NUCS HALL OF FAME

 HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE:

The duties of the committee are to take nominations, make recommendations, and submit them to the Board Directors, for consideration for the Hall of Fame. The committee will consist of the State Representative. that are, already in place.

 All dogs that have a Super Grand Championship, and meet all requirements as set forth in the criteria will automatically go into the Hall of Fame without a vote of the Board of Directors. The Handlers of the Super Grand Champion Hall of Fame dogs will not be automatically put in to the Hall, for the reason not all owners are handlers of the dog, there for they will be looked at by the committee on a case by case bases. 

 All dogs meeting the requirements as set forth in the criteria will be nominated and placed on the ballot to be voted on by the Board of Directors.

 The Hall of Fame Committee shall also take nominations for dogs that do not meet the criteria, and by unanimous vote of the Hall of Fame Committee, select 1 dog and 1 handler from these nominations to be put on the ballot each year. NOTE: only 1 dog and/or 1 handler may be put on the ballot each year through this method. The Committee does not have to select a dog or handler each year.

  The Committee may also nominate two people per year, who has helped with the NUCS, be it a Judge, Director, or anyone they see fit, to put before the Board of Directors to vote on. This does not have to be done every year. This will be decided on by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.

 The Hall of Fame Committee shall receive nominations throughout the year, with these nominations sent to the Committee Chairman by Jan. 1^st. The Committee Chairman will then send out Ballots to all Committee members by Feb. 1^st, for each member to vote on.

The ballots must be returned by March 1^st for the Chairman to present them to the Board of Directors for a final vote. The nominees must receive a majority vote to be elected to the Hall of Fame.

 Any dog or handler that is elected to the Hall of Fame shall be inducted the following year at the National Finals Banquet. NOTE: Any dog or Handler that has been elected to the NUCS Hall of Fame cannot be taken away, unless it is proven that he/she was elected illegally.

 Handlers will become eligible based on how many Champions they have handled thru the years. It will be on a 100 point criteria explained below

Horizon Award

The Horizon Award will be for the person who has pioneered a division or something new for the Sport, such as the youth Division for example or maybe down the road a women’s division. Something that has helped our sport to grow and that they have had a direct impact on. This will be voted on by the committee each year, there does not have to be an horizon award each year but will be looked at each year and nomination taken. 

 There will also be a place in the NUCS Hall of Fame for the dog that reproduces Champions from their Blood Lines and will be called Hall of Fame Reproducer.

The dogs must score 100 points from the criteria that will be explained.

 CRITERIA FOR NUCS HALL OF FAME

 Any dog that has become a Grand Champion of the NUCS will be eligible for nomination for the Hall of Fame. To be a Grand Champion they must have 5 Championships in the   Open or Doubles Divisions of NUCS, or 3 Championships in the Amateur Division.

When a dog has gotten its Super Grand Championship, and this is when he/she has 10 NUCS Championships it will automatically be inducted into the NUCS Hall Of Fame.

 To be nominated for the at large nomination the dog and the handler must have been in good standing with NUCS and NKC to be eligible for the Hall of Fame.

 Reproducers Hall of Fame 100pts needed

10 points      for each son or daughter that becomes a Amateur Champion

15 points      for each son or daughter that becomes an Open or Doubles Champion

20 points      for each son or daughter that becomes a Grand Champion

30 points      for each son or daughter that becomes a Super Grand Champion

Handlers Criteria 100pts needed

5 points        for each Championship

10 points      for each Grand Championship

15 points      for each National Finals Championship

20 points      for each Super Grand Championship

 A list of nominees will be place on the web site each year for the entire membership to see and send their nomination to their Committee member. This will be updated 1 time per year.

 A NUCS Hall of Fame Plaque will be present each year to the new Hall of Fame members, at the NUCS National Finals Banquet.