Honorary Membership
Persons eligible for an honorary membership:
- People who are not nurses but who contributed to health care in the Region
- Nurses who are leaders in the Region but not school of nursing members
- University administrators who supported nursing programs
- Politicians or advocates for health care &/or nursing education in the Region
- ARCASN member who has passed away
Nomination Process
- The nomination must be submitted by 2 members of the ARCASN Executive to the President
- The candidate may not nominate himself or herself
- No elected officer of the Association may be a nominee during an active term of office
- The selection of life and honorary membership will be made by an ad hoc membership committee of at least two members of the ARCASN Executive
The nominators are requested to submit the following information regarding the nominee on or before March 1st of the year:
· CV
· Activities in ARCASN
· A specific statement, not to exceed one typewritten page, as to how the nominee meets the award criteria
Once nominations are received:
- The Membership Committee will review the submission(s) and make its recommendations to the Executive.
- Upon approval of the Executive, the Life or Honorary recipient(s) will be invited to the next Annual General Meeting and the cost of the conference registration for the recipient(s) will be defrayed.
- The Life and Honorary membership awards will be presented to the recipient(s) at the AGM. If the recipient(s) is unable to attend the Annual Conference, the award shall be sent to the individual(s).