The Service Above Self Award is considered the highest honour that RI can bestow on a member. It recognizes up to 150 outstanding Rotarians and Rotaractors each year whose service activities make an impact on humanity. No more than one recipient is selected from a given district each year, and a person can receive the award only once.
A District committee will review nominations and submit ONE to Rotary International and the RI Board make final selections.
Nominations are open from the 1st to 31st October 2021 ……
Nomination process: Current governors and RI directors can nominate one candidate from their district using this online nomination form. RI’s current special representatives to non-districted Rotary clubs may also nominate one member per year from the group of non-districted clubs they serve. All eligible nominations will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the RI Membership Committee for recommendation to the RI Board for selection.
Nomination period: 1-31 October
Eligibility criteria: Nominees must be Rotarians or Rotaractors in good standing, and may not be current, incoming, or immediate past governors, RI directors, RI presidents, or Rotary Foundation trustees. Nominees must have demonstrated exemplary continuing humanitarian service, in any form and at any level. Emphasis is placed on personal volunteer efforts and active involvement in helping others through Rotary, rather than one’s performance in an elected or appointed Rotary assignment. Personal financial contributions to Rotary, its Foundation, or any individual project are not relevant considerations for this award.
Award type: Engraved crystal and lapel pin