Preliminary Extension nominations will be accepted through Thursday, April 29, for BOTH the 2010 TAMUS Regents Fellow Service Awards and the Award for Excellence in Extension from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (formerly NASULGC). Each nominee will be placed in the candidate pool for both awards; only a single nomination is necessary. (Current Regents Fellows will automatically be considered for the APLU award.)
This preliminary procedure can be completed by following the instructions below. (NOTE: This does NOT pertain to any announcements regarding the Regents Professor Award and the nomination of researchers for the Fellow Service Award.)
Regarding past nominations... Please update them and resubmit. Nominees from years past are only more worthy! There is no limit on the number of preliminary nominations you may submit; however, nominees must have at least a 50 percent Extension appointment.
You are asked to follow this initial process to save you the effort of preparing the more extensive nomination package that is ultimately required. Suzanne Deatherage will be available to help finalists and their nominators with preparation of the full package.
INSTRUCTIONS:
To recommend a qualified individual for the Extension nomination, submit the individual's brief resume or vita, along with a letter of nomination from two to five pages. Send as e-mail attachments to me at sdeather@ag.tamu.edu no later than Thursday, April 29.
Contents of nomination letter (narrative):
- Cite the candidate's most outstanding qualifications and major achievements and tell how the candidate excels in the following selection criteria, as appropriate for his or her position as an Extension educator.
- Distinguished record of research, outreach education, and/or service accomplishments to the people of Texas.
- Demonstration of a sincere commitment to the agency and the A&M System.
- Creative ability and adherence to scientific philosophy and scholarly principles (as appropriate to Extension programming).
- Exceptional contributions to Extension programming (and contributions to knowledge base and/or development of scholarly principles) that have resulted in published research, inventions, processes, methods, or educational programs that are everlasting contributions to humankind and science.
- Outstanding, creative ability to conduct and deliver educational, research, extension and/or service programs that result in an enriched environment, enhanced economic returns, or a higher standard of living and/or quality of life (as appropriate to agency).
- Recognition by professionals within candidate's field or scientific community as evidenced through honors and awards, participation on state/national or international committees, panels or commissions.
- Documented recognition by external stakeholders, clients, and/or constituents.
District Extension Administrators are encouraged to nominate deserving agents for these prestigious awards.
Content for this article was provided by Suzanne Deatherage, Assistant Agency Director-Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
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