NOMINATION PROCESS
To nominate an individual, a nomination packet that includes a letter of nomination addressed to the Committee Chair and an up-to-date full curriculum vita of the nominated individual should be submitted by the deadline. Self-nominations will not be accepted. The nomination packet should include sufficient documentation as to how the nominee meets the specified criteria for the selected category. Additional letters (3-5) in support of the nomination and any other documentation that will assist the Honors Committee in their decision are required. Nomination packets will be accepted in hard copy or electronic form. Hard copy packets should be mailed to Academy headquarters and electronic nomination packets may be sent by email to Sarah Sebastian. Nominations in all categories, except Distinguished Achievement, have a three-year life span, after which an interim of at least one year is required before resubmission. Additional supporting data, if available, should be submitted to the Honors Committee each year nominee is being considered.
SELECTION OF HONOREES
The Committee will consider all nominations, and awards will be made to qualified candidates who receive a majority vote of the voting members of the Committee pending final approval of the Academy Board of Directors. Not all awards may be given each year.
GUIDELINES
The deadline for the 2011 Academy Honors submissions is September 24, 2010. Selected honorees will be announced in January 2011.
AWARD CATEGORIES
JERGER CAREER AWARD FOR RESEARCH IN AUDIOLOGYThis award is given to a senior level audiologist with a distinguished career in audiology. Candidates must be members of the Academy, have at least 25 years of research productivity in audiology (not in related field), as well as have made significant contributions to the practice and/or teaching of audiology.
SAMUEL F. LYBARGER AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN INDUSTRYThis award is given for significant pioneering activity (research, engineering, or teaching) within the field of hearing. This award is restricted to individuals whose achievements occurred while employed by a company or corporation in the hearing healthcare fields but whose contributions extended beyond their contributions to their company’s services or product and served to have a significant impact on the understanding of normal or disordered auditory systems.
INTERNATIONAL AWARD IN HEARINGThe American Academy of Audiology has established an annual International award to honor and recognize achievements of international significance in audiology by an audiologist, hearing scientist or audiological physician. Nominees should be nonresidents of the US who have provided outstanding service to the profession of audiology in a clinical, academic, research or professional capacity, and be in good standing in their country.
HUMANITARIAN AWARDThis award is given to an individual who has made a direct humanitarian contribution to society in the realm of hearing. This award could fit a broad category of significant service oriented activities. Candidates should have demonstrated direct and outstanding service to humanity in some way related to hearing, hearing disability, or deafness. Candidates should have demonstrated significant and consistent humanitarian contributions, preferably in matters related to hearing.
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARDRecipients of this award may include audiologists who are or have been exceptional educators in the classroom or clinic, have been innovative in program development, pioneering in areas of clinical service delivery, teaching, or research, or any combination of these areas. The contributions made by the recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award must have an impact on the profession of Audiology as a whole and not just at a state or local level. More than one Distinguished Achievement Award may be awarded per year. Recipients must be members of the Academy.
Honors Committee Policies
Academy Honors Recipients