Eligibility Requirements for a Regional Award

The candidate must:

• Be a paid professional member of SPE.
  • Non-members, former members, and student members are ineligible.
     
• Be a living person on 1 January of the year of presentation.
  • Deceased members may not be nominated for SPE Awards.
  • If a current nominated candidate passes away after 1 January, and the candidate is subsequently elected, the Regional Director may present the award posthumously.
  • Posthumous award presentations are otherwise prohibited.
     
• Have been residing in the region for at least 7 months.
   
• Not have served as an officer or director of SPE International within 24 months of award.
   
• Not be an Honorary Member
   
• Not be a recipient of this same award in the region in the past 5 years (except for the Corporate Award which has no waiting period).
   
• Comply with the SPE sanction policy.
   
• Be nominated by a colleague (self-nominations are not eligible).