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Second Annual Scott Miller Rescuer’s Award
Attention all APWU Members:
Scott Miller was a member of the Boston Metro APWU since 1985, a member of the Executive Board, a Trustee, and a shop steward at the General Mail Facility in Boston. Tragically, he passed away suddenly in August of 2006. Scott had many noteworthy accomplishments during his career but is especially remembered for several acts of lifesaving where his special training, emergency skills, and grace under pressure allowed him to resuscitate victims of heart attacks and choking.
In memory of Scott and in recognition of his accomplishments, the Boston Metro Local is proud to announce the Second Annual Scott Miller Rescuer’s Award. As you know, the first award was given posthumously to First Lt. Ryan Patrick Jones, who was killed in Iraq in May of 2007. He is the son of Boston Metro member, Kevin Jones and his wife, Elaine.
This annual award is bestowed by the Boston Metro Area Local, to be given annually in recognition for life-saving acts and heroic actions of a similar nature. It will be bestowed upon that individual whose lifesaving or first aid response in an emergency situation best exemplifies the selflessness and competence demonstrated by Scott in similar incidents. The award consists of a certificate and a cash award of one thousand dollars. Full details of the award criteria and procedure are given elsewhere in this issue of the Bostonian.
We encourage all APWU members across the country to submit nominations for this year’s award to the address below. The award may be given to present and retired members of the APWU and to members of their immediate family. Nominations must be endorsed by your local APWU president or secretary/treasurer and must include a description of the act, the individual’s relation to the APWU, and the full name and contact information of the nominee. Any documentation in the form of incident reports, newspapers, et cetera will greatly aid the Boston Metro Local in the deciding the winner of the award.
The deadline to submit applications for this award is Labor Day 2008.
Send nominations and supporting documentation to:
The Scott Miller Rescuer’s Award
Boston Metro Local A.P.W.U.
137 South Street #4, Boston, MA 02111
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Description: A Certificate of Award and a monetary prize of one thousand dollars ($1,000), to be presented annually by the Boston Metro Local of the American Postal Workers Union, commemorating the lifesaving activities of our departed brother, Scott Alan Miller, and honoring those individuals whose acts of heroism and rescue best exemplify Scott’s skill and sacrifice.
Criteria: To be awarded on an annual basis to that individual whose act or acts, in the opinion of the Standing Committee, best manifests the qualities honored by the Award. These qualities include heroism, rescue, life-saving, emergency medical response, bravery in the field of rescue, and other such attributes associated with the saving or attempted saving of human life.
Definitions: The Standing Committee will consist of the Executive Board of the Boston Metro Local in toto, and meeting in quorum. A majority vote is necessary for all decisions of the Standing Committee.
Eligibility: The Award may be awarded to all present and former APWU members and to members of their immediate family, including members of any actual extended family, provided the nature of the relationship is properly explained in the application. The Standing Committee is allowed to consider the degree of the family relationship and/or any relevant factors involving the nominee’s participation in the APWU as a factor in the Award decision.
Nominations: Nominations may be made by any member-in-good-standing of the APWU. They must be endorsed by the individual’s Local President or Secretary/Treasurer (or by the appropriate APWU official in the case of a Member-at-Large), and must include: 1.) a description of the act or acts that gave rise to the nomination; 2.) the APWU or family affiliation of the nominee; and 3.) the full name and contact information of the nominee.
By their endorsement the Local President or Secretary-Treasurer must certify the APWU membership of the person making the nomination, and is also certifying that the events described in the nomination are true to the best of their knowledge. Newspaper clippings and other relevant documentation (including Awards from other organizations or the United States Postal Service) will be considered favorably by the Standing Committee while making their decision.
Award Procedure: The issue of the Bostonian that is issued first in each calendar year shall contain an announcement of the Award and its criteria, to be drafted by the Local General President or his designee. That announcement will contain the criteria for the Award, all appropriate deadlines, all appropriate restrictions, and proper notice of the application process. The General President is authorized to send out such additional Award announcements as he deems necessary or desirable. The general principle is to circulate notice of the Award to the widest possible extent.
The deadline for nominations shall be included in the announcement, and shall not be earlier than Memorial Day or later than Labor Day of the year in question. In the event of a large number of applications, or for any other reason, the General President is authorized to form a Review Committee to review the applications, perform any necessary investigation, and, if desirable, synopsize each application.
Immediately after the first Executive Board meeting after the closing of the nomination period, the Standing Committee shall meet in executive session and review the applications for the Award, along with any comments provided by the Review Committee, if said Committee was convened. The Standing Committee may make a final decision on the Award at this meeting or may postpone (for any reason) the decision until immediately after the next Executive Board meeting.
The final decision on the Award must be approved by the General Membership at the regular monthly meeting. Interested parties will be afforded an opportunity to speak on the matter prior to the vote of the General Membership, subject to the normal rules of the Membership Meeting. Should the decision of the Standing Committee fail to pass the General Membership in a majority vote, the Standing Committee will repeat the above process at the next monthly meeting and once again bring a recommendation before the General Membership.
The Standing Committee is not barred from recommending for the Award a nominee who has previously been nominated but who has failed to obtain the majority approval of the General Membership. In the event that the General Membership has not approved a nomination by the end of the December membership meeting, the Standing Committee is authorized to discontinue the nomination process and recommend donating the monetary value of the Award to a worthwhile organization, as described below.
Additional Provisions: The General President of the Boston Metro Local, APWU, is responsible for producing the actual Award Certificate. Any disputes or situations not covered in the above can be resolved by the General President, subject to the approval of the Standing Committee. In the event that no suitable applications are received for an annual Award, the Standing Committee may recommend to the General Membership a donation of one thousand dollars ($1,000) in the name of Scott Alan Miller, to be made to an organization such as the American Red Cross, a firefighter, police, or emergency medical technician organization, or some such group concerned with rescue work.
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