DPS SERVICE AWARD CRITERIA

• Served on management committee (either elected or appointed positions)
• Leads trips for DPS
• Hosts chili cook-off/old timers’ trip/etc.
• Hosts meeting/potlucks
• Does trip write-ups for Sage
• Participates in Sierra club service activities; goes on service trips
• Serves as webmaster; contribute to DPS website
• Serves as Sage newsletter editor; contribute to Sage
• Serves as Peak Guide editor; contribute to Peak Guide
• Actively recruits for DPS
• Goes on DPS trips
• Promotes desert conservation and exploration
• Would their absence be noticed?

DPS MOUNTAINEERING AWARD CRITERIA

• Not necessarily a leader but it counts!
• Has a passion for mountaineering and peak bagging
• Completion of DPS achievements (emblem, explorer, list finish)
• List finisher of other lists
• Supports DPS Peak List improvement: participates in exploratory trips, scouts/writes up new routes, reviews status and conditions of existing peaks, etc.

DPS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CRITERIA

• Awardees shall have shown dedication to the DPS and Sierra Club over many years
  through service and/or mountaineering activities (such as those listed for the Mountaineering and Service Awards).
  
• In selecting award recipients, the Management Committee will use the
  above criteria for each award as guidelines for candidate selection.  Members
  are encouraged to submit award candidates to the Management Committee.