01/09/2023
2023 Membership Award Nominations Open and Student/New Reporter Scholarship Applications Available
Up to $2,250 available to be awarded at the 2023 Annual Conference
2023 MEMBER AWARDS AND STUDENT/NEW REPORTER SCHOLARSHIPS
2023 MEMBERSHIP AWARDS
Glenn W. Stiles Distinguished Service Award
This award is awarded for outstanding devotion and service to the court reporting profession and OCRA.
Martin Fincun Award
This award is given in recognition of a single but outstanding contribution to diligently promote the goals of our profession and our professional association.
Diplomat Award
This award acknowledges members of OCRA who consistently work to further the goals of the association. The intent of the Diplomat Award is to create a method of recognizing worthy service and accomplishments that might go unheralded because they do not fall under the criteria required to receive the Martin Fincun or Glenn Stiles Award(s). The Diplomat Award can be bestowed on one or more members each year.
Other (please indicate)
Other past awards have included but are not limited to: Legislative Award, Outstanding Associate Member Award, Meritorious Award, Special Award, and designation by the Board of Directors of Honorary Members.
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2023 STUDENT AND NEW PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
ROSALIE STEVENS AND SUE TERRY TECHNOLOGY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP(S)
ELIGIBILITY: Students must be a member of OCRA and cannot have previously won the award. If applicant is not currently an OCRA member, they may join at any time prior to submission of scholarship application. Applicant must be a resident of the state of Ohio or attending an Ohio-based program, either online or in-person classroom. Additional eligibility requirements vary depending on the scholarship applied for. Visit OCRA’s website for additional information.
VERNON C. STEELE NEW REPORTER SCHOLARSHIP
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be a resident of the state of Ohio and meet the following criteria in order to be considered for the award of the Vernon C. Steele New Reporter Scholarship: (1) The applicant must be a current OCRA member and cannot have previously won this scholarship. (2) The applicant must have graduated from an NCRA-certified program or request special consideration for such other graduation/program completion. (3) The applicant must be in his/her first three years as a working reporter, as verified by an official transcript or verification statement from the court reporting program submitted along with the application. (4) The applicant must submit a letter of recommendation from his/her employer or contracting agency attesting to the applicant's professional demeanor, attitude, and motivation. (5) The applicant must be striving to achieve certification, as verified by receipt of registration for a past/upcoming certification test. (6) The applicant must be working in one or more of the profession's career paths: judicial (official/freelance), CART, or broadcast captioning.