Awards
Trimester Awards
Your award submissions recognize our members and projects that have made an impact with their outstanding accomplishments. Award submissions show value to our members and appreciation for their contributions to our organization and communities.
Trimester Award Manual
Included in the Manual are a list of Trimester Awards, Trimester Due Dates, Explanations for each Award, and Our Creed.
Individual Awards First Trimester 2025
Nominate a Jaycee for a first trimester award here.
For questions about Individual Awards contact Jason Dick at jason.dick@iljaycees.org.
Project Awards First Trimester 2025
Submit a PMG to nominate a project for a first trimester award here.
For questions about PMGs, contact PM Rianna Hollenstine at rianna.hollenstine@iljaycees.org.
Year End Awards
Year - End Awards should be submitted to the Illinois Submission Portal by 11:59pm on 12/27/2025. Award submissions are free for each chapter!
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Reach out to 2025 Programming VP Jon Meadows at jon.meadows@iljaycees.org with any questions!
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All chapters regardless of their current membership result for 2025 should submit an award. The State Team will evaluate each submission on a variety of factors. We will honor those projects and individuals that we select at the State Year-End Awards on February 1. Some of these winners will move on to national award consideration. Ignore the instructions on the top of the JCI USA Forms on the submission timelines. The State Team will handle submitting eligible awards to the national level for consideration.
Chapter Submissions
Use this form to submit the chapter for a Year-End Award. All chapters are encouraged to submit a chapter award. Submitting in the Best Chapter Category better supports you if you choose to submit your chapter to win an Area of Opportunity (AOO) Award at the State Level. The State Recognizes a variety of chapters based on chapter size at the State Year-End Awards...so all chapters should submit so their work can be recognized!
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Chapter Innovation/Visionary Award Form -
This award is presented annually to the local chapter which best exemplifies the JCI Mission and Vision through innovation against adversity. The award is creatively named from our 100 years of as an organization stemming from the vision of Henry Giessenbier in the 1910’s. See Award's Manual or JotForm for more specifics.
This gives you more information on the JCI USA Awards and how they are judged. This is a good reference to use to make sure you are including key points in the nomination form so they can be judged appropriately.
The nominations ask for how the chapter, person, or project advance the action plan.