ANC Prestige Report for November 2001

Prestige Stuff:
The US-ANC Prestige Website is now at:
http://dppw.tamu.edu/camarilla/us/ancprestige/ANCPrestigeWebSite.htm
The US Addendum for the prestige guidelines can be found at.
http://dppw.tamu.edu/camarilla/us/ancprestige/PrestigeUSAddendum.htm
The Updated Prestige Review Guidelines can be found at.
http://dppw.tamu.edu/camarilla/us/ancprestige/PrestigeReviewGuidelines.htm
I still need links for the following Regional and National sites.
ICC 1996,
EC Region -
This is what I have and it does not work. http://vampire.tamu.edu/camarilla/us/encore_2000feb.htm ,
NC Region,
NE Region,
SC Region -
This is what I have and it does not work. http://www.camscr.org/coordinators/rc/index.html ,
SW Region,


I will be updating the My Camarilla database with all of the reviews to date.


I would like to get together with Michelle Cagney and come up with some really neat looking MC cards.


I would like all of the RC’s to compile a report of the Regional prestige they awarded on a quarterly basis, this report would be
due December 1st, March 1st, June 1st, September 1st I will then place the reports on a website on the National Prestige Website.


The September 11th relief drive is all being awarded national prestige, I will need the RC’s to send me a report of who is getting
awards for the drive in the following format.

Example
Name: Trevor Mayes
Cam #: 9607007
Award: 30N
Why Awarded: blood drive 25N, clothing drive 5N


Again a couple of questions have arisen about what MC Review is about. Here is an overview.

MC Review was created for the express purpose of reviewing applications for Member Classes 9 and greater. These levels require a
wide-scale of service, and the Camarilla wishes to ensure that consistent standards are being applied for these reviews. This list
should consist of at least one representative from each region, as well as the Associate National Prestige office, and possibly
members of the Board of Directors, and National Coordinators.

The process for reviews goes like this:

A) The regional representative will forward an application, including details of prestige. This should always include information on
National and Regional prestige. If the member has not been reviewed on this list, it should include all the General prestige
possible. It should include the last MC approved, who approved it, and the date of that approval.

B) The reviewers will take at least two weeks to discuss it and make commentary. Reviewers should not limit themselves to commenting
on reviews only from their home region. It is important to have opinions and views from a variety of places.

C) Any questions about the log are referred back to the member at this point. The member may also have further comments on the
initial findings of the reviewers. In general, too much discussion with the member is discouraged. All information should have been
included in the first place and further discussion will only confuse and / or delay the review. However, reasonable concerns should
be addressed as politely as possible.

D) When the discussion is finished (no comments for one week), the reviewer who sent the log to the list initially sends the member
the final outcome of the review including final totals after any modification. The results are kept in a log by the National Human
Resources officer for future reference. If this person is reviewed again on this list, it is only necessary to review to prestige
since that date.

Detailed information on how to perform reviews can be found on the US National web site or by emailing 'trevor.jole@verizon.net'.

The most common problems to look for are as follows:

1) Verification: All Regional and National prestige needs to be specifically verified (with most general prestige, the member's word
is good enough). Officer prestige should be verified, as well as anything over the usual recommended limits. Also, convention
prestige and moderator prestige should be verified. Verification means getting a verbal or written message from the officer that
awarded it, or failing that someone in a similar position currently.

2) Gen Grants: These need to be verified as above. We only use the last Gen Grant before the 3/97 reset, and totals are raised to at
least the minimum for that Gen. If it can be verified that an office was helped for an appropriate period (usually one year), the
person is assumed to have received the appropriate Gen Grant, even if the Grant itself cannot be verified.

3) R and N Multipliers: These were done after 1997. Regional and National prestige was meant to be give out at lower rates, but this
was often not done, so most of the time these multipliers should not be used. Consider the current and former standards and make
sure they are realistic before allowing them.

4) Retroactive Items: The following items are changed all the way back to the beginning of the Cam, due to some places using these
standards and others not. Meetings do not count if required for that officer. Meetings are limited to 20/month. Clean up / setup is
limited to 20/month. Transportation / Cam Taxi is limited to 10/month. Crash space / Cam Hotel is limited to 10/month.

5) Category limits: Check these carefully. Regional and National items *do* apply to these limits unless specifically authorized by
an RC or higher officer to exceed them. Specifically does not mean, "It was policy that R and N could exceed limits". It means "John
Doe is allowed to exceed the admin cap by "X" amount for month 1/2000".

6) ICC and Moderator: ICC prestige can be verified on the Web. Moderator prestige can be verified by the ADoComm or by a spreadsheet
available to reviewers, which includes the prestige many ADoComm reports.

7) Pre-Reset Items: Some items can be converted to Regional and National prestige even before the 3/97 reset. These should be easily
verifiable. The most common are Regional or National offices (ARC, AMST, etc.), ICC or convention prestige, and Requiem articles. If
you are uncertain, do not convert it.

8) Previous Reviews: Gen grants are considered to have awarded an equivalent amount of prestige. MC grants do not, unless explicitly
specified with the Grant. A Previous Review done by the MC-REVIEW list will verify prestige as of the date of that review. Further
reviews on this list need only check items since that review. This does not apply to reviews done outside of the MC-REVIEW list.

9) Overturning Awards: Cases may arise where an award may be verified, but the reviewers may feel that it is still too large (or too
small). The reviewers can adjust the prestige to a more appropriate level to maintain National consistency for prestige awards.

10) Issues: Reviewers should be polite and business like when dealing with members, but problems do arise. Problems resulting from a
review, such as a member filing a Complaint about the results, can be directed to the member's RC, the Assistant National
Coordinator Prestige, and/or the National Coordinator. Before growing too frustrated while dealing with an unhappy member, use the
twenty-four hour rule, and pass the buck to someone else rather than create an unpleasant situation.


Other Questions:

1. All the RC’s give me an outline of how you determine regional prestige awards.
2. RC’s send me any prestige questions they might have or any members of their region have for my Prestige FAQ.



Finished Reviews:

Cathryn Emerson, 9802-016 G: 4516/R: 78/N: 68/Total: 4662
MC 9 Need Address

Celia Friedman, 9608-043 G: 3822/R: 113/N: 207/Total: 4142
MC 10 Need Address

CJ Moody, 9311-001 G: 6501/R: 439/N: 1233/Total: 8173
MC 14 Need Address

Charlie Rose, 9411-011 G: 4597/R: 941/N: 1488/Total: 7026
MC 14 Need Address

Benjamin L. Schlitt, 9401-058 G: 3830/R: 112/N: 216/Total: 4158
MC 10 Need Address

Jon Wilkie, 41 G: 4810/R: 427/N: 228/Total: 5465
MC 11 Need Address

Adam Wiscarson, 9710-052 G: 3345/R: 77/N: 25/Total: 3447
MC 9 Need Address

Rob Fowler, 9802-023 G: 3032/R: 31/N: 445/Total: 3508
MC 9 Need Address

Becky Conley McKeown, 9804-058 G: 3338/R: 40/N: 124/Total: 3502
MC 9 Need Address

Pixie Bruner-Shuford, 9603-040 G: 4148/R: 12/N: 311/Total: 4471
MC 10 Need Address

Wes Taylor, 9809-055 G: 3437/R: 116/N: 0/Total: 3553
MC 9 Need Address

Stephanie Williams, 9709-066 G: 4662/R: 783/N: 147/Total: 5592
MC 12 Card Received

Jason Rummel, 9807-068 G: 4314/R: 116/N: 466/Total: 4896
MC 10 Need Address


In Progress / pending more information
(Pending me or MC-REVIEW unless otherwise noted):

Jerry Steele (Have Member resend log)
Rusty Bukoski (Have Member resend log)
Terry Fish (Have Member resend log)
Matt Wood (Have Member resend log)
Tyson Finley (Have Member resend log)
Laura Simpson (Have Member resend log)
Julian Dillard (Have Member resend log)
Jennifer Marks (Have Member resend log)
Eddy Webb (Have Member resend log)
Mike Bramnik (Have Member resend log)
Seth Manzar (Pending Review)
Arwyn Smalley (Pending Review)
Paula Watt (Pending Review)
Jeff Carnegie (Pending Review)

Prestige recommendations for MC-REVIEW list

(As delegated by the NC, I approve these awards as ANC Prestige. They may be confirmed or altered in his quarterly reports):

Paula Watt, 9905-018 10 N, 6 small & 2 large reviews
Jeff Carnegie 9307-025 10 N, 6 small & 3 large reviews
Joe Franklin, 9702-040 2 N, 2 small & 0 large reviews (Outside of Region)

Standards: each large review is 2 N; each small review is 1 N. Max of 10 N/month.

Other Prestige Recommendations:
AANC-Prestige/Awards Paula Watt, 9905018 - 20 National
Project Exceptional Service Stephanie Williams, 9709066 – 10 National

Thank You,
Trevor Mayes
9607-007
US-ANC Prestige/Awards