I presented AOA to the Board 5 years ago. They were very excited, liked the idea...except they wanted to change THE NAME. Because of the haggling over the name, my term was up and there it died. I want the name AOA because IT IS AOE just without the "Select." Anyone who has a Ch., is ofa'd, training degreed, temp tested etc., DESERVES to have recognition. I believe that those who already have an AOE don't want the name because of a proprietary desire for the ONLY recognition. The purpose of this award is to give credit where credit is due...don't lose it AGAIN because of the "name." Helen Franklin ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================