Active NORDP members are invited to nominate deserving recipients for a NORDP 2019 Rising Star of Excellence Recognition Award for outstanding volunteer contributions to NORDP. Awardees will be recognized with a lovely engraved glass plaque at the Annual Conference in Providence in April/May, and will receive waived registration for a future NORDP Annual Conference.
Nominee Eligibility: Any active NORDP member who has made significant volunteer contributions to NORDP and who exhibits strong potential for future contributions is eligible. “Contributions” can include NORDP committee service, conference volunteer, conference presenter, etc. Previous Rising Star Award recipients and Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski Service awardees are not eligible. (For previous recipients and awardees, see https://www.nordp.org/service-award.)
Nominator Eligibility: Active NORDP members
Nomination Process: Each nomination consists of a completed form (see attached) that describes why the nominator feels the nominee deserves the Rising Star recognition. The nominator should speak to past and current contributions to NORDP, the potential for future contributions to research development and/or NORDP, and examples of excellence in research development.
The nomination must also include a short statement (~50 words) to be used as a citation if the nominee is selected for this recognition.
Please send completed nomination forms to Member Services Committee chair Kathy Cataneo at k.cataneo@unh.edu no later than Wednesday, March 20 at 5 p.m. EST and use this in the email subject line: Rising Star Nomination for (nominee’s last name). The nomination form is here: Rising Star Nomination Form
Selection Process: The Awards Subcommittee of the Member Services Committee will review nomination materials and forward recommendations for awardees to the Board of Directors for its consideration. Nominations will be evaluated on the extent to which the nominees have served NORDP and the research development profession, as documented by compelling evidence and testimonials in the nomination form. The Board will select no more than three nominees for awards in any given year.
Awardees are announced and presented with their recognition plaques at the NORDP Annual Conference.
Posted on behalf of the Member Services Committee
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