Clyde W Wilkey Achievement Award

ELIGIBILITY

• Master Mason in Good Standing

• Voting Member of Tyrian Lodge No. 333 for a minimum of Five (5) Years

NOMINATION

• May be nominated by any of the following:

  • Current or Past Worshipful Master

  • Any Master Mason and Voting Member of Tyrian Lodge No. 333 for a minimum of Ten (10) Years

• The nomination shall be made in Open Lodge during a Stated Meeting

• The nomination shall require a Second

• The nomination must be announced and held over until the next Stated Meeting

VOTING

• Voting will be held by Secret Ballot in Open Lodge during a Stated Meeting

• A Clear Ballot shall be defined as all Yay votes, excepting no more than two Nay votes.

• In the event of a Cloudy Ballot, at the Worshipful Master's discretion, a new Secret Ballot may be called.  This second ballot shall be the final ballot for the nomination.

• In the event of a Cloudy Ballot:

  • A candidate may not be renominated for a period of One (1) Year from the date of the Cloudy Ballot

  • There is no restriction on how many times a candidate may be nominated nor balloted upon

AWARD

• The award shall be presented at a special event, including a special meal, and may or may not include a public presentation (at the recipient's discretion).

• This may include a dinner before a Stated Meeting, during a Stated Meeting (at refreshment for public presentation, duing Open Lodge for a private presentation), or at another location with dinner.

POSTHUMOUS AWARD

• A candidate may be nominated posthumously, and, with the unanimous consent of the Worshipful Master and the Wardens, the award may be provisionally granted during the recipient's Masonic Services.

• Such provisional award must be confirmed by a ballot during the next Stated Meeting, under the same guidelines as specified above.