The Exceptional Achievement Service Award recognizes individuals who have provided exceptional service to the electrical apparatus sales and service industry. The award is presented at the annual Association convention.

Individuals nominated must have rendered exceptional service to the electrical apparatus industry on a local, national or international basis. They need not be employed by a member firm.

Any member may nominate an individual to receive the award and may submit more than one nomination in any given year. Companies are not eligible. Nominations must include specific reasons for the nomination and be accompanied by at least three corroborating letters of recommendation. Nominations may be made to present the award posthumously. All nominations are automatically reentered into the pool of nominations for a period of five years after the nomination is received.

The final selection of the award recipient will be at the sole discretion of the International Nominating Committee. Members of the International Nominating Committee are not eligible to submit nominations, second nominations, nor to be nominated for the years during which they serve on that committee.

Note: The design of the Exceptional Achievement Service Award was changed in 2007.