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THE OCB
AWARDS
(View 2007
Recipients)
ROOKIE OF
THE YEAR
The Rookie of the Year award recognizes a competitor in his/her
first year of competition that is likely to experience great
success in the sport in the future.
Eligibility
Male or Female Bodybuilders or Figure competitors who have no
history of competition prior to the year being given consideration (Example:
Awards for the 2007 calendar year - competitors can not have
competed prior to 2007), and who have competed in at least one
OCB competition during the award consideration year (2007 using
the example above) are eligible for the Rookie of the Year
award.
Nomination
Nominations for Rookie of the Year can be made by anyone.
Nominations should include nominee's name, OCB show name,
city/state held, date held, and placement of show(s) competed in
during the year under consideration, at least one photo from an
OCB event, and brief text indicating why it is felt the nominee
is deserving of the honor.
Selection
Selection of recipients is based on information submitted,
perceived future potential, and additional details that Board
members may be aware of about nominees.
GRAND
MASTER
The Grand Master
award recognizes a Masters division competitor whose physique
inspires and impresses onlookers and seems to defy the aging
processes.
Eligibility
Male of Female Bodybuilders or Figure competitors over the age
of fifty and who have competed in at least one OCB competition
during the award consideration year are eligible for the Grand
Master award.
Nomination
Nominations for the Grand Master award can be made by anyone.
Nominations should include nominee's name, show name, city/state
held and date of an event competed in during the year under
consideration and at least one photo from that OCB event. Brief
text indicating why it is felt the nominee is deserving of the
honor can be included if desired.
Selection
Selection of recipients is based on information submitted and
additional details Board members may be aware of about nominees
as well as the impressiveness of a nominee’s appearance taking
conditioning, muscularity, presentation and symmetry into
consideration.
MOST
IMPROVED
The Most Improved award recognizes a competitor who showed
exceptional improvement during an award year from the previous
year.
Eligibility
Individuals who competed in at least one OCB competition during
the award year and at least one OCB competition during a
previous year are eligible for the Most Improved award.
Nomination
Nominations for Most Improved can be made by anyone. Nominations
should include nominee's name, OCB show name, city/state held,
date held, and placement of show(s) competed in during the year
under consideration and the previous year, at least one photo
from an awards year OCB show, and at least one photo from an OCB
show held the previous year referenced.
Selection
Selection of Most Improved is based on the improvement made from
the preceding year taking conditioning, muscle size, balance and
symmetry, presentation and attitude into account.
IRON
MAN/IRON WOMAN
The Iron Man and Iron Woman awards recognize competitors who
competed in the largest number of OCB competitions during the
award year.
Eligibility
Individual’s who competed in OCB competitions during the award
year are eligible for the Iron Man/Iron Woman awards.
Nomination
Nominations are not applicable for the Iron Man and Iron Woman
awards.
Selection
Iron Man/Iron Woman recipients are determined by which male(s)
and which female(s) participated in the most OCB competitions
during the award year as determined by OCB competition results
history.
SERVICE
The Service award recognizes an individual who dedicated his/her
time to the sport of natural physique development and the OCB
behind the scenes during the award year and who went above and
beyond the call of duty. Contributions could be through
assistance at events, assistance with organization operations,
etc., while maintaining professionalism and respect toward
competitors and officials.
Eligibility
Individuals who assisted at more than one event during the
awards year, or who contributed to the efficiency of the
organization behind-the-scenes during the awards year, are
eligible for The Service award.
Nomination
Nominations for the Service award can be made by anyone.
Nominations should include nominee's name and details about why
it is believed the nominee is deserving of the honor.
Selection
Selection of recipients for the Service award is based on
information submitted and additional details Board members may
be aware of about nominees.
JUDGE OF
THE YEAR
The Judge of the Year award recognizes an individual who
dedicated his/her time to competitions during the award year,
scored events with consistency, provided meaningful and helpful
competitor feedback when requested, treated competitors
respectfully and maintained professionalism during and after
events.
Eligibility
Individuals who judged at a minimum of two OCB shows during the
award year are eligible for the Judge of the Year award.
Nomination
Nominations for Judge of the Year can be made by anyone.
Selection
Selection of Judge of the Year is based on judge ratings as
determined by the statistical analysis performed by the OCB to
evaluate judging consistency, number of events judged, quality,
efficiency and appropriateness of competitor feedback provided
when requested, and professionalism maintained during and after
events for the award year.
PROMOTER
OF THE YEAR
The Promoter of the Year award recognizes an individual who
excelled in all areas of show promotion during the award year.
Eligibility
Individuals who promoted at least one OCB event during the award
year are eligible for the Promoter of the Year award.
Nomination
Nominations for Promoter of the Year can be made by anyone.
Nominations should include nominee's name and details about why
it is believed the nominee is deserving of the honor.
Selection
Selection of Promoter of the Year is based on information
submitted and details Board members and the OCB Home Office have
about a promoter’s marketing efforts, creativity, timeliness of
meeting obligations (such as providing results after a show,
efficiency in responding to inquiries, submitting paperwork,
etc.), organization of an event, cooperation with others,
community involvement, extra efforts made for a show (such as
having competitor goody bags, nice awards, stage décor, etc.),
how competitors were treated, and feedback received after
events.
THE BUSER
The Buser award recognizes a competitor with outstanding
physique symmetry. It was named after Chuck Buser, who many feel
was the epitome of muscular symmetry during the infancy of the
natural bodybuilding movement.
Eligibility
Individuals who competed in at least one OCB competition during
the award year are eligible for The Buser award.
Nomination
Nominations for the Buser award can be made by anyone.
Nominations should include nominee's name and at least one photo
from an awards year OCB show.
Selection
Selection of the Buser recipient is based on materials submitted
and additional images Board members may have access to regarding
an individual from the award year, upper to lower body symmetry,
muscle group to muscle group proportion, emphasis of muscle
shape and fullness, and overall balance of muscular development.
INSPIRATION
The Inspiration
award recognizes a competitor who overcame difficult obstacles
and whose actions and determination are inspiring.
Eligibility
Male of Female Bodybuilders or Figure competitors who have
competed in at least one OCB competition during the award
consideration year are eligible for the Inspiration award.
Nomination
Nominations for the Inspiration award can be made by anyone.
Nominations should include nominee's name, show name, city/state
held and date of an OCB show competed in during the year under
consideration, at least one photo from an OCB event, and text
explaining the nominee’s circumstances and why it is felt the
nominee is deserving of the honor.
Selection
Selection of recipients for Inspiration award is based on
information submitted and additional details Board members may
be aware of about nominees.
THE
SULLIVAN
The Sullivan is a sportsmanship award that recognizes an
individual who displayed excellent sportsmanship and
demonstrated kind, caring and selfless acts during the award
year.
The award is named after Sean “Sully” Sullivan. During one
competition season, Sullivan and another competitor had been
entered in a number of shows. The other competitor was longing
for an overall victory but had been denied on more than one
occasion due to placing behind Sullivan. At a later event,
Sullivan sized up the competition and felt either he or the
fellow competitor would probably win the show. In a truly
selfless act he faked an injury and withdrew from the contest to
make sure it wasn’t he who again denied the other competitor an
overall victory -- which he did claim at that event and was able
to savor the sweetness of an overall championship. This is one
example among many of Sullivan giving selflessly of himself out
of genuine care for others. His many acts of generosity,
kindness and thoughtfulness, in addition to his continued
display of honest sportsmanship spanning more than two and a
half decades, are why this award is named after him.
Eligibility
Individuals associated with the OCB in any capacity (Examples:
Judging, promoting, competing, assisting at shows, etc.) during
the award year are eligible for the Sullivan award.
Nomination
Nominations for the Sullivan award can be made by anyone.
Nominations should include nominee's name and text detailing why
it is believed the nominee is deserving of the honor.
Selection
Selection of recipients for the Sullivan award is based on
information submitted and additional details Board members may
be aware of regarding nominees.
MVP OF THE YEAR
The Most Valuable Person of the Year award recognizes an
individual who contributed to the growth, betterment and spirit
of the OCB and the sport of natural physique. This could come
through being a highly visible and successful competitor and
representing the OCB and the sport well through professional
conduct, being involved in projects that promote or improve the
OCB and the sport, having a positive influence on many, or any
other form that contributed positively to the OCB and the sport.
Eligibility
Any individual who has in some manner contributed to the growth,
betterment and spirit of OCB and the sport of natural physique
during the award year is eligible for the MVP of the Year award.
Nomination
Nominations for MVP of the Year can be made by anyone.
Nominations should include nominee's name and text detailing why
it is believed the nominee is deserving of the honor.
Selection
Selection of recipients for MVP of the Year is based on
information submitted and additional details Board members may
be aware of about nominees.
NOMINATIONS
OCB Awards nominations must be submitted by the end of the last
day of an award year to be considered for the respective award
year (December 31, 2007 for 2007 awards year). OCB Awards are
distributed at the Natural Bodybuilding Association Classic
event held in Philadelphia, March/April following the award year
(April/March 2008 in the example above). Information submitted
should include the nominee’s name, category nominating for and
reasons for nominating the individual. Nominations should also
include nominator’s name, address, phone number and email
address. Nominations can be sent to:
Email
Or
Fitness & Physique Magazine
PO Box 1006
Bryans Road, MD
20616-1006
OCB
AWARDS BOARD
The OCB Awards Board (referred to as the “Board” from this point
forward) consists of five persons. One of these individuals is
designated as Chairperson. The work of the Board will be
conducted primarily by e-mail.
Chairperson
The Board’s members will elect the Chairperson for the Board.
Re-elections will take place on an annual basis in May.
PROCEDURES FOR SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS
Screening of Nominations
Every nomination received will be reviewed by the Board to
determine whether the nominee meets the criteria for which they
were nominated. Every nominee receiving three or more favorable
votes from the Board will be included among the candidates voted
upon that year.
Balloting
Balloting will be conducted among the members of the Board each
year to determine recipients for each OCB award category. Each
member of the Board will cast up to eight votes for candidates
who were nominated, and who received three or more favorable
votes from the Board upon nomination, and rank those individuals
in order of preference ("1" being their first choice). Ranking
by committee members shall be used only to break ties. To
achieve consistency in style and format, the materials submitted
in support of each nomination can be edited prior to the voting
by a person designated by the Chairperson. Additional materials,
if needed, may be solicited from the nominator or from other
sources. Any Board member who believes that important and
relevant information is missing from the curriculum vitae of a
nominee distributed with the ballot may submit that information
to the Chairperson for consideration for inclusion in subsequent
balloting cycles.
Alternate Board Member
An individual designated as an alternate Board member will take
the place of a regular Board member for balloting in cases where
a conflict of interest exists (a nominee is trained by a regular
Board member, is a relative of a Board member, is one of the
Board members, etc.)
Reporting Results
Names receiving the most votes from the Board will become award
recipients.
Proceedings Confidential
The names of persons who are nominated but who are not selected,
shall not be disclosed at any time to any person (including
those who are nominated) other than members of the Board.
No member of the Board shall disclose to any person how any
member of the Board voted on the election of any particular
candidate, including particulars of balloting.
After the Board has completed all balloting for the names of
successful candidates, the Chairman or some other person
designated by the Board for the purpose shall then release to
the public the names of those elected.
OCB Awards Board Members
Nicole Weeks (Fla.) - Chairperson
Joe Franco (Pa.)
Layne Norton (Ill.)
Mike Milas (Va.)
Frank Reed (Ariz.)
Veronica Davis (D.C.) - Alternate
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