ASHA 2010 Annual Convention ASHA Awards

Call for Nominations

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The Committee on Honors is seeking nominations for ASHA awards and encourages 
you to take this opportunity to acknowledge exceptional colleagues for their outstanding contribution and achievement.

Award Categories

Honors 
Fellow 
Distinguished Service 
Dorothy Dreyer for Volunteerism 
Early Career Contribution in Research 
Outstanding Service 
Special Contributions in Higher Education 
Special Contributions in Multicultural Affairs

Requirements for All Award Nominations

  • Members of the ASHA Committee on Honors and Board of Directors are not eligible to be nominated, nor are they eligible to sponsor/co-sponsor a nomination. 
  • The sponsor’s narrative and co-sponsors' attachments must have the following statement: "I verify that I am the person submitting this information, Sponsor Name." 
  • Nominees have never violated the spirit of LC 7-94
    No member of ASHA holding an elected office, staff position, or an appointment to an ASHA board, committee, council, or task force shall hold membership in any organization that practices invidious discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability, either personally or through membership in any organization. 
  • Nominees are living ASHA members at the time the award decision is made. Should the nominee no longer be living, it is the responsibility of the sponsor to notify the Committee on Honors. 
    Note: The Distinguished Service Award is designed to recognize living persons who are not ASHA members.
  • The nominee may provide supporting information directly to the sponsor and may assist in the preparation of the document. However, the sponsor has ultimate responsibility for the final nomination materials. Once the materials have been submitted, the nomination process should remain confidential among the sponsors and the Committee on Honors.
  • Include all required components for each award (select award name above for details) 
  • Failure to adhere to all required components and instructions will result in rejection of the nomination

    Nominations must be submitted by noon 12:00 p.m. EST, March 15, 2010.

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    Still have questions?
    Read the FAQs of the Committee on Honors or contact Governance at governance@asha.org

Committee on Honors Members: Doreen Oyadomari, John Ferraro, Ronald Gillam, Vicki McCready, Joe Melcher, DeAnne Owre, Mary Jo Schill, Kenneth Wolf and Laura Young-Campbell