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Recognition of Service: PSA Honors

The Honors Committee is composed of eight PSA members who serve four year terms. The President appoints two members each year and the Committee elects the Chair. The Honors Committee reports to the Secretary. Honors Committee members and members of the PSA Board of Directors cannot propose or endorse Candidates for PSA Honors.

PSA Honors are formally presented each year at the Final Banquet of the PSA Annual Conference (in the year following submission of the Honors proposal).

Honors Committee
Chair

 

 

Previous Honors Recipients

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Deadline: December 1

 

 

Richard Cloran, FPSA, MPSA
mrcloran@comcast.net                
         

Evidence of service is required for PSA honors. This is unlike other societies and organizations that grant recognition based only on photographic proficiency and this can be confusing to those who have been involved with other photography groups. These other organizations have various methods to obtain recognition, but photographic skill or performance is the criteria. In 1996 a form of Recognition of Photographic Achievement (ROPA) for PSA members was developed and it was instituted at the 1996 PSA Convention in Tucson, Arizona.

PSA Honors

APSA (Associate) - awarded for material contributions to the advancement of photography, whether resulting primarily from photography proficiency and achievement, or for service. Photographic achievement must be combined with elements of service.

FPSA (Fellow) - awarded for outstanding contributions to the advancement of photography, involving a high degree of proficiency and achievement, combined with such elements of service as the dissemination of acquired knowledge through lecturing, judging, instructing, and publishing of articles or papers. Personal photography achievement alone does not qualify for this honor.

HonPSA (Honorary Membership) - the recipient of this honor need not be a member of PSA. It is awarded for outstanding service to photography, particularly through organizational or similar work.

HonFPSA (Honorary Fellow) - this is the highest designation awarded by the Society. The recipient must be a PSA member, and the honor is awarded only for unique or outstanding contributions of major importance to photography.

Outline of the Procedures for Proposing a Candidate

The procedures for proposing a Candidate for PSA Honors are very specific. They are described in detail in the Instructions and an outline is provided here. Please follow them carefully.

  1. The PSA Honors Proposal Instructions and Form are available as an interactive PDF file. The Proposer’s Statement,  the Endorser’s Statement, and the Candidate’s Record are also available as separate interactive PDF files. These completed pages are combined by the Proposer and submitted to PSA Headquarters via email.
    The PSA Honors Proposal Instructions and Form as a Word doc can also be downloaded, printed, typed, and mailed to PSA Headquarters.
  2. Each proposal requires a Proposer and two Endorsers. All three individuals (a married couple is considered two people) must be PSA members in good standing. The Proposer must know the Candidate personally through close association over a period of time. The Endorsers must also be familiar with the Candidate's work, but need not have the intimate knowledge of the Candidate as required by the Proposer.
  3. The Proposer has the responsibility of obtaining the two endorsements and submitting the entire proposal to PSA Headquarters via email or mail by December 1.
  4. The proposal must be no more than nine pages: one page each for statements by the Proposer and each of the two Endorsers, each page signed and dated; and a maximum of six pages outlining the Candidate’s activities following the numbered categories in the official Candidate’s Record. If a translation page is necessary for a Proposer and/or Endorser’s statements, it is not added into the final count. No attached cover pages, or other material other than specified above is permitted. If the proposal contains more than the maximum number of pages, it will be rejected in its entirety.
  5. All information, including the statements, must be computer-prepared or typed in not less than 10 point type, Times New Roman, Arial, or a similar font. Long lists of recognition and medals should be condensed. Neatness does count.
  6. Eligibility for the Associate (APSA) honor requires a Candidate to be an active PSA member for at least six consecutive years immediately preceding the December 1 deadline.
  7. For the Fellow (FPSA), the Candidate must have been an active PSA member in good standing and an APSA for at least four years prior to the December 1 deadline.
  8. For the Honorary Membership (HonPSA), the Candidate need not be a member of the Society.
  9. For the Honorary Fellow (HonFPSA), the Candidate must be a member of PSA.
  10. The Proposer and the two Endorsers must weigh carefully the responsibility they are assuming and their duty to the Society. A proposal should not be submitted unless the Proposer and both Endorsers are fully convinced the Candidate's qualifications fully meet the requirements listed above, and the Candidate’s qualifications are unquestionably above average.

Previous recipients of PSA Honors

Reference Resources