ASA January 2004 Newsletter

The House of Delegates has established policies governing the selection of a recipient for the ASA Distinguished Service Award. Procedures for the submission of nominations and selection of a candidate for 2004 will be as follows:

1. Any member of ASA or a component society may submit the names of individuals for consideration for this award.

2. Nominations must be submitted on the nomination forms, which may be obtained from the ASA Executive Office, together with a current curriculum vitae.

3. Nomination forms should be submitted to:

James E. Cottrell, M.D., Chair

Committee on Distinguished Service Award

State University at Brooklyn

450 Clarkson Ave., Box 6

Brooklyn, NY 11203

5. The committee will review the names of nominees submitted and recommend to the House of Delegates the name of no more than one candidate. Selection of a candidate shall require a two-thirds vote of the full committee.

6. No officer of ASA shall be eligible for selection.

7. Should the committee select a candidate to enter into nomination in the House of Delegates, the name of the candidate shall not be disclosed until placed in nomination before the House of Delegates.

8. Final selection of the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award shall be made by the House of Delegates by secret ballot and shall require a two-thirds vote of those seated in the House of Delegates.

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