If I may offer my perspective...

When the Centurion Award was passed by the Board, it was never intended for each of those individual awards to come to the Board for approval.  Because we have no way at HQ to track age, it was decided that when a Director became aware of a constituent that qualified, they would contact HQ with the pertinent information. At that point, HQ would issue an appropriate certificate to be presented to the recipient in a manner determined by the Director.  The very first Centurion award was just presented last week to one of the gentlemen recognized by a Board motion.  The Board can certainly bring forth a congratulatory motion as they desire, but perhaps it would be more efficient if, as necessary, the list of recipients could be in a report already made to the Board - perhaps as part of the PSC report - so it is in the record and a single motion made to recognize the individuals in that report so it appears in the minutes. This would require Directors to be proactive in getting the names of qualified amateurs to HQ in a timely manner.  Along those same lines, a few years ago there was a motion to acknowledge an affiliated club for having reached what the director deemed was a significant milestone.  That motion prompted a series of what I respectfully would call "me too" motions at the last minute. If the Board wishes to acknowledge the clubs individually that is again certainly their prerogative, but it could also be done as part of a listing in a report, perhaps again from the PSC.  It would also require a director to be proactive in getting the club name and accomplishment to HQ before the board meeting in a timely manner. This is similar to how Silent Keys are gathered and reported in the minutes.  An initial list is provided to me by the QST production department, and then I add in the various names provided by directors - either emailed to me during the year as they occur or given to me at the Board meeting...

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