Guidelines for The State Rookie of the Year

Each Council is encouraged to submit ONE (1) candidate for this award.

A candidate for this award must be a member in good standing with no more than 18 months in the Order as of April 1 of the reporting period. The ROOKIE OF THE YEAR should be a complete Knight, (one who is actively involved in the works of the Order, his Church and his Community), all these areas should be described. The following percentages will be used for these areas for the purpose of judging:

80% - Work for the Knights of Columbus
10% - Work for the Church
10% - Work for the Community

The accomplishments of the candidate must have taken place during this reporting Fraternal Year
The local Council’s nominee for the State Rookie of the Year award should not be the Council’s Knight of the Year. The nominee is not required to have been awarded the Knight of the Month award, however the Council’s Knight of the Month program should provide an excellent pool of candidates.

Judges will be concerned with factual information describing the candidate’s accomplishments during the period specified above. The quality of literary embellishments will not influence the decision. The winning candidate will be announced at the State Convention and his resume will be read at the banquet.

Please be concise and limit the resume to two (2) typewritten, double spaced, pages. The winning entry will be included in the minutes of the convention, so please use Council letterhead for the first page and good quality, white paper, for the second. To increase the dramatic impact, try to name the candidate only in the last paragraph of the write up.

The candidate’s resume must be sent to the State Secretary, no later than April 1st, to be considered. No exceptions will be considered. Any questions regarding this award will be addressed to the State Deputy.