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HALL OF FAME
PROCEDURES |
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HALL OF FAME
PROCEDURES |
PURPOSE |
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| 1.01 | To honor those men and women who have played a major role in the growth and development of softball in Michigan. |
| 1.02 | To
help bring to the attention of the public the wide-spread
value of, and interest in the game of softball by so
honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to
it's success. |
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ARTICLE
II |
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2.01 |
Each
voting
member
of
the
Board
of
Commissioners
and
each
Hall
of
Fame
member
shall
have
the
opportunity
to
nominate
no
more
than
two
(
2
)
candidates
from
his
area
each
year.
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2.02 |
Nominations
will
close
on
and
must
be
received
by
November
01
annually. |
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2.03 |
Non-player
candidates
may
still
be
active
participants. |
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2.04 |
Any
man
or
woman
elected
to
the
ASA
National
Softball
Hall
of
Fame
who
meets
MASA
requirements,
may
be
elected
to
the
MASA
Hall
of
Fame
and
shall
be
in
addition
to
the
allocated
number
of
inductees
in
Article
III,
Section
3.03
and
Article
IV,
Section
4.02
of
these
procedures. |
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2.05 |
Approval:
Approval
for
acceptance
into
the
MASA
Hall
of
Fame
shall
require
a
three-fourths
(
3
/
4
)
vote
of
the
MASA
Hall
of
Fame
committee
present. |
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2.06 |
The
names
of
candidates
proposed
for
selection
to
the
MASA
Hall
of
Fame
shall
remain
confidential
and
released
only
to
the
MASA
Hall
of
Fame
Selection
Committee
prior
to
public
announcement. |
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2.07 |
Removal:
The
MASA
Hall
of
Fame
committee,
by
three-fourths
(
3
/
4
)
vote,
may,
with
just
cause,
recommend
removal
of
an
individual
elected
to
the
MASA
Hall
of
Fame.
Such
recommendation
when
approved
by
two-thirds
(
2
/
3
)
vote
of
the
Board
of
Commissioners
shall
remove
said
individual
from
the
MASA
Hall
of
Fame. |
ARTICLE III NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS OF PLAYERS |
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| 3.01 | To be selected as a player for the MASA Hall of Fame, a person must have been an active player in MASA. | |
| 3.02 | The length of playing career is to be considered as a factor in the evaluation of candidates. No minimum playing time is required, but is recommended that candidates have participated in at least five ( 5 ) MASA State Tournaments. Accomplishments at local or state level shall be used as a gauge for candidacy. Factual and detailed data must be presented to the Hall of Fame Committee before a candidate may be accepted. Scrapbooks and newspaper articles are acceptable, also letters from competent references, a reproducible photo shall be included. | |
| 3.03 | The Hall of Fame Committee will select not more than seven players in any one year unless 7.04 is applicable. | |
ARTICLE IV NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS OF NON PLAYERS |
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| 3.01 | It is recommended that, to be selected for the MASA Hall of Fame as a non-player, a person meet the minimum requirements in one of five categories: | |
| 1. | Umpire Fifteen ( 15 ) years and distinguished themselves in their field. | |
| 2. | Manager Fifteen ( 15 ) years. | |
| 3. | Sponsor Ten ( 10 ) years. | |
| 4. | Commissioner Fifteen ( 15 ) years and in addition, to qualify for this award, the nominee shall have served in some of the following areas: as a vice president; chairman or vice-chairman of a state committee; host of state tournaments; special recognitions received, and or other services to humanity. | |
| 5. | Meritorious Service This category could include individuals or organizations which offer any combination of the above categories. Also, an organizer-builder, years of service, financial contributor, etc. Non-player candidates may still be active participants. | |
| 4.02 | The Hall of Fame Committee will select not more than one person each in the categories of Umpire, Manager, Sponsor, Commissioner and Meritorious Service unless 7.04 is applicable. | |
ARTICLE V AWARDS |
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| 5.01 | A special designed plaque shall be given those elected to the Hall of Fame. | |
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PRESENTATION |
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| 6.01 | Announcement of the year's selection shall be made at the MASA Annual Meeting with special stories sent to the home area of the inductees as directed by the commissioner from the area. | |
| 6.02 | Formal induction ceremonies and presentation of awards will be made during the Annual Meeting. | |
ARTICLE VII COMMITTEE |
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| 7.01 | The Hall of Fame Committee shall consist of six ( 6 ) voting members of the Board of Commissioners appointed by the president for a term of three ( 3 ) years, plus the ASA Commissioner, State President and Executive Director. | |
| 7.02 | The Committee, after studying the nominations shall meet prior to December 10 of each year, to begin balloting for the year's inductees. It is required that five of the committee members be present and voting to elect. | |
| 7.03 | If a candidate is not selected, the committee will review the application for an additional two year period. At this time, if the candidate fails to gain acceptance, he or she must file a new application. | |
| 7.04 | If, after review, the committee determines that there are not enough qualified candidates in a category to each the maximums prescribed in 3.03 and 4.02, the committee may apply those vacancies to any other category where there are deserving applicants in that year. | |