The Arthur Boschee and Evelyn Ball
International Award for Social Enterprise

Mr. Jerr Boschee, Founder and Executive Director of The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs (www.socialent.org), has established and will serve as the lead judge for three special awards to be presented at the International SAGE competition each year. During 2007 and 2008, the prize money associated with the award was donated by Mr. Boschee and his wife, Linda Ball; by Mr. Boschee's brother, Ken Boschee, and his wife Jean; and by Jerr Boschees's long-time friend, Christopher Klose, and his wife Claudine.
  1. The awards will be given to the three national winners competing in the International SAGE competition that have successfully developed and launched business ventures that best integrate social and financial objectives.
  2. The International Award has been established in memory of Jerr and Ken Boschee's father, Arthur Boschee, and in memory of Linda Ball's mother, Evelyn Ball. Arthur Boschee (1910-2000) and Evelyn Ball (1910-1993) were both successful small business entrepreneurs who took significant risks while building their businesses and had an abiding concern for the welfare of others.
  3. Each school year, all secondary schools eligible to compete in SAGE competitions around the world will be notified no later than October 1 that the awards will be presented at the next summer's international competition.
  4. Jerr Boschee will consult with all the other judges at the International competition before selecting the three winners, but the final decision will rest with him and any other members of the Boschee and Ball families in attendance.
  5. The initial awards will be as follows:
    • US $2,000 for the first-place team
    • US $1,000 for the second-place team
    • US $500 for the third-place team
    The prize money must be used by the winning teams to defray the expenses associated with attending the international competition and/or be invested in their business ventures.
  6. The three winning teams will also receive plaques to be displayed in their schools, and the first-place team will have its name inscribed on a permanent trophy that will be displayed at each International competition.
  7. The three winning teams will be featured on the web sites maintained by SAGE and by The Institute for Social Entrepreneurs. A press release announcing their selection and describing their business ventures will also be sent to other print and electronic publications.