SCIP Awards

Each year since 1989, SCIP has given awards to outstanding members of the competitive intelligence (CI) profession. Honor those who have made a difference. Please take a moment to consider your colleages in the field of competitive intelligence who have made a difference to the field and to SCIP: contributed articles or presentations; volunteered for a SCIP professional development program; developed a local chapter or international affiliate.

Current SCIP awards include the Catalyst Awards, Faye Brill Service Award, the Meritorious Award, Fellows Award, and Best Presentation Award. Criteria for these awards are interpreted so that outstanding practitioners, vendors, and academics have equal eligibility.

Our next awards ceremony will be held at SCIP's 2010 Annual Conference in Washington D.C.

Meritorious Award

Each year SCIP recognizes up to one individual who has made significant and meritorious contributions to the CI profession. The Meritorious Award is the highest honor bestowed by SCIP.

Eligibility and Award Criteria

• Candidates for the Meritorious Award may come from any field, including academia, business, and government. The candidate does not have to be a SCIP member, although the extent by which a candidate contributes to SCIP may have implications during the Meritorious Award evaluation process.

• An active member of the SCIP board of directors is not an eligible candidate for the Meritorious Award.

• Whatever their career, candidates must have made a significant and meritorious contribution to the competitive intelligence profession. That contribution must be documented and supported by several individuals who can personally attest to the importance of the candidate’s contribution.

Professional actions and/or achievements that would qualify a candidate for a Meritorious nomination would include, but not be limited to the following:

• Advanced, nurtured, and promoted the CI profession across disciplines - in the academic, government, and business communities;

• Achieved notable publicity for CI as a result of personal accomplishments;

• Achieved recognition and respect from CI peers in the academic, government and business communities;

• Improved the public understanding of the CI profession; and

• Practiced and advanced high ethical standards.

Previous award recipients.

Nomination Form

Fellows Award

The Fellows Award recognizes up to three individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the competitive intelligence profession. Eligible nominees include SCIP members who have:

• Completed five (5) years of valued and recognized service to the profession.

• Candidates may come from any field, including academia, business, and government.

• SCIP Board of Directors will become eligible 1 year after serving on the Board.

• Whatever their careers, candidates must have made an outstanding contribution to the competitive intelligence profession. That contribution must be documented and supported by several individuals (including at least one current fellow) who can personally attest to the importance of the candidate’s contribution.

Professional actions and/or achievements that would qualify a candidate for a Fellows Award nomination would include, but not be limited to the following:

• Advanced, nurtured, and promoted the CI profession;

• Contributed to CI knowledge through original research and publication;

• Applied new CI knowledge in practical and valuable ways;

• Viewed as valuable source of CI expertise and experience – advice and counsel sought by others in the field;

• Practiced and advanced high ethical standards; and

• Improved the public understanding of the CI profession.

Previous award recipients

Nomination Form

Catalyst Award

Each year, SCIP recognizes up to five individuals as recipients of the Catalyst Award. These are individuals who through their volunteer services have made important and valued contributions to the Society.

Eligibility and Award Criteria

• Any member who has completed at least one year of valued and recognized service to SCIP.

• Candidates may come from any field, including academia, business, and government.

• Whatever their careers, candidates must have made an important and valued contribution to SCIP. That contribution must be documented and supported by individuals who can personally attest to the importance and value of the candidate’s contribution.

Activities that would qualify a candidate for Catalyst nomination would include, but not be limited to the following:

• Exceptional local-level promotion of SCIP;

• Significant contributions to the operations of SCIP, chapter operations, or annual conferences; and

• Practiced high ethical standards.

Previous award recipients

Nomination Form

Faye Brill Award

This award is given every other year to the one individual who has provided extraordinary suppoart to SCIP committees, projects, and iniatives.  Additional award criteria includes being active within SCIP for at least five years. Previous receipt of other SCIP awards not required, nor does the person have to be currently employed or active as a competitive intelligence professional. 

Previous award recipients

Nomination Form

Best Presentation Award

During all SCIP events, attendees evaluate the effectiveness and professionalism of the session speakers.  After ranking all the evaluations from the conferences, one speaker heads the list, and this person merits receipt of the annual Best Presentation Award.

The recipient of this award also receives an invitation to share their expertise by presenting at another regional SCIP conference (currently Latin America, Europe, and Asia).

The first recipient of the 2009 Best Presentation award is Judith Leavitt for Creating the Roadmap to World-Class Competitive Intelligence Programs.