<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><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)">Last 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 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/" target="_blank" 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" target="_blank" style="color:blue">pmayer@fieldmuseum.org</a>) and must be submitted within Two Weeks by November 17, 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>