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Call for Nominations for 2015 AIARD Awards

Congratulations to our 2015 Award Winners:

Distinguished Service: Amanda Crump
Young Professional: Samantha Alvis
Special Service: Rob Bertram

Learn more about the 2015 Award Winners in the brochure below and learn about our past award winners here:
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Call for Nominations for 2015 AIARD Awards

Members of the Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD) are asked to nominate candidates for the “Golden Jubilee” edition of AIARD awards for these categories: a) Distinguished Service, b) Special Service, and c) Young Professional.

Nominations are made by submitting electronically (i) a letter of nomination, (ii) 3-5 support letters from objective individuals, and (iii) a one-page biographical/professional statement that includes complete information for contacting the nominee. Nomination packages should be submitted to: [email protected] by Friday May 1st, 2015 (Please note that this deadline cannot be extended). 

The criteria for selecting award winners are as follows: 
AIARD Award for Distinguished Service: 
  • Demonstrated public service that has advanced AIARD’s purposes
  • Innovative contributions to AIARD programs
  • Length of service in the international arena and in AIARD 

AIARD Award for Special Service: 
  • A career-long commitment to the goals of AIARD through active support for international agriculture and rural development initiatives over a professional career of at least 25 years
  • Significant contributions to international agriculture and rural development through research, teaching, practice, service, or leadership
  • A previous recipient of at least one other career recognition award from a public sector, professional or civil society organization, or a university
  • At least 45 years of age during the calendar year in which the nomination is made
  • Not an AIARD member

AIARD Young Professional Award: 
  • Demonstrated public service that has advanced AIARD’s purposes
  • Innovative contributions to AIARD programs
  • Commitment to international agriculture and rural development and to AIARD
  • Recipient must be under 40 years old during the calendar year in which the nomination is made 

Nominations will be accepted ONLY FROM ACTIVE AIARD MEMBERS. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the chair of the AIARD Awards Committee, Albert Ayeni at:

[email protected]
848-932-6289

Sincerely,
Albert Ayeni, Ph.D.
AIARD Awards Committee Chair 
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  • About AIARD
    • About AIARD
    • Mission & Objectives
    • Officers and Committee Chairs
    • Constitution & Bylaws
    • Committees >
      • Education & Advocacy Committee
      • Membership Committee
      • Communications Committee
      • Finance Committee
      • Awards Committee
      • Future Leaders Forum Committee
      • Events Commitee
  • Members
    • Members
    • Reasons to Join AIARD
    • Join AIARD
    • Past Award Recipients
    • Career Networking
  • Communications
    • Communications
    • AIARD Blog
    • AIARD Publications
    • Email Subscription
    • Partner Publications
  • Events
    • 2025 Annual Conference
    • AIARD FLF Webinar Series
    • Previous Events >
      • Virtual AIARD Week 2021 >
        • 2021 Sessions
        • 2021 Sponsors
      • Virtual AIARD Week 2020 >
        • 2020 Sponsors
        • 2020 Speakers and Moderators
      • AIARD Side Event at the World Food Prize
      • 2019 Annual Conference >
        • 2019 Photo Gallery
        • Conference agenda
  • Future Leaders
    • Future Leaders Forum
    • AIARD Scholarship Fund
    • Future Leaders Alumni Testimonials
    • Previous Forums >
      • 2021 Future Leaders Forum
      • 2020 Future Leaders Forum