It's time to nominate your outstanding colleagues in the following award categories:
The North Central Weed Science Society seeks to recognize the outstanding contributions of its members through the Distinguished Achievement Awards, but we need your help. The most deserving candidates will not receive awards if they are not nominated.
Complete details on the nominating process and eligibility of nominees and nominators will be published in the 1998 NCWSS Proceedings. The deadline for submission of all nomination materials to the committee chair will be September 10, 1999.
As chair of the committee, I am willing to apply one of the guiding principles of my life. That is, rules are made to be bent, sometimes severely. The point is, if you feel that the rules are constricting your ability to secure a worthy nominee, contact me and we can try to work it out. The goal is to get deserving people nominated.
Please direct questions and requests for nomination forms and instructions to the Distinguished Achievement Award Chair, Doug Buhler, USDA-ARS National Soil Tilth Laboratory, 2150 Pammel Drive, Ames, IA 50011. E-mail [email protected], phone 515 294-5502, and fax 515 294-8125.
Contact Brent Peterson indicating your intention to nominate someone as a Fellow or to suggest a nominee.
Selection as a Fellow is the highest honor the society bestows on its members and is limited to 0.5% of the membership annually.
The Fellow Committee is responsible for identifying those individuals most deserving of this recognition. To assist with this task, members of the Society are encouraged to submit nominations for NCWSS Fellows or to suggest possible nominees for this award to the Chairman of the Fellow Committee, Brent Peterson.
The deadline for submitting nominations and supporting letters for this year is September 19, 1999. Directions for submission of nominations can be found in the Proceedings of the NCWSS. Eight copies of the nomination should be submitted to: Brent Peterson, 8113 S.W. 158th St. Ellendale, MN 56026; (507) 684-2029.
The Weed Science Society of America has developed an Undergraduate Student Research Grant designed to encourage and involve exceptional undergraduates in agricultural research. Interested faculty members are encouraged to identify potential award candidates and discuss the possibility of sponsoring a research project. Awards may be used as a stipend, for research budget expenses (travel, supplies, etc.), to defer fees, to defray living expenses for summer research, or any combination of these items.
Award: Up to $1,000 for support of undergraduate research to be conducted over a minimum of one quarter/semester during 2000. This award may be used to defray the cost of research supplies or as a stipend. Support of a faculty sponsor is required. Awards will be made to the student, to be administered by the faculty sponsor's department
Applicant: The applicant is an undergraduate student with a strong interest in Weed Science. Students majoring in all related disciplines may apply
To Apply: Applicants should prepare a 2-3 page research proposal including name, address, phone number, title, objective, experimental approach discussion, budget and references. The discussion section of the proposal should describe the expected results and their possible significance to Weed Science. The student should provide a cover letter in which general academic and career goals are discussed. A copy of the students academic transcripts should also be provided.
Faculty Sponsor: Any faculty member who is actively engaged in Weed Science research is qualified to be a sponsors The faculty sponsor should review the research proposal with special attention to the budget, the distribution of funds should be approved by both the student and sponsor. In addition, the sponsor should provide a letter of reference including a statement of his/her willingness to supervise the proposed research and to provide needed space, equipment and supplies above those requested in the proposal, The sponsor is encouraged to assist the student in presenting his/her results at a regional Weed Science Meeting.
How to Apply: The completed proposal, academic transcripts, cover letter and faculty letter of support should be forwarded to: Dr. John Jachetta, Dow AgroSciences, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054; Phone: (317) 337-4672, Fax (3 17) 337-4649, E-mail: [email protected], Proposals should be received no later than November 15, 1999. Funding decisions will be made by January 25, 2000 and presented at the 2000 WSSA National Meeting Awards Banquet.
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