For people who have served on awards committees

[Senusret I]

I have an opportunity to help develop an awards program for one of my GLOs at a level higher than a chapter but lower than the national org.

The leadership believes that excellence needs to be recognized in the various program areas of the chapters, for an objective comparison of best practices as well as incentive for constant growth and improvement.

If you have served on an awards committee before, could you please share your experiences?

Is it best to have one representative from each chapter, led by one impartial chair?

Is it best to have all alumni who have no personal connections to the chapters?

Have you ever participated in a "blind" scoring process, in which you did not know who the chapter was that you were judging until they won?

Any advice in general?

Assume that there are no national guidelines.