Nominations are invited
for the James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement
in the Teaching of Chemistry. The Norris Award, one of the
oldest awards given by a Section of the American Chemical Society,
is presented annually by the Northeastern Section. The Award
consists of a certificate and an honorarium of $3,000.
Nominees must have served with special distinction as teachers
of chemistry at any level: secondary school, college, and/or
graduate school. Since 1951, awardees have included eminent
and less-widely-known but equally effective teachers at
all levels.
Nominations should focus on the candidate's contributions
to and effectiveness in teaching chemistry. The nominee's
curriculum
vitae should be included and, where appropriate, a list of
honors, awards, and publications related to chemical education.
Seconding
letters are an important part of a nominating packet. These
may show the impact of the nominee's teaching in inspiring
colleagues
and students toward an active life in chemistry and/or related
sciences, or may attest to the influence of the nominee's
other activities in chemical education, such as textbooks,
journal
articles, or other professional activity at the local or
national level. The Committee looks for impact of the candidate's
activities
at the National or International level.
The nomination materials should consist of a primary nomination
letter, supporting letters, the candidate's curriculum
vitae. Reprints or other publications should NOT be included.
The
material should not exceed thirty pages.
Please direct questions about the content of a nomination
to the Chairperson of the Norris Award Committee:
Professor J. Donald Smith, Univ. of Massachusetts Dartmouth <dsmith@umassd.edu> until
31 December 2007.
For 2008 the Committee Chairperson is:
Prof. Barry Snider,
Brandeis University <snider@brandeis.edu>
Send nomination packets electronically in Adobe PDF format)
to:
Ms. Marilou Cashman, Administrative Secretary
of NESACS, <mcash0953@aol.com>
The annual deadline for nominations is April 15.
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