Academia Cotopaxi’s Board of Trustees will annually appoint a chair of the Award Selection Committee. Working with
the Director, the Chair will invite members of the AC community to join the committee, making sure that the committee
includes at least: one board member, one teacher, one parent, one administrator, and the president of the NHS (National
Honor Society). The members of the committee represent a balanced mix of Ecuadorians and non-Ecuadorians.
The Committee solicits nominations from the Academia Cotopaxi community establishing timelines as appropriate.
Nominations for this award may be made by anyone in the AC community. Nomination are submitted to the Committee
and remain confidential.
Selection Process: The Committee reviews the nominations, conducts research as necessary, and narrows the field to
between one and three finalists for presentation to the Board of Trustees. In addition to the criteria mentioned above:
- Finalists should have made a significant contribution for the betterment of humanity that can be tangibly
demonstrated;
* Long term commitments and demonstrated positive results would generally take priority over recent actions.
- Finalists’ efforts should have had a recognizable impact on Ecuador
- Finalists should demonstrate the characteristics of a “global citizen” (as defined above) in as many areas as
possible.
- Finalists should be able to come to Quito to receive the award.
Finalists: The Board approves the final award recipient. If more than one finalist is presented, the Board may make the
selection, or it may ask the Committee to do so.
Presentation: The award is presented in person to the recipient at a suitably public occasion during the second semester
of the school year. The recipient is expected to speak at this event. The date and time may be adjusted to fit the
schedule of the recipient.
For further information contact Paola de Pereira, Director of Admissions and Outreach at ppereira@cotopaxi.k12.ec.
