nominate _____________________ for the

American Reading Forum, Brenda S. Townsend Service Award.

2) The nominee has to have been a member of the American Reading Forum for at least 10 consecutive years.

The nominee has been a member of the American Reading Forum from

____________ through ______________.

3) The nominee has to have served the organization for at least 10 years in multiple capacities.
_________________ has served the organization in the following capacities:


4) Nominations are to be sent to the chair of the Service Award Committee by October 15th. The letters of nomination will be read by the committee members.

5) In October the Service Award Committee will vote on whether there will be a recipient for the next conference and whom it will be.

6) Presentation of the award, a plaque and life membership in the American Reading Forum, will be made at the conference.

(The awardee will still have to pay for conference fees in order to attend.) 


Please send nomination to:


Sarah Dowhower, 700 Waters Edge #21, Racine Wisconsin 53402

Or to: dowhowsl@usa.net