APPI Fellowship Degree Program
Mission Statement
This program has been established to recognize those members who give freely of their time and knowledge to further the careers of their fellow member colleagues.
APPI Degrees
The APPI Degree Program will confer to three different levels.
Associate Fellow Degree: (50 Points) Awarded to any eligible member for accumulating points for service to the association only.
Fellowship Degree: (75 Points) Awarded for a continuation of service. The Fellowship Degree is earned after the Associate Fellow Degree.
Honorary Fellowship Degree: Awarded to those who, by Board action, are deemed to have given sufficient service before the program was enacted.
Eligibility
- All active, life and associate, paid up members in good standing with the APPI are eligible.
- Eligible status is required when points are earned and when degree is awarded.
- Points must be recorded and verified by committee heads as they are earned - No awarding of retroactive points
- Lapse of membership causes loss of ALL previously earned points. Lapse of membership is defined as not rejoining APPI by the last day of convention following the December 31st expiration date of membership.
Rules
These are the official and complete rules of the program and are to be followed to the letter.
- Any points in question/dispute will be disallowed.
- All decisions on points/degrees by the Degree Committee or APPI Board are final.
- Members must enroll in the Program and have their Program Guide Book before any points can be earned.
- Record keeping is the responsibility of any member who wishes to earn an APPI Degree.
- Each service point must be verified and initialed in the program book by the committee head (Board Member) only.
- Each member enrolled MUST send their book to the Degree Committee Head each year by December 15th so that records can be updated by January 15th. NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Members eligible to submit degree application MUST do so by December 31st.
- Final vote at January board meeting.
- Members MUST have paid dues for year they wish to be awarded degree before application is reviewed.
- The points accumulated used for the Associate Degree may be added upon for the Fellowship Degree.
- Members can only receive one degree per year.
- Lapse of membership causes loss of all accumulated points.
- Lapse is defined as not rejoining APPI by the last day of convention following the December 31st expiration date of membership.
- Lapse of membership does not cause the loss of previously awarded/earned degrees
Schedule of Service Credits per Year
| Service | Points earned |
| President | 5 |
| Vice President (each) | 4 |
| Secretary | 3 |
| Treasurer | 3 |
| Board Member | 2 |
| APPI Member Speaker | 2 |
| National Award | 2 |
| Recruitment of New Member | 1 |
| Committee Members | 1 per 4 hours (16 hours, 4 credits per convention) |
| Published Article in Exposure, illustrated | 2 |
| Published Article in Exposure, not illustrated | 1 |
| Certification (CPP, CPPS, CEI) | 2 for year certification is earned |
| Certification Renewal (5year) | 1 |
| Each Consecutive 5 Years membership w/ no lapse | 1 |
| Certification State Rep | 2 |
| Seminar/Convention Hospitality | 2 |
| Artist Liaison to Board | 1 |
| National Councilors | 2 |
| Convention Photographer | 2 |
| Unspecified Service | 1 or 2 as requested by committee head |
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Apr 23rd 2008 | |
Info for the First Annual Past President's Picnic has been posted. more info |
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Feb 23rd 2008 | |
The APPI logo in various formats for web use and as a Photoshop custom Shape for print use is now available for download. Look on the Web Tech page. |
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Jan 24th 2008 | |
Documents for Print Competition for the Spring 2008 MARC convention are now available online. Rules have changed! Please download and read the documents. |
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Dec 21st 2007 | |
The Membership Renewal form for 2008 is available as a download. Check the Resources menu above. |
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