Guidelines for The State Knight of the Year

Each Council is encouraged to submit ONE (1) candidate for this award.

A candidate for this award must be a member in good standing and must have been a member of the Order for a minimum of one (1) year by April 1st of this Fraternal Year. The KNIGHT OF THE YEAR should be a complete Knight, (one who is actively involved in the works of the Order, his Church and his Community), all these areas should be described. The following percentages will be used for these areas for the purpose of judging:

80% - Work for the Knights of Columbus
10% - Work for the Church
10% - Work for the Community

The accomplishments of the candidate must have taken place between this reporting Fraternal year.
The local Council’s nominee for the State Knight of the Year award need not be the Council’s Knight of the Year (although this would be unusual), nor must he have received the Knight of the Month award, however the Council’s Knight of the Month should provide an excellent pool of candidates.

Prior winners of the State Knight of the Year are not eligible.

Judges will be concerned with factual information describing the candidate’s accomplishments during the period specified above. The quality of literary embellishments will not influence the decision. The winning candidate will be announced at the State Convention and his resume will be read at the banquet.

Please be concise and limit the resume to two (2) typewritten, double spaced, pages. The winning entry will be included in the minutes of the convention, so please use Council letterhead for the first page and good quality, white paper, for the second. To increase the dramatic impact, try to name the candidate only in the last paragraph of the write up.

The candidate’s resume must be sent to the State Secretary, no later than April 1st, to be considered. No exceptions will be considered. Any questions regarding this award will be addressed to the State Deputy.