Call for Nominations Franz Boas Distinguished Achievement Award

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Franz Boas Distinguished Achievement Award
The purpose of the Franz Boas Distinguished Achievement Award is to honor a member of the Association for exemplary contributions to human biology in science, scholarship, and other professional service. Criteria for the award require that: (1) the recipient shall be identified as a leading figure in our profession, either from the United States or from abroad; (2) the recipient shall have made a series of contributions representing a significant accomplishment in the profession; (3) alternately, the recipient shall have made a remarkable contribution or creative act that transcends normal scientific achievement and is worthy of recognition both outside of and within the human biology profession. Past recipients have been Gabriel Lasker (1996), James Tanner (1997), Alice Brues (1998), Francisco Salzano (1999), Paul Baker (2000), Derek Roberts (2001), Stanley Garn (2002), Geoffrey Harrison (2003), Alex Roche (2004), Ralph Garruto (2005), Michael Little (2005), Robert Malina (2006), Emőke J.E. Szathmary (2007), A. Roberto Frisancho (2008), Cynthia M. Beall (2009), Lorna G. Moore (2010), Michael H. Crawford (2011), A.T. Steegmann, Jr. (2012), Darna Dufour (2014), Sara Stinson (2015), and Wenda Trevathan (2016).
Nominations for the Boas Award must be made on this form by a Human Biology Association Fellow and must include a current CV of the nominee and at least one letter of support. Multiple letters are welcome, but must be included in a single nomination packet and transmitted as a single PDF file. Letters should provide detailed support for the nomination, including accomplishments as indicated in the above listed criteria, as well as mentoring and service. Once nominated, a nominee may stay in the candidate pool for three years; the original nominator is asked to provide updated materials each year. The winner will be honored at the 2017 annual meeting Awards Luncheon.
The deadline for nominations is October 15, 2016.
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Nominator: _______________________________________________________________

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Nominator email/phone: ____________________________________________________

Please email this form, supporting letter(s), and CV as attachments to Ivy Pike, Chair, Nominations and Election Committee, [e-mail].

The winner will be notified by February 15, 2017.