PPSDC Fellowship Award
Fifty (50) image competition merits are required for the PPSDC Fellowship Medal per the schedule below. Service merits cannot be applied to this award.
Image Competition Result
Images/albums scoring 79 or less
Images/albums scoring 80 or more
Best in Class
Best in Show
Alternate Best in Show
Category Photographer of the Year
PPSDC Photographer of the Year
Fellowship Merits Earned
None
1 merit
1 additional merit
1 additional merit
1 additional merit
5 additional merits
10 additional merits
PPSDC Service Award
The PPSDC Service Award is based on service to the Association.
Forty (40) merits are required for this award per the schedule below. PPSDC Fellowship merits cannot be applied to this award.
A maximum of twenty (20) service merits can be accumulated in any one PPSDC fiscal year. Merits in excess of 20 can be carried over to the next year. Once you get involved, merits start adding up! PPSDC Members are required to keep track of their own service merits and submit a form requesting the medal when 40 merits have been earned. Honorary Service medals can be awarded to sustaining members by the PPSDC Board of Directors.
PPSDC Board
President
Chairman of the Board
Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer
Board member
Committee Chair
Committee Member
Service Merits Earned
8 merits
3 merits
5 merits
3 merits
2 merits
1 merit
PPSDC Magazine
Editor, 12 issues
Author, Illustrated article
Author, Non-illustrated article
Service Merits Earned
15 merits
5 merits
3 merits
General
PPSDC Print Competition Moderator
PPSDC Print Competition Judge
PPSDC Affiliate Entrant
PPSDC Studio Sharing (host)
PPSDC Photographer (one year)
PPSDC Presidents Award
Service Merits Earned
5 merits
5 merits
2 merits
3 merits
10 merits
10 merits
Workshops / Seminars
Speaker, PPSDC sponsored program, min 2 hours
Speaker, PPA/PPC Affiliate program, min 2 hours
Speaker, PPSDC sponsored program, full day, 6-8 hours
Speaker, PPA/PPC Affiliate program, full day, 6-8 hours
Attendee, PPSDC sponsored program, min 2 hours
Attendee, PPSDC sponsored program, full day, 6-8 hours
Attendee, West Coast School, min 3 days
Service Merits Earned
5 merits (*)
2 merits
10 merits (*)
4 merits
2 merits
5 merits
5 merits
* – limited to one engagement per year.
Frank Van Valkenburgh Award
Frank Van Valkenburgh, affectionately known as the Baron of Coronado, lived in Coronado for many years after retiring from the Navy; he was a life time supporter of the Professional Photographers Association of San Diego County (as it was then known) and of the Professional Photographers of California. Frank spent many years on the PPSDC board and worked his way up to President. After completing his term as Chairman of the Board, Frank stayed on as the BRE Chair (Bylaws Rules and Ethics). No one knew the bylaws and Rules as well as Frank, ever!
Frank never missed a board meeting, regular meeting, or PPC meeting for many years, even when he was struck down with a severe illness. Frank would still have his wife take him to the meetings. No meeting was too far for Frank to travel!
Frank was very involved with the Professional Photographers of California and spent many years on the board as BRE chair. He was a recipient of the PPC Service Medallion, was inducted into the PPC Hall of fame in 1988 and was awarded the Paul Kennedy Medallion for service above and beyond in 1991 (this was the forerunner to the now Evans/Kingham Medallion).
Because of Frank’s dedication to the profession, to the Professional Photographers of San Diego and his service to the Professional Photographers of California, the board of directors of PPSDC honored Frank with the Frank Van Valkenburgh perpetual trophy for service to PPSDC beyond the normal.
The award was designed by Roger B. Daines, president of PPSDC at that time, and consists of a stand inlaid with previous recipient’s names and a wooden replica of a Hasselblad camera on the top. It was purposely made to be large and significant, to stand out above other awards because of its importance. The trophy is awarded every year and is retained by the recipient for that year and then returned to be presented to the latest awardee. The recipient receives a small plaque for posterity.
This award is a very special award and is not given lightly; the recipient is decided by the board of directors and goes to a PPSDC member who has contributed outstanding service to PPSDC.