Awards for Rotarians
Four Avenues of Service Citation
Nominators: Club presidents
Deadline: Ongoing
This citation program provides a way for Rotary clubs to personally recognize one club member for his or her outstanding efforts in the Four Avenues of Service. A club member must have demonstrated support of the Object of Rotary through active participation in each of the Four Avenues of Service: Club, Vocational, Community, and International. You must be an active Rotarian and can only receive the award once.
RI Service Above Self Award
Nominators: District governors, immediate past district governors, RI directors, past RI directors
Deadline: 1 September
As Rotary’s highest honor for individual Rotarians, this award recognizes up to 150 Rotarians annually who have demonstrated exemplary humanitarian service, with an emphasis on personal volunteer efforts and active involvement in helping others through Rotary. Current district governors, directors, and past directors may nominate up to three candidates by 1 September each year.
The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service
Nominators: District governors and directors
Deadline: Nominations received on a rolling basis from 1 July to 15 May
This award recognizes Rotarians who have demonstrated active service to The Rotary Foundation for more than one year.
The Rotary Foundation Distinguished Service Award
Nominators: Any Rotarian
Deadline: 15 November
Four complete Rotary years after receiving the Citation for Meritorious Service, a Rotarian becomes eligible for the Distinguished Service Award. Because this is the Foundation’s highest service recognition, a recipient’s exemplary service to the Foundation must extend beyond the district level and occur over an extended period of time.
The Rotary Foundation District Service Award
Nominators: District governors
Deadline: Ongoing
Because so many Rotarians serve humanity through Foundation programs, The Rotary Foundation created the District Service Award to recognize their efforts. Each recipient is given a certificate, awarded at the district level.
District governors may obtain up to 20 blank certificates at no cost to their district. After the awards have been presented, send the name and club of each recognized Rotarian to The Rotary Foundation by downloading and completing the District Service Award list .