Congratulations!
We are pleased to welcome you to the Horatio Alger Association and celebrate the success you have achieved through integrity, hard work, and perseverance. It will be a privilege to formally induct you as a Member during the 72nd Annual Horatio Alger Awards Induction Ceremonies on April 4-6, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
As you may well imagine, a great deal of planning goes into preparing for the Horatio Alger Awards events. We are pleased to share this online New Member Portal with you – a hub of pertinent information to assist you in preparing for your induction as a Member of the Association.
Checklist
November 2018
- Mark your calendar to attend the Horatio Alger Awards
April 4–6, 2019 | Washington, D.C.
Please refer to the New Member Packet for the New Member Schedule.
- Reserve hotel accommodations
It is recommended that you reserve your room in early November to ensure preferred accommodations.
Reserve at: www.horatioalger.org/awards-hotel
- Schedule planning calls
Deadline: Monday, November 26, 2018
Ginny Graham will contact your office to schedule:- A conference call with her to review the pre-Awards timeline of activities, the Awards events schedule and the requirements for New Members before and during the Awards.
- A conference call between your communications team and the Association’s media relations teams.
- Schedule interviews
Deadline: Friday, November 30, 2018
Ginny Graham will contact your office to schedule:- A phone interview for the Only in America publication. The interview may also be scheduled by using the scheduling link here: calendly.com/ginny.
- An on-site video interview that will be used to introduce you during the Horatio Alger Awards Induction Ceremony.
- Submit photos for media relations (300 dpi at minimum)
Deadline: Friday, November 30, 2018
We request one (1) high resolution headshot and one (1) high resolution candid photograph. Email to: Carly Buggy, cbuggy@briancom.com (United States), Adam Daifallah, adaifallah@hatleystrategies.com (Canada)
- Complete and return the sponsorship form
Please refer to the New Member Packet for information regarding sponsorships, which support the Association’s educational programs.
December 2018
- Review and approve press releases
Deadline: Friday, December 7, 2018
You will receive one (1) comprehensive and one (1) individual draft press release to review and approve/return with edits.
Email to: Carly Buggy, cbuggy@briancom.com (United States)
Adam Daifallah, adaifallah@hatleystrategies.com (Canada)
- Review and approve letters to individuals/organizations who may support the Horatio Alger Awards in your honor and submit mailing lists
Deadline: Friday, December 14, 2018
Please refer to the New Member Packet for additional details.
Email to: Ginny Graham, amwhite@horatioalger.org
- Review and approve the short biography
Deadline: Monday, December 17, 2018
You will receive a draft short biography, which will be included in the Awards materials, for you to review and approve/return with edits.
Email to: Ginny Graham, events@horatioalger.org
- Submit Member and Life Partner information sheets
Deadline: Monday, December 17, 2018
Email to: Ginny Graham, events@horatioalger.org
- Submit 20-25 photographs for use in the Only in America publication and the Awards Induction Ceremony video (300 dpi at minimum)
Deadline: Friday, December 21, 2018
Please refer to the New Member Packet for additional details.
- Complete phone interview
Deadline: Friday, December 21, 2018
- Schedule meeting with the Association’s Executive Director and staff
Ginny Graham will contact your office to schedule this meeting.
January 2019
- Review and approve Only in America profile
Deadline: Friday, January 25, 2019
You will receive a profile for you to review and approve/return with edits.
Email to: Ginny Graham, events@horatioalger.org
- Complete video interview
Deadline: Friday, January 25, 2019
- Meet with the Association’s Executive Director and staff
Deadline: Wednesday, January 30, 2019
March 2019
- Provide list of guests attending the Horatio Alger Awards
Deadline: Friday, March 8, 2019
Please refer to the New Member Packet for additional details.
- Review and approve 90-second acceptance remarks for the Awards Induction Ceremony
Deadline: Friday, March 22, 2019
You will receive a set of draft remarks from Brian Communications, based on your interviews, for you to review and approve/return with edits. Remarks cannot exceed 90 seconds. Those that run over the time limit will be interrupted.
- Schedule script review
Deadline: Friday, March 22, 2019
Script reviews for New Members are schedule in 10-minute blocks between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 4.
Contacts
Awards Support
Ginny Graham
E-mail: events@horatioalger.org
Phone: 703.684.9444
Executive Director’s Office
- Terrence J. Giroux
Executive Director
- Constantine G. Katsarakis
Director, Strategic Initiatives & the Office of the Executive Director
E-mail: ckatsarakis@horatioalger.org
Phone: 703.684.9444
- Margaret D. Slipek
Manager, Editorial Services & Assistant to the Executive Director
E-mail: mslipek@horatioalger.org
Phone: 703.684.9444
Key Partners
- Jackie Rough
Biographer
- Christopher Salvador
Videographer, New Group Media
Media Relations
- United States
Carly Buggy, Brian Communications
Phone: 484.385.2934
E-mail: cbuggy@briancom.com
- Canada
Adam Daifallah, HATLEY Strategy Advisors
Phone: 514.316.7089
E-mail: adaifallah@hatleystrategies.com
