I've said it before about IA awards. That gives one person the ability to decide who they think deserves each award based on opinion. Most of the decisions of who is in each group is based on potential or reputation. The only group that is based on earning a place is graphics and they have their award. I, and others like me, did nothing specifically that got us into the aap, courts, marketing, etc. I filled out an application and they assumed i could do the job. Being apart of the group is its own reward for being a good member seeing as thats pretty much the only basis to get in one these days.