Exceptional Service Award

Award submission is currently closed but will reopen in September 2024.

 

This award recognizes any past or present SETAC member who has performed long-term, exceptionally high-quality service to the Society.

Eligibility

The nominee must be a SETAC member and have provided long-term, exceptional service to the Society.

Application Instructions

Applicants may self-nominate or be put forward by a past or present SETAC member. The nomination must be accompanied by documentation of service made to SETAC. Unsuccessful nominees will have the opportunity to update their package and reapply for up to two subsequent years.

The application package must contain all the material requested to be considered for the award:

  • A nomination letter outlining the eligibility of the nominee that includes documentation of service to SETAC.
  • Three letters of recommendation. Each letter should provide an explanation for eligibility and detail the nominee’s excellent standing among their colleagues, as well as their duration and extent of service to SETAC.

Review Process

Nominations will be evaluated independently by a GAC-appointed review panel on a scale of 1–5, with one indicating that the nominee does not reflect the criteria and five indicating that the nominee strongly reflects the criteria. Each nomination packet will be judged on the applicant’s time as governance leader, involvement in volunteer activities, support of SETAC meetings, engagement with membership and mentorship, and contributions to scientific discourse through SETAC outlets, such as the journals. The GAC will then discuss the panel’s determination to select the recipient. A summary of the award nominees and the highest scoring applicant will be presented to the SWC for approval. If an agreement is not reached by the GAC, a resolution will be made by the SWC.

The SWC confers the award, not the GAC; therefore, the name(s) of the winner(s) must remain confidential until SWC has conferred the award. Staff will inform the award evaluators of the successful nominee(s) after the winner(s) have been notified. After the successful nominee(s) are notified by the SETAC Executive Director or the SWC President, staff will also inform unsuccessful nominees and nominators.

Award Procedure

The Global Executive Director will notify the winner. The Exceptional Service Award will be announced at each annual meeting in the given year. The awardee may choose at which meeting they wish to receive the award in person. The award includes a plaque, the cost of travel to the meeting and related expenses up to $1500 USD, and registration associated with attending the meeting of the winner’s choice.

Awards Disclosure

SETAC has implemented a self-disclosure step as part of the award process consistent with SETAC’s code of conduct and code of ethics. We ask each award candidate to consider whether they have any past or current transgressions that should be disclosed.

  • For candidates that are nominated by someone else, SETAC will reach out to the candidate directly, ask them to accept the nomination and provide the awards disclosure information.
  • For self-nominations, applicants will be ask to provide the disclosure during the application process.
Awards Disclosure and Policies
 

 

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