SOA Outstanding Volunteer Award
Award Overview
The SOA recognizes our volunteers for their outstanding dedication, team collaboration and effective communication, leadership and their inspiration to others. This award provides a way for members and staff to help recognize volunteers for their contributions to the SOA and the profession.
Key Dates
| Call for Nominations | April 20, 2025 |
| Nominations Due | June 2, 2025 |
| Awardees Announced | November 2-5, 2025 (at the 2025 ImpACT Conference) |
Eligibility and Criteria
SOA Outstanding Volunteer Award nominees must:
- be a current SOA Member. Non-SOA Members are not eligible for nomination.
- have volunteered with the SOA in the last 18 months.
- be nominated for volunteer activities within the SOA ONLY – not The Actuarial Foundation.
- not be a current SOA Board Member.
- not be a previous Outstanding Volunteer Award recipient within the last five (5) years.
Key Criteria
When nominating a volunteer, consider the following types of contributions an outstanding volunteer demonstrates.
- Contributes to superior performance and growth
- Demonstrates strong commitment and gets results
- Exhibits extraordinary effort
- Fosters and executes new ideas while challenging biases
- Takes on a leadership role and inspires others
- Invites collaboration and inclusivity for all team activities
- Mentors new volunteers
- Communicates effectively
Nominations
Any SOA volunteer or staff member can nominate an individual who has volunteered. Nominations for this award are open from April 20, 2025 through June 2, 2025.
When nominating an individual, be prepared to answer the following questions about the nominee:
- Please describe the specific nature of the volunteer work.
- Please describe how this volunteer has exceeded the duties and responsibilities of their role.
- What outcome or tangible benefit did the volunteer effort contribute to the SOA and its constituents? Please provide examples to explain.
- Please summarize why this nominee deserves the SOA Outstanding Volunteer Award.
- In one sentence, please provide a brief description of the volunteer activity this nominee is being nominated for (i.e. started an SOA actuarial outreach program in an underserved community to promote math literacy; Graded twice the number of FAP Final Assessments required to assist with a short deadline; developed and presented a one-day seminar on a specific issue of importance to the profession, etc.)
Selection and Recognition
All nominations will be forwarded to the Society of Actuaries’ Volunteer Awards Committee when you click on the Submit Button within the document. This committee is comprised of SOA volunteers from the Education, Research, Professional Development, International and Special Practice areas of the SOA. The team will review the submissions and select the annual Honorees.
Award recipients will be announced at the annual ImpACT Conference.
Contact
Any questions regarding this process can be directed to the Volunteer Engagement Team at volunteer@soa.org.