September 2005 • Volume 39 • Number 9

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Call for Nominations for APS Awards

The call is now being made for APS and APS-sponsored award nominations for the 2006 APS/CPS/MSA Joint Meeting. Nominators are referred to the following guidelines.

Nominations for the Award of Distinction, Fellow, Ruth Allen, Noel T. Keen Award for Research in Molecular Plant Pathology, Excellence in Extension, Excellence in Industry, Excellence in Teaching, International Service, Lee M. Hutchins, Syngenta, and William Boright Hewitt and Maybelle Ellen Ball Hewitt awards should be postmarked on or before November 1, 2005, according to the following procedures. Visit www.apsnet.org/members/awards/list.asp for a description of each award and a list of previous winners.

Nominations should be made following the “General Instructions” below. All nominations for named awards are considered for three years, with the exception of the Lee M. Hutchins and Hewitt awards, which stand for only one year. Multiple letters of support should not be provided for a candidate’s nomination. If a nomination is not successful in the first year, the nominator is encouraged to update the nomination. A gap of three years between the last year of consideration and renomination is recommended. The Awards and Honors Committee may decide not to make a named award in years without suitable nominations. Deceased members are not eligible for any APS award if they died before nomination.

Fellows are now eligible to be nominated for awards of excellence in an area of accomplishment different from that on which the Fellow was based provided that the new accomplishment has occurred after recognition as a Fellow. A period of five years should elapse between recognition as a Fellow and nomination for an award of excellence. The nominator of a Fellow for an award of excellence should specify how the contributions in the current nomination differ from those on which the Fellow nomination was based originally.
 

General Instructions

Each member of the society may nominate one candidate a year for each of the above awards. The nomination should include the following supporting material:

1. A cover letter with the candidate’s name and the award for which the nomination is made. The letter (not to exceed one page) may provide additional insight into the significance of the contributions that is not given in the nomination statement.
2. A nomination statement not to exceed 1,000 words that highlights the contributions of the candidate and includes the candidate’s name, place of birth, and institutions, with degrees and years granted, as well as current position. The statement should be focused, succinct, and document the relevancy and impact of the candidate’s contributions to the advancement of science and plant pathology. See examples of citations for previous award recipients available online at www.apsnet.org/members/awards/pastlist.asp.
3. A 250-word abstract of the nomination statement to be read at the Awards Ceremony.
4. A curriculum vitae, not to exceed two pages.
5. A complete list of publications. The list should be separated into the following categories:
   a. Refereed journal articles
   b. Extension publications
   c. Books, reviews, and book chapters
   d. Technical publications (e.g., monographs, reports, symposium papers, proceedings, etc.)
   e. Popular publications
   f. Invited presentations

Submissions of Nominations

Nominations should be submitted as one portable document file (PDF file) saved as last name, initial of first name (example: SmithT_nomination.pdf) with the following sections included within the file:

• Cover letter
• Nomination statement
• Abstract
• Curricula Vitae
• Publication list

The nomination PDF should be e-mailed to APS Staff Coordinator Linda Schmitt (lschmitt@scisoc.org) by November 1, 2005. Please include “APS award nomination” in the subject line of the e-mail. The nomination will be acknowledged by reply e-mail within 5 to 7 days. If acknowledgment is not received, please call Linda Schmitt at +1.651.994.3828.  Those who receive awards will be notified by the APS President by March 15, 2006.

Closing Date
Nominations are due by November 1, 2005.
 

Where to Send Nominations

Do not e-mail nominations directly to committee members. Nominations must be received at APS Headquarters for forwarding to committee members.
 

2005-2006 Awards and Honors Committee

Linda S. Thomashow, Chair
Washington State University/USDA ARS
Pullman, WA

Carol E. Windels, Vice Chair
University of Minnesota
Crookston, MN

Tim R. Gottwald, Immediate Past Chair
USDA ARS
Ft. Pierce, FL

Margaret E. Daub
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Martin B. Dickman
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE

Bryce Falk
University of California
Davis, CA

Robert Seem
Cornell University
Geneva, NY 
 

Watch for Highlights from the APS Annual Meeting in Austin, TX

Next month’s issue of Phytopathology News will include highlights and photos from this year’s APS Annual Meeting held July 30–August 3 in Austin, TX. Unable to attend this year? Make plans now to attend the 2006 APS/CPS/MSA Joint Meeting in Québec City, QB, Canada, July 29–August 2, 2006.
 

Reminder – Post Your Comments on the Vision
for Plant Pathology

Now is your opportunity to comment on the newly developed document, “A Vision of Plant Pathology in the 21st Century.” APS would like to know your vision of the future of the discipline of plant pathology. Post your ideas from the link at www.apsnet.org/members/vision/. Your comments will help APS revise this vision document to reflect the best thinking of our membership.
 

 
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