Nature of the Awards: The "Southern Agricultural Economics Association Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions" are made annually and recipients share their award-winning contributions with the membership at SAEA annual meetings. More than one award may be made each year in each category based on the judgment of evaluation committees concerning the significance of nominated works. Committees shall not be obligated to make awards if no nominee is judged deserving. Each winner will receive a certificate of recognition.
Award Categories: Awards are considered for distinguished contributions to the profession as a result of:
- Outstanding JAAE Publication
- An Extension Program
- The Teaching of a Course
- A Graduate Student Paper
Eligibility Requirements: Nominees must be SAEA members and actively involved in the area for which the work is nominated. The contribution nominated may be the work of a single individual or group of individuals. In the case of group awards, one-half or more of the contributing individuals must be SAEA members actively involved in the area of the nominated work. Graduate students must be full-time students (may be on part-time assistance) and student members of the SAEA. The focus of the Graduate Student Paper award is on single authored papers written for academic courses and not previously published in academic outlets or presented at professional meetings. Papers which are "cut and paste" from theses or dissertations will be disqualified. The publication award is limited to articles published in the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics (JAAE).
Selection Criteria: Selection of award winners will be made by committees appointed by the President of the SAEA. All nominations will be judged by the same criteria:
1. Relevance and importance of topic, problem, or issue addressed;
2. Application of appropriate economic principles, methods, and concepts;
3. Appropriate use of logic, scientific approach, method, or process;
4. Contribution of results and/or process to advancing the agricultural
economics profession;
5. Transferability of achievement to professional development of other
economists.
Nomination Process
Outstanding JAAE Publication:
1. JAAE articles appearing in the previous year (1998) will routinely be considered by the selection committee. No supporting materials are required.
2. JAAE articles appearing in preceding years (before 1998) may be nominated for consideration by the selection committee. Nominations must include a copy of the article and letters (or other materials) supporting the relevance and professional quality of the nominated publication.
3. Invited and refereed articles are eligible for consideration.
Teaching of a Course:
1. Statements, no longer than two double-spaced pages, should be submitted by the nominator to the SAEA President-Elect. These statements should summarize the contribution of nominated works with respect to the evaluation criteria listed above as they relate to the teaching of a course of instruction.
2. A brief resume of teacher(s) nominated and a summary of course(s) covered by nomination.
3. A copy of formal evaluations and description of teaching aids or materials supporting nomination (VHS videotape sample of nominee's teaching would be helpful).
4. Letters supporting contribution of nominated work with respect to the evaluation criteria listed above (maximum of 3).
Extension Program:
1. Statements, no longer than two double-spaced pages, should be submitted by the nominator to the SAEA President-Elect. These statements should summarize the contribution of nominated works with respect to the evaluation criteria listed above as they relate to the extension program nominated.
2. A brief resume of extension economist(s) nominated and a brief summary of the extension program nominated.
3. A copy of formal evaluations and extension program materials supporting nomination.
4. Letters supporting contribution of nominated work with respect to the evaluation criteria listed above (maximum of 3).
Graduate Student Paper:
As stated in the above eligibility requirements, graduate students must be full-time students (may be on part-time assistance) and student members of the SAEA. The focus of the Graduate Student Paper award is on single-authored student papers written for academic courses and not previously published in academic outlets or presented at professional meetings. Papers which are "cut and paste" from theses or dissertations will be disqualified.
1. Statements, no longer than two double-spaced pages, should be submitted by the nominator to the SAEA President-Elect. These statements should summarize the contribution of nominated works with respect to the evaluation criteria listed above as they relate to a graduate student paper.
2. A brief resume of author(s) of graduate paper nominated.
3. A copy of the nominated paper and a summary of any other directly related work of nominee(s).
4. Letters supporting the relevance and professional quality of the nominated paper (giving consideration to the professional status of author(s)) and its value as an example for other graduate students (maximum of 2).
5. The winning graduate student will receive a $500 cash award and, if the student wishes, the paper will be published in the August issue of the Journal.
Award Winner Responsibilities: Acceptance of an award carries a commitment on the part of the award winner to share this work, in person, with other members of the profession at the next annual meeting of the SAEA. Award recipients will be asked to summarize and highlight their accomplishments in a poster presentation at the annual meeting. Poster session guidelines will be made available to award recipients.
Award winners will be notified at least 30 days before the annual meetings. Mail four copies of nominations for Distinguished Professional Contributions Awards by September 30, 1999 (postmarked, 1st class mail) to:
Dr. Hal Harris SAEA President-Elect Dept. of Ag. & Appl. Economics Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-0355 Phone: (864) 656-3479 FAX: (864) 656-5776 E-mail: hharris@clemson.eduTelephone and e-mail for information only, please.