<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><p class="gmail-has-text-align-left" style="background:rgb(254,254,254);margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)">Call for nominations for
Carolyn L. Rose Award, President’s Award, Vendor Recognition Award, Early
Career Award, and Honorary Memberships</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)"></span></p>

<p style="background:rgb(254,254,254);margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)">The SPNHC recognition and Grants Committee is inviting
nominations for the following:</span></p>

<p style="background:rgb(254,254,254);margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)">The Carolyn L. Rose Award</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)"> is our Society’s highest honor and is
given to a practitioner (SPNHC membership is 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 recommendation.</span></p>

<p style="background:rgb(254,254,254);margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)">The President’s Award </span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)">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 the Society. Nominations should include a letter of
nomination, a current curriculum vitae, and letters of recommendation.</span></p>

<p style="background:rgb(254,254,254);margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)">The Vendor Recognition Award</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)"> is presented to
Commercial entities to recognize long- term support of the Society and/or the
Society’s annual meetings. Nominations should include a letter of
recommendation highlighting evidence of contributions.</span></p>

<p style="background:rgb(254,254,254);margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)">Early Career Award</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)"> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">is presented to a member at an
early stage in their career, or at an early stage in their involvement with
SPNHC, who has demonstrated great potential for leadership through innovative
and energetic service that strengthens and broadens the impact of SPNHC.</span></span></p>

<p style="background:rgb(254,254,254);margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)">Honorary Membership</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)"> 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. Nominations should include a letter of nomination and letters of
recommendation.</span></p>

<p style="background:rgb(254,254,254);margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)">More information about these awards can be found at </span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(72,97,116)"><a href="https://spnhc.org/what-spnhc-does/awards-and-grants/" style="color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(72,97,116)">https://spnhc.org/what-spnhc-does/awards-and-grants/</span></a></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)">.</span></p>

<p style="background:rgb(254,254,254);margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(10,10,10)">Questions and nominations should be directed to the Chairperson
of the Recognition and Grants Committee (Paul Mayer, <a href="mailto:pmayer@fieldmuseum.org" style="color:blue">pmayer@fieldmuseum.org</a>) and must be
submitted by November 1, 2023.</span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">__________________________</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2">Paul Mayer<br>Collections Manager<br>Fossil Invertebrates</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;border-collapse:separate">Gantz Family Collections Center</span><br>Science and Education</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font color="#ff0000"><b>Primary Number (Cell)</b></font></div><div><font color="#ff0000"><b>312 401-2081</b></font></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:small">Office Phone<br>312.665.7631</span></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><font face="arial"><span style="border-collapse:separate"><br></span></font>The Field Museum<br></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">1400 S. Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive</span><font size="2"><br>Chicago, IL 60605-2429</font></div><div dir="ltr"><span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><a href="http://fieldmuseum.org" target="_blank">fieldmuseum.org</a></span></span><font size="2"><br><br><a href="mailto:pmayer@fieldmuseum.org" target="_blank">pmayer@fieldmuseum.org</a></font></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><img src="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/sites/default/files/field-museum-logo_2018.png"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>