Report of the Honours and Awards Committee

Honours and Awards Committee
Report of the Honours and Awards Committee
March 2023

Cosimo Crupi

The Honours and Awards Committee met in Ottawa on Jan 24-25, 2023. Present were Cosimo Crupi (Chairperson), Gary Esslinger (Co-Chairperson) and Darlene Bembridge (President’s Representative). Louise Doiron (Technical advisor) was absent.

Over and above the normal committee review of Regulation 24 the committee received items referred by the National President.

The committee reviewed Regulation 24.11 regarding ICA and established a ranking system for applicants. The committee has made Recommendation #1 as noted below. 

The committee reviewed a referral to incorporate the $10,000 ThePersonal Group Company Scholarships into Regulation 24.9. The committee as well reviewed Regulation 24.9 as a whole and proposed minor changes and has made Recommendation #2 as noted below. 

I would like to thank the committee members for all their work.

Recommendation #1

m/s Cosimo Crupi/Gary Esslinger

Be it resolved that the 24.11.3 regulation be amended as follows: 

24.11 ICA SPONSORSHIP AND SUBSIDY
24.11.3 Guidelines and Requirements

  1. The applicants must:
    1. have an up to date passport;
    2. have received all of the required inoculations prior to leaving for the country chosen by ICA;
    3. sign a waiver with the Union of Taxation Employees, exempting the Union of any liability for accidents or injuries that may occur;
    4. complete any paperwork that is required by ICA;
    5. submit an application including their name and contact information and be sent to the Honours and Awards Committee by September 15th, at 23:59 (EST). A 400 to 700 words essay or an audio or video submission no longer than 4 minutes, on explaining why you would like to be a part of the ICA team to the country chosen by ICA and the International Children’s Awareness projects;
    6. in the event that more than one application is received, the Honours and Awards   Committee shall choose the successful applicant after reviewing and ranking all submissions;
    7. if the top ranked individual is unable to attend, the next ranked applicant who is available and accepts the invitation shall be chosen.
  2. Preference shall be given to members or students who have never been on this trip.

Recommendation #2

m/s Cosimo Crupi/Gary Esslinger

Be it resolved that Regulation 24.9 UTE Scholarship be amended as follows:

24.9  UTE SCHOLARSHIP

The Union of Taxation Employees - PSAC
Scholarship Guidelines

The Union of Taxation Employees (UTE) each year offers two (2) three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) National Scholarships, which have been named the Diana Gee Scholarship and the Robert “Bob” Campbell National Scholarship and ten (10) one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) Regional Scholarships (Al Rollins Atlantic Regional Scholarship, Quebec, Jean Bergeron Montreal Regional Scholarship, National Capital, Linda Collins Greater Toronto Regional Scholarship, Nick Stein Southwestern Ontario Regional Scholarship, Northern and Eastern Ontario, Prairie, Don Davoren Regional Rocky Mountains Scholarship and Pacific).

If after reviewing the circumstances and agreed to by the National President and the Chairperson of the Honours and Awards Committee, the UTE may defer the awarding of a scholarship of a successful applicant for a period of twelve (12) months. If the scholarship is not awarded after twelve (12) months, an additional scholarship may be awarded for the current year.

The Union of Taxation Employees (UTE) each year also provides ten (10) regional scholarships in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) sponsored by ThePersonal Insurance Company (ThePersonal). These will be chosen following the same criteria as the UTE scholarships. 

Eligibility:

All scholarships are available for members in good standing of the UTE (or who at the time of their departure from CRA in the same calendar year were members in good standing of the UTE), including their spouse, their common-law spouse (including same sex partners) and/or their children or grandchildren.  However, no more than one scholarship will be awarded to the same family in a given year.
For this purpose, children or grandchildren of a UTE member in good standing is defined as follows:

  1. a person of whom the member is the natural parent or grandparent, whether the person was born within or outside marriage;
  2. a person who is wholly dependent on the member for support and of whom the member has immediately or before the person attained the age of nineteen (19) years had, in law or in fact, the custody and control;
  3. a child or grandchild of the member’s spouse or common-law partner; or
  4. an adopted child of the member.

Requirements:

  • Brief statements from two (2) persons with whom you have worked during the past year, containing their general evaluation of your work, your capabilities, your character and performance.  These persons could include: teachers, clergy, community service leaders, supervisors etc.;
  • Proof of registration including applicant’s name, the name of the University, College or Institute of higher learning you will be attending must be submitted. Attendance shall be verified before the granting of the award;
  • A minimum of five hundred (500) words to a maximum of seven hundred (700) words essay or submission in an audio format, visual (painting, drawing, sculpture or photograph), or video format that would express your view. If the submission is audio or video it must be 3-5 minutes in duration. If the submission is by audio or visual, please you must provide an explanation of how it meets one of the topics;
  • Failure to stay within the minimum and maximum word/time requirements will result in disqualification;
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  • There shall be up to 4 topics to choose from, as selected by the UTE Honours and Awards Committee, that will be published each March.

Note: All submissions become the property of the UTE.

Criteria:

The UTE Honours and Awards Committee will base their selection on the following:

  • Submission by the applicant (details outlined under requirements);
  • Statement pertaining to your program and career plans;
  • Statement outlining the nature and length of all  your most recent community involvement; and
  • Statement of applicant's union involvement. , and that of applicant's spouse or parents.

Preference may be given to applicants entering their first year of University, College or Institute of higher learning.  However, applicants may be entering years other than their first year.  Attendance must be on a full time basis.
Preference may be given to first time recipients.

An applicant will not be excluded if they do not possess each and every criterion.  The selection criteria will be reviewed as a whole. , however, if the member is not a member in good standing as of June 15, the application will be excluded. 

The UTE reserves the right to withhold the granting of an award if no applicant is deemed to possess the necessary requirements, or for other valid reasons.  The UTE Honours and Awards Committee may award a Regional Scholarship outside of a particular region if no applicants from that region are deemed to possess the necessary requirements or there were no applicants from that region.

All documents must be supplied with the application, otherwise it will be considered incomplete. The application must be postmarked by no later than June 15th at 23:59 (EST).

Application forms are available at: www.ute-sei.org (the UTE website).

Application forms may be completed on-line at www.ute-sei.org or sent by mail to:

The Union of Taxation Employees
Attn: UTE Honours and Awards Committee
233 Gilmour Street Suite 800
Ottawa ON  K2P 0P2

Respectfully submitted,

Cosimo Crupi
Chair of the Committee