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Chapter Management and Awards Program

The purpose of the ACHE Chapter Management and Awards Program is to ensure the consistent delivery of quality services to ACHE affiliates by ACHE chapters. The awards and recognition system is designed to acknowledge superior chapter performance based on objectively measured results.

View 2012 (PDF), 2011 (PDF), 2010 (PDF), 2009 (PDF), 2008 (PDF), 2007 (PDF) and 2006 (PDF). Chapter Award Recipients.

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Award Performance Indicators

Education and Networking Performance
This performance measure is a simple calculation of the indexed attendee hours which is the number of programming hours multiplied by the number of attendees for each event divided by total chapter membership at the beginning of the current year.

Net Membership Growth
Net membership growth is measured by the percentage difference between the total number of ACHE affiliated chapter members in all membership categories at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year.

Level of Member Satisfaction
Membership satisfaction is measured on a 10-point scale based on the survey question: “Overall, how satisfied are you with your local chapter?”

Advancement of Eligible Members
Advancement of eligible members is measured by the percentage of the eligible pool who advance to Fellow or pass the Board of Governors Exam each year.

Award Performance Standards

Performance standards change each year and are based on the previous year's performance of all chapters.

Award Levels

A chapter must be fully chartered to be eligible to win any of the chapter performance awards. The levels of awards and the criteria for each are listed below:

Awards	Criteria
Award of Chapter Merit	Awarded to all chapters that meet at least one of the four performance standards.
Award of Chapter Distinction	Awarded to all chapters that meet at least two of the four performance standards.
Award for Chapter Excellence	Awarded to all chapters that meet at least three of the four performance standards.
Board of Governors Award	Awarded to chapters that meet all four of the performance standards.
Award for Sustained Chapter Excellence	Awarded to all chapters that continue to meet or exceed three of the four performance standards for a continuous four years.

Recognition

There is no limit on the number of chapters that can be recognized at any of the award levels. All fully chartered chapters that meet the criteria for any award level will be recognized.

ACHE recognition
For the Award for Sustained Excellence, the Award for Chapter Excellence, and the Board of Governors Award, the chapter president will receive an engraved plaque during the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership. For the Award of Chapter Distinction and the Award of Chapter Merit, the chapter president will receive a certificate during the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership. In addition, ACHE will announce the awards in press releases and publications.

Chapter recognition
Recognition items will be provided to the chapter president for presentation to chapter officers. The chapter also will receive a "Chapter Excellence" graphic for use on the chapter's stationery and Web site.