- About the Amethyst Award
- Nomination form in PDF format
- Nomination form in Word
- Amethyst Award Recipients
- Amethyst Award Ceremony
The person or persons chosen for this award are VERY special in the Job’s Daughters Family. This award is not to be taken lightly. Those chosen for this award emulate everything that Job’s Daughters represents. Do not be hasty in choosing your candidate for this award. Please make sure that you really feel that your nominee is deserving of this great honor. Your nomination(s) need to be submitted and provided on the nomination form provided. The nomination(s) should be submitted and postmarked by the date listed in the call letter.
The purpose of this award shall be to pay the highest honor of Job’s Daughters to adults in appreciation and recognition of their meritorious and unselfish service in the assistance and support of the International Order of Job’s Daughter in South Dakota
The nominee must be 30 years of age or older, a man or woman who has shown exceptional service to the Order, with at least ten (10) years of service. This excludes the Grand Guardian, Associate Grand Guardian, Vice Grand Guardian, Vice Associate Grand Guardian, Grand Guide, Grand Marshal, Grand Inner Guard and Grand Outer Guard during their terms of office and the work done in that capacity. A Past Grand Guardian or Past Associate Grand Guardian will not be eligible for this award for five (5) years following the completion of their term of office.
Application for this award shall originate through Bethel members on the proper form, which is provided. Applications shall be accompanied by a resume of qualifications of the proposed nominee, giving good and sufficient reason why they should be considered for this award. The application, along with a fee amounting to the current cost of the award must be forwarded to the committee chairman by the date listed in the Call Letter. If the award is denied, the fee shall be returned.
Contact the Grand Secretary regarding the current cost of the award. The knowledge of who has been nominated and who has been approved to receive the award shall be kept strictly confidential within the committee.
AMETHYST AWARD CEREMONY: The Amethyst Award will be presented at Formal Opening on the date listed in the Call Letter, if we have recipients.
| 1995 Member of Honor | Margaret Seaver, Rapid City Jim Turnbull, PAGG Sioux Falls |
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| 1996 | Gladys Pullins, PGG Hot Springs Ruby Reckling, Winner Uncle Matt, PAGG Pierre |
| 1997 | June M Brown, Rapid City |
| 1998 | Nadine Long, Rapid City |
| 1999 | Delpha Hinman, PSG Sioux Falls Mary Carey, PGG Rapid City |
| 2000 | Sharon Dede, PGG Sioux Falls Maxine McPhearson, PGG Sturgis Bill Carey, PAGG Rapid City |
| 2001 | Claudette Tami, Deadwood Carol White, PGG Aberdeen |
| 2002 | Phyllis Mikkelsen, Huron Juanita Willis, PGG Chamberlain |
| 2003 | Jo Mitchell, PGG Pierre
Faye Kennedy, Belle Fourche Lorraine Vigoren, Belle Fourche Margot Burton, Rapid City Don Salmon, Rapid City |
| 2004 | Francis Cleveland, Belle Fourche Durwin Hoff, PAGG Sioux Falls |
| 2005 | Eugene Leao, PAGG Brookings Noreen Leao, PBG Brookings Gary Ohnstad, PAGG Sioux Falls Jo Green, PBG Winner |
| 2008 | Mona Kotas, PGG Huron Dennis White PAGG Aberdeen |
| 2010 | Sally Richardson, PGG Pierre |
| 2011 | Richard McCauley, PBG Sioux Falls Neil Kotas, PAGG Huron Cindy Lax, Deadwood |
| 2012 | Karen Willis, Chamberlain |
| 2013 | Linette Batterman, PBG Belle Fourche Sandra Vanneman, PGG Pierre |
| 2014 | Lillie Palmer, PGG Winner Larry Johnson, PAGG Sioux Falls |