Distinguished Service Award

The purpose of the National Court Reporters Association Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is to encourage and recognize work amounting to distinguished service by individual members of the National Court Reporters Association for the benefit of the reporting and captioning professions.

Nominations open January 2027

Award requirements

Eligibility requirements

A recipient of the Distinguished Service Award shall meet the following qualifications:

• Shall be a Registered Member of the Association in good standing, Registered Retired Member [i.e. RPR (Ret)], or a Registered Retired Lifetime Member who was a member in good standing upon retirement.
• Shall not be acting as a member of the Distinguished Service Award Committee, or as an officer or director of this Association.
• Shall not be an NCRA Past President until three years has elapsed upon conclusion of Board service.
• Shall have been involved in NCRA affairs on an extensive level, during which involvement the candidate shall have rendered distinguished service to this Association, which has contributed to its good reputation, general welfare, or worthy accomplishments.
• The DSA Committee may consider, among other things, services rendered to state and other reporting associations, public affairs and public relations, writing for association publications, and the advancement of the profession.

Nomination criteria

Nominees may include Registered members who:

• Have worked in the background for many years to further the goals of the profession
• Have devoted countless hours to NCRA or to association affairs
• Have contributed articles to the JCR
• Have been active in legislative or public relations efforts over the years