Below is a list of policies the Honors Task Force abides by for the nominations and awards process.
- The Chair of the Honors Task Force will oversee all awards associated with the Honors Task Force.
- Nominations must be from an Academy Member. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
- The Marion Downs Pediatric Audiology Award and the James Jerger Career Award, will honor one person per category. The Excellence in Audiology Award and the Outstanding Early Career Award can have up to 2 honorees per category. It is not mandatory to have an honoree for every award category each year.
- An individual may receive an award in a category (eg. Outstanding Early Career) one time; however, an individual subsequently may receive an award in a different category.
- Membership in the Academy is required for all award categories with the exception of the Marion Downs Pediatric Audiology Award.
- Posthumous awards may be given.
- Members of the Honors Task Force cannot be nominated for an honor. The nomination should be deferred until that member is no longer serving on the Honors Task Force.
- A sitting Academy Board member may not be nominated for an honor until they are no longer serving on the Board.
- A task force member may not nominate an individual for an award, may not solicit a nomination for a particular person, and may not write a supporting letter for a nominee.
- The chair of the Honors Task Force will encourage nominations (for example: by contacting other committee chairs).
- The task force will review award categories, titles, and descriptions annually. Suggested changes will be submitted for the Academy Board to review.
- For all categories, nominators whose nominees are not selected to receive an award are encouraged to re-submit their nomination again for consideration the following year. Additional supporting data, if available, should be submitted to the Honors Task Force. Nominators will be made aware if their nominee has been chosen for the award by the Task Force and reminded to confirm their intent to re-submit their candidate for the following year if they so desire.
Make a Nomination
Nominations for 2026 will close on June 27, 2025.
If you have any questions, contact aaainfo@audiology.org.
Academy Honors Voting Process
- Selection of honorees will be based on a majority vote.
- The task force chair does not vote. However, the chair may vote in case of a tie regarding other issues decided by the task force, including the selection of honorees.
- If applicable, the Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) task force member will be allowed to vote.
- Task Force members should recuse themselves from any award categories that include nominees with whom they have direct relations, i.e., same workplace.
