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The Council has asked the ABSA Awards Committee to seek nominations for the 2008 ABSA Honor Awards, to be presented at the 51st Annual Biological Safety Conference in Reno, NV, October 19 - 22, 2008. All ABSA members are encouraged to submit nominations for the awards, to be received no later than July 15, 2008.

The three honor awards for which nominations are being sought are Arnold G. Wedum Distinguished Achievement Award, the Everett Hanel, Jr. Presidential Award, and the John H. Richardson Special Recognition Award. You are strongly encouraged to submit the completed  nomination form(s) on-line as indicated on the Web site.  Alternatively, you may transmit the form(s) directly to the ABSA Office, who will then confirm receipt of the document.

The ABSA Awards Committee will review nominations for the three honor awards and will recommend candidates to the Council for its consideration.  The Awards Committee may choose to make, if appropriate, more than one recommendation or no recommendation for an award. Presentation of awards will take place at the ABSA annual meeting, and the recipients will be notified in sufficient time to allow them to attend the meeting.  The names of the award winners will be posted on the ABSA Web site and published in Applied Biosafety.

Please click here to review the Requirements for the nominators and nominees.

2007 Award Winners

Joseph R. Songer Daniel Liberman

Arnold G. Wedum Distinguished Achievement Award Everett Hanel, Jr. Presidential Award

Please use a separate form for each nomination, i.e., one form per nomination. You must complete ALL of the indicated fields. If either the Teaching or Service/Leadership categories are not applicable for the nomination, then state NOT APPLICABLE in the appropriate field.

Recommended ABSA Honor Award:

Arnold G. Wedum Distinguished Achievement Award

Everett Hanel, Jr. Presidential Award

John H. Richardson Special Recognition Award

Nominee:

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Contributions and Achievements: Fully considering the awards description, describe the contributions and achievements that make the nominee worthy of the designated ABSA Honor Award for 2008. Please fill in the following 2 text fields as per the below criteria:

Teaching
List of courses taught;  List of publications related to teaching of biosafety and/or  related topics;  List of teaching seminars, symposia or workshops given by the nominee to lay and/or professional   groups;   Memberships of national, regional, state or local committees, panels, etc., on teaching;  List of previous awards or recognition for outstanding teaching;  Any information documenting teaching excellence.

Service and Leadership:
List of committees service;  List of taskforces service; Membership on editorial boards,etc;  Appearances before local, state or federal agencies;  List of other unpaid service to the field;  Formal or informal mentoring.

Nominating Member

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References:
Please provide the names and e-mail addresses for a minimum of three and no more than five individuals who will submit letters of support for this nomination. Please note that each of the letters should include information pertaining to the same areas, i.e., teaching and/or service, as indicated above. The letters may be prepared in a Word format to be electronically transmitted to ABSA headquarters or may be directly sent to ABSA in hard copy for distribution to the Awards Committee. Please communicate to the individuals you list below that they are responsible for submitting reference letters on behalf of the nominated individual.

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