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<p class="MsoNormal">The SPNHC Recognition and Grants Committee is inviting nominations for the following:
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<p class="MsoNormal">• <b>The Carolyn L. Rose Award</b> is our Society’s highest honor and is given to a practitioner (SPNHC membership not required) whose work and efforts have promoted the values and objectives of the Society.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nominations should include a letter of nomination, a current curriculum vitae, and letters of recommendation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">• <b>The President’s Award</b> is presented to a member or former member of SPNHC, whose activities have furthered the objectives of the Society through outstanding committee work, prolonged officer roles, or promotion of activities of
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<p class="MsoNormal">• <b>Honorary Membership</b> can be conferred by Council in recognition of outstanding contributions to natural history collections or to the Society. Honorary Members have all the rights and privileges of regular members.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Questions and nominations should be directed to the Chair of the Recognition and Grants Committee, Chris Norris (christopher.norris@yale.edu) and must be submitted by
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<p class="MsoNormal">Chris<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Christopher A. Norris<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Chair, Recognition & Grants Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.spnhc.org">www.spnhc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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