wooops -- that disappeared before I finished.
And don't forget Frank Hamilton of the Weavers! Treasures, all, and not all living. Frank posts on the Mudcat from time to time and should, I think, be recognized.
What I wanted to say was there must never be a requirement that there has to be an award given every year, and if two or more are deemed to be deserving in a year, they may all be given an award in that year.
Dates? Say nominations are accepted from Jan 1 to March 30 of a year, names posted for voting with biographical sketches, accomplishments, etc., and votes submitted (somehow), with winners to be announced by July 1?
Or any other procedure, but procedure could and maybe should be established in advance.
I like the idea very much.
There can never be too many Living Treasures.
And what if we all delay and we lose one of these treasures before he or she has been recognized? Perhaps provisions for posthumous awards?