[NHCOLL-L:5692] SPNHC - requesting nominations for awards

[Rabeler, Richard]

Colleagues:

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD AND CAROLYN L. ROSE AWARD

As noted earlier in the SPNHC Newsletter, The Recognition and Grants Committee is requesting nominations for the President’s Award and the Carolyn L. Rose Award.  

•	The President’s Award is presented to a member, or former member, whose activities have furthered the objectives of the Society thru outstanding committee work, prolonged officer roles, or promotion of activities of the Society.  

•	The Carolyn L. Rose Award (formerly the SPNHC Award) is our Society’s highest honor and given to a practitioner (membership not required) whose work and efforts have promoted the values and objectives of the Society.  

Nominations should include a letter of nomination, a current curriculum vitae, and letters of recommendations. 

Questions and nominations should be directed to the Chair of the Recognition & Grants Committee, Rich Rabeler (rabeler at umich.edu) and must be submitted by November 1, 2011. 


CALL FOR FABER RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSALS 

The Recognition and Grants Committee is requesting proposals for the Faber Research Grant, a cash grant of up to $1000, to support an innovative project addressing issues on the management, care, conservation, or use of natural history collections. Applicants for this Grant must be SPNHC members in good standing for at least one year prior to the award date. The successful applicant will be expected to 1) present a final or interim report at the Annual Meeting of the Society and 2) publish the results, with the understanding that the manuscript will be sent first to the SPNHC Publications Committee for first right of refusal.  Each applicant may submit only one proposal per funding period. The cover sheet should include a project title, name(s) of project personnel (including title, address, phone/fax numbers and email), and a single line spaced 100 word abstract describing the proposed project. The proposal text should include a statement of purpose, project plan (e.g., participants, methods, materials, schedule of completion, etc.), and proposed use of funds. The text should have one inch margins, 10-12 characters per inch, and double line spacing. The application, including cover page, should not exceed 10 pages. Curriculum vita of the principal investigator and letters of commitment may be single line spaced and attached as an appendix.  

Questions and proposals should be directed to the Chair of the Recognition & Grants Committee, Rich Rabeler (rabeler at umich.edu) and must be submitted by February 1, 2012.


Sincerely,

Rich Rabeler, 
University of Michigan Herbarium
Past President, SPNHC