>Good Grief! The process is not an open one and you know it; however, the award is credible and the holders are looked to as experts in their field of award. the absence of a "visible process" does not make it any less credible. Its the people who make it credible, not the process.
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>That seems a bit circumlocutory to me. ;-)
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>Unless your award resulted from crony-ism rather than displayed expertise in your target area, I'd expect you to agree with me. Actually I think I may even have referred to you elsewhere as a positive example or how a credible award should work.


I missed that comment, but thank you. I worked hard for 4 years to get it and am proud of it.