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Eugene Kenaga SETAC Membership Award

The Eugene Kenaga Award was created in 2003 by SETAC to honor the many contributions of Eugene Kenaga, one of the founders and the first president of SETAC. This award will be presented annually to a member of SETAC who has been instrumental in the developing of and working with the Society's membership at either the national or the chapter level. The recipient will have contributed at the national or chapter level toward the improvement of the services SETAC offers to members through activities such as short course offerings and workshops, committee representation, and meeting/session organization at the annual conference; will have enhanced growth of SETAC membership; or will have provided leadership for members either at the chapter or national level. To qualify for this award, the recipient must have been a SETAC member in good standing for at least five years and been active in volunteering their time on matters that relate to the Society's membership.

Past Award Winners
James T. Oris, 2007
William T. Waller, 2005
Barbara Albrecht, 2004
Jerry Farris, 2003

Considerations for Nomination and Evaluation

About the Award
The Eugene Kenaga SETAC Membership Award was initiated in 2003 to honor Eugene Kenaga's long-term dedication to the Society. Eugene was one of the founders of SETAC and was its first president. He was a recipient of the SETAC Founders Award. His efforts on behalf of the Society indicate strong desire to increase participation and to make the understanding of science available to broader audiences. For this reason, a membership award in his name has been established to pay tribute to his effort and to recognize the ongoing efforts of other SETAC members to provide leadership and development opportunities to the members of the Society.

Candidates for the Eugene Kenaga SETAC Membership Award must be:

• SETAC members in good standing for a five-year period prior to consideration for the award;
• Recognized for their efforts related to membership in one or more of the following areas: improving the types of services SETAC offers members (e.g., courses, workshops at the chapter level), enhancing the growth of SETAC membership, and/or providing leadership for members at either the chapter or the national level.

Nomination Process:
Nominations and complete evaluation packages for the award must be received electronically in the SETAC office by 30 June 2008 of the year in which the award will be made. Once an individual is nominated, that nomination will remain in effect for a period of three years, provided the individual has not received the award.

The nomination of an individual must be made by a SETAC member and must be supported with three letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with the contributions the nominee has made. Those letters must indicate how the individual has contributed to the SETAC membership using the criteria listed above. Additionally, the evaluation package should be supported by: 1) a resume, and 2) examples of the efforts made by the individual on behalf of the membership. Applications submitted by MAIL or by FAX will not be accepted.

The SETAC North America Awards and Fellowships Subcommittee for Professional Awards will evaluate nominations independently by using a standardized score sheet. The winner will be announced at the SETAC North America 29th Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida, 16 - 20 November 2008. Registration fees for the recipient will be waived, and one-year membership will be waived by the Society in recognition of the individual's contributions.

To Submit:
ALL applications must be submitted electronically to setac@setac.org. Applications submitted by MAIL or FAX will NOT be accepted. Completed application must arrive by 30 June 2008. Email applications to setac@setac.org.