{"id":359,"date":"2012-12-21T09:05:47","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T14:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/?p=359"},"modified":"2012-12-21T09:05:04","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T14:05:04","slug":"distinguished-graduate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/rhs\/distinguished-graduate\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Graduate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Rutherford High School Distinguished Graduate Award\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/media\/RHS\/docs\/RHS_Dist_Grad_Nom_Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to download the form<\/a>), was established in 1990 to recognize a graduate of the high school whose achievements reflect a standard of excellence in his or her chosen field.\u00a0 The achievements of each distinguished graduate will be recognized by Rutherford High School so that the person can be seen by students as a symbol of commitment and excellence to which they can aspire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the initial year of the award, nominations were sought from the high school faculty.\u00a0 In subsequent years, nominations were sought from other school and community groups.\u00a0 Requests were sent to all elementary schools in the town, to more than twenty-five community groups, and to local newspapers.\u00a0 Information about this award is also mentioned at school reunions.\u00a0 As a result, responses have come across the United States; the nominees span many career areas.\u00a0 A simple nomination form is used, which asks that the nominator supply as much background information on the candidate as possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0The general criteria used in selecting the honoree include the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Honoree must have graduated from Rutherford High School at least ten years prior to nomination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a02.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Honoree\u2019s achievement must reflect significant accomplishment in his or her career.\u00a0 No restrictions are placed on types of careers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a03.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Honoree\u2019s outstanding contributions must have achieved national, state, or local recognition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The selection committee includes the following people:\u00a0 high school principal (chair), research assistant, vice president of the student government, social studies supervisor, National Honor Society advisor.\u00a0 Committee chair receives and responds to nominations, asks for additional information when necessary, and distributes all materials to committee members before a meeting is scheduled to discuss the nominations.\u00a0 After discussion, committee members vote on the nominations to select the honoree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A permanent recognition plaque in the high school contains the names, career fields, and graduation dates of all honorees.\u00a0 In addition, the honoree visits the high school to address a large group of students and to meet with smaller groups, if appropriate.\u00a0 A reception follows, at which the honoree is presented with a suitable memento of the occasion (a sandstone bulldog, the school mascot, with a brass nameplate around its neck).\u00a0 This visit by the inductee is an important part of the project, since students are able to hear directly from someone who shares part of their background and experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rutherford High School Distinguished Graduate Award\u00a0(Click here to download the form), was established in 1990 to recognize a graduate of the high school whose achievements reflect a standard of excellence in his or her chosen field.\u00a0 The achievements of each distinguished graduate will be recognized by Rutherford High School so that the person can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-359","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-dga","7":"entry"},"featured_image_urls":{},"appp_media":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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