Call for Nominations Open
The APS Councilors-at-Large want you to nominate volunteers who go beyond the standard effort for the 2020 APS Outstanding Volunteer Award. This is your opportunity to honor an APS member for the hard work they do for our society. Do you know of a committee chair that made things happen and the committee accomplished its goals? How about someone who started a group that didn’t previously exist but was needed by the APS membership?
The Outstanding Volunteer Award recognizes members for excellent service in furthering the mission of APS through their volunteer efforts. These volunteers are the lifeblood of our society; they keep members informed and manage the details so the rest of us don't even have to think about it.
It's time for you to tell us who these individuals are so APS can show them our appreciation. Don't let them go unnoticed!
Nominating Procedure
Nominee must be an APS member. Current council members of APS are not eligible for this award, and senior editors are not eligible in their area of responsibility.
- Send your one-page nomination letter (saved as a .pdf document) to APS Councilor-at-Large Peter Sande Ojiambo with APS Outstanding Volunteer Award in the subject line by June 15, 2020.
- Nominating letter to include a description of your nominee’s recent volunteer activities (within the last five years) and how the nominee excelled in the quality, timeliness, and/or scope of these activities.
- Nominations will be reviewed by the Councilors-at Large. More than one award may be given annually.
- The recipient(s) will receive an award and be recognized during the President's Reception at Plant Health 2020.
Outstanding Volunteer Awardees
2019 - J.P. Dundore-Arias
2018 - Christopher M. Wallis
2017 - Darin Eastburn and Renee Rioux
2016 - Monica Elliott and Thomas Mitchell
2015 - Maya C. Hayslett and Anissa M. Poleatewich
2013 - Scott Adkins
2012 - Gary Peterson
2010 – Michelle Moyer and Dija Selimi
2007 – Dick Stuckey
2006 – Scott Gold and Gretchen Kuldau
2005 – Joyce Loper and Don White
