Corporate Sponsorship and Support Recognition Program

The Corporate Sponsorship and Support Recognition Program, established in 2002, serves as an honor program for companies that provide significant support for ISA and assist the Society in achieving its goals and objectives.

2008 recipients

Small Company Category

Summit Controls

Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Medium Company Category

Clark, Richardson & Biskup

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Large Company Category

Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Dhahran,Saudi Arabia

Award and Presentation:

Corporate Sponsorship and Support recognition may be conferred annually. The recognition consist of a plaque and letter from the ISA President. There will be a maximum of one award per size category presented annually. Presentation is made at the annual honors and awards program.

Qualifications:

Award presentation will be for significant support to ISA Sections, Districts, Divisions and/or Society organizational units during the calendar year preceding the award. A company or corporation may be qualified for recognition by being active in any or all of the areas noted below. Additionally, there may be other activities that demonstrate an unusually high level of cooperation with ISA to achieve the educational, technical, leadership, and professional goals of the Society.

The company management actively promotes ISA to the employees(s) in designated ways such as:

Paying employee’s ISA dues.
Providing internal resources for employee(s) to function as ISA leaders.
Financially supporting ISA meeting attendance by employee(s).
Providing internal publicity for ISA in newsletters, etc.
Allowing time for employee(s) to attend conferences and leadership training.

The employee(s) demonstrate active involvement in ISA by:

Serving as officers and committee chairs.
Participating as committee members and task force participants.
Attending local section meetings.
Developing sessions or programming opportunities for training.
Providing technical papers or publication material.
Working on ISA standards and recommended practices committees.

The company management provides tangible support for ISA by:

Providing facilities for ISA meetings or special gatherings.
Making provisions for training courses to be conducted on premise.
Contributing financially to ISA organizational units.
Participating in ISA exhibits and educational programs.
Placing advertisements in ISA newsletters and directories.
Procuring ISA materials and publications for company use.
Participating in the ISA Corporate Associates Program (CAP).

The corporation promotes ISA and the instrumentation, systems, and automation community to outside interests and peers by:

Noting ISA membership on employee business cards.
Using ISA standards and practices in business activities.
Acknowledging the value and worth of the instrumentation, systems, and automation practitioners in the company.
Sharing information about ISA goals and objectives with customers and suppliers.
Sharing information about ISA member benefits and promoting the value of becoming an ISA member.
Encouraging customers and contacts to join ISA.
Extolling the value of developing technical material for publication by ISA.

Criteria:

All companies, regardless of size and location, are eligible for consideration. Each operating segment and office for companies with multiple locations are eligible for recognition. A company or corporation will be categorized by size — Small (less than 50 employees), Medium (50 to 250 employees), Large (more than 250 employees).

Nomination:

Any organizational unit of ISA may submit a nomination. Nominations are made in writing on the appropriate form and must be signed by the primary officer (Section President, District Vice President, Division Director, or Department Vice President). Nominations must designate a specific company facility.

Special Note:

Each company selected by the Honors & Awards Committee as meeting suitable criteria, whether or not selected as the award recipient in one of the three size categories, will be placed on an Honor Roll of companies by category size. The Honor Roll will be published in InTech and will be displayed in a suitable location at the ISA Annual Conference and Exhibition. Companies on the Honor Roll will receive a certificate and letter from the ISA President. There will be no limit of the number of companies placed on the Honor Roll each year.

Previous Recipients

Small Company Category

Willer Engineering Limited
North York, Ontario, Canada
CEM Specialities
London, Ontario, Canada
Mead O'Brien, Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Willer Engineering Limited
North York, Ontario, Canada

Medium Company Category

C.B. Engineering Ltd.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Large Company Category

Spartan Controls Limited
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Shell Chemical Corp.
Geismar Chemical Complex,
Geismar, Louisana, USA
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Spartan Controls Limited
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada