Division of Excellence

A Division of Excellence will receive a podium banner (first year), banner year patch, and either $200 cash or one year subscription to the IAAP Web Community.

A Division of Excellence will attain a minimum of 14 of the following 19 criteria:

1. Seventy-five percent of the chapters offer programming that award recertification points
2. The division annual meeting offers a minimum of three recertification points
3. Twenty percent of the members in the division must hold the CPS and/or CAP certification; and the division recognizes new certification holders and those who recertify
4. Sign the online Division of Excellence Commitment agreement
5. Publish a minimum of four newsletters/e-newsletters and participate in the IAAP Web Community
6. Provide leadership training for chapter and division leaders which emphasizes the development of a chapter Business (Strategic) Plan and Succession Planning
7. Create and maintain an annual budget; provide a quarterly financial statement to the chapter presidents; and submit the annual audit report to the International Treasurer
8. Maintain a full slate of division officers (minimum four offices); one hundred percent of the chapters must submit their new officers and chair listing to HQ by July 1; and the division must submit their new officer and committee chair listing to HQ by July 1
9. Maintain chairmen for the Bylaws, Certification, Education, and Membership committees
10. Division member(s) serve on an international committee or serve on the international board of directors or as an RTF Trustee
11. President-Elect attend the Incoming Division Presidents Conference
12. Send a delegate or submit a proxy to the International Convention and Education Forum
13. Submit a completed application for the Avery Chapter and Division Achievement Awards Program
14. Sixty percent of the chapters submit a completed application for the Avery Chapter and Division Achievement Awards Program and/or the Award for Excellence Program
15. Ninety percent of the chapters have a minimum of 15 members
16. Sustain a net increase in membership of 8%
17. Retain 90% of the chapters within the division and attain a membership retention rate of at least 75%
18. Sustain an increase of at least one new IAAP Professional Chapter or one new Student chapter
19.  Establish a division Business (Strategic) Plan; conduct a minimum of one Business (Strategic) Planning session; and, conduct a member interest/satisfaction survey

Completed criteria will be submitted through an online process. Click here for a sample website submission form for divisions.

Click here to submit your Division of Excellence Application online.

Division Commitment Form

Wondering about the audit procedure?

Division of Excellence audit procedures