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INVESTIGATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Nomination Submission Deadline is April 1, 2022

Nominations are currently being accepted for CALI's Investigator of the Year Award (IOY). Recipients of this award have demonstrated outstanding professional service during the past year. 

Eligibility
Any Active, Associate, or Affiliate member of CALI is eligible for the IOY award.

• Nominees for the Investigator of the Year award must be a licensed private investigator (or equivalent)

• Affiliate member nominees must be working as an employee of a licensee or an agency who is exempt from licensure and is performing full-time investigative work

• Outstanding professional achievement (information on a significant case or service). All must be articulated by the investigator making the nomination

• Special contribution to the profession (how the nominee has assisted their profession). All must be articulated by the investigator making the nomination

• Exceptional service to the public (the nominee’s involvement with charities and or community service(s)

The Award Committee bases its selection on a complete nomination packet being received and containing but not limited to a completed “Nomination Form” accompanied by support documentation showing how the nominee meets the three areas of the award criteria. The nomination packet must include letters of support from the nominee’s clients, fellow investigators, private parties, elected officials, or others to support why the nominee deserves the IOY award. The letters of support are necessary to the committee and the selection process.

Investigator of the Year Nomination Procedures
All nominations must be made by a CALI member. Each member may nominate only one candidate for the Award. It is the nominating member’s responsibility to do the following for the nomination to be complete.

The nominator, nominee, and those supporting the nomination should collect the needed and required documents and all support letters. This will assure the worthiness of the candidate receiving the award. Additional support letters are key as they confirm that others inside and outside of the industry agree that the nominee is worthy of the award. The following are examples of supporting documents that should be submitted:

• Personal Letters

• Letters from friends, colleagues, City Officials, State Officials

• Letters from clients

• News Articles

• Industry Publications

• Certificates of Achievement