Biology Professional of the Year Award – Nomination Form

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Letter of Nomination

Date

APB Awards and Scholarship Committee

Association of Professional Biology

#303-1095 McKenzie Ave.

Victoria, BC V8P 2L5

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Dear Awards and Scholarship Committee,

We recommend NAME HERE, CREDENTIAL HERE for the Biology Professional of the Year Award. The complete nomination form is attached and we hereby request the APB Awards and Scholarship Committee to review this nomination package and recommend to the Board that it approve the Biology Professional of the Year Award designation for NAME HERE. We look forward to your review of the attached information and welcome any further inquiries you may have. The nominee is/is not aware of the nomination.

[Please provide a one or two paragraph summary of the nominee’s qualifications as set out in the guidelines and detailed in the nomination form.]

Sincerely,

On behalf of the nominators,

Signed

LEAD NOMINATOR, CREDENTIAL

Biology Professional of the Year AwardNomination Form

Nominee Name
Professional Biology Credential
Current Job Position/Title
Employer
Phone Number
Email Address
APB member since (year)

The Biology Professional of the Year Awardrecognizes shorter term contributions to biological science and the application of biology, and recognizes local or regional achievement, rather than provincial or national achievement. This award is distinct from the Award for Excellence in Biology in that it recognizes shorter term contributions to biological science and the application of biology in a local or regional area. The award will be presented at the AGM for outstanding contributions by a member or a team to applied biology and to the advancement of professional biology. The basic requirement shall be the application of biology to resource management, to education, to research, to advancement of the profession, for service to the Association or service to his or her local community. Nomination shall be made by five members in good standing of the APB along with documentation about the contributions of the individual to the advancement of professional biology

Using the headings below, document supporting information for this nominee/nomination. If appendices are needed for reference, insert them at the end of this document (i.e. after the table “Biology Professional of the Year Award Nominating Member Information Form”) and be sure that all appendix references are clear. Contact the Award and Scholarship Committee, APB if you are uncertain of the level of detail required in this application. In general, full articles or documents need not be appended if they are described in the four main sections provided in this form. Use tables and bullet form when appropriate for conciseness.

I. COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THEOUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TOBIOLOGY AND/OR ADVANCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGY BY APPLICATION OF BIOLOGY TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, OR SERVICE TO THE APB OR LOCAL COMMUNITY

II. BIOGRAPHY INCLUDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING

III. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ANY PREVIOUS AWARDS AND HONORS

IV.OTHER INFORMATION

Biology Professional of the Year Award Nomination Form (v. 2011) 1

#303-1095 McKenzie Ave., Victoria, B.C. V8P 2L5

Phone: (250) 483-4283 Fax: (250) 483-3439 Email:

Biology Professional of the Year Award Nominating Members Information
Lead Nominator: / Credential {e.g., RPBio, RBTech, BIT, Trainee (RBTech), Student}:
Signature: / Continuous APB member since (year):
Known nominee since (year): / Email:
Telephone: / date (dd/mmm/yyyy):
2nd Nominator: / Credential {e.g., RPBio, RBTech, BIT, Trainee (RBTech), Student}:
Signature: / Continuous APB member since (year):
Known nominee since (year): / Email:
3rd Nominator: / Credential {e.g., RPBio, RBTech, BIT, Trainee (RBTech), Student}:
Signature: / Continuous APB member since (year):
Known nominee since (year): / Email:
4th Nominator: / Credential {e.g., RPBio, RBTech, BIT, Trainee (RBTech), Student}:
Signature: / Continuous APB member since (year):
Known nominee since (year): / Email:
5th Nominator: / Credential {e.g., RPBio, RBTech, BIT, Trainee (RBTech), Student}:
Signature: / Continuous APB member since (year):
Known nominee since (year): / Email:

Biology Professional of the Year Award Nomination Form (v. 2011) 1

#303-1095 McKenzie Ave., Victoria, B.C. V8P 2L5

Phone: (250) 483-4283 Fax: (250) 483-3439 Email: