Guidelines for eligibility are:

• Served as a Central States Circulation Manager's Association member for at least three years at the time of the presentation.
• Served on at least one committee.
• Held an elective office. This is not mandatory but is preferable.
• Exemplify what every circulation executive aspires to be.
• Be innovative, a thinker, a doer, a promoter, able to motivate, a friend to and a leader of his/her peers.
• Board Chair presents this award and serves as chair of this committee along with the past winner and the First Vice-President.

It is essential that there be membership involvement. For this reason, nominations from membership for this award should be encouraged. This should not be the only source, but should help in bringing some people to the attention of the Nominating and Selection Committee that may be otherwise overlooked.

This committee will include the Board Chair, the immediate past recipient of the CSOCEA, and the First Vice-President. They could also make additional nominations and would be responsible for making the final selection.

It is important to retain the interest of as many people in our profession as possible and this award serves to stengthen our profession in the years ahead.