RADIATION PROTECTION AND SHIELDING DIVISION
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The Radiation Protection and Shielding
Executive Committee on November 1978 approved the first version of the manual
for the Honors and Award committee.Ý The
document was revised again in 1979, 1984, 1990, 1991.Ý This revision of the document was approved by
the Executive Committee on November 1997.
We, the Honors and Award Committee,
express our gratitude to Dr. Kenneth Shultis at
Michael H.
Momeni, Ph.D.
Chair, Honors and Award Committee
June 1998.ÝÝÝ
Table of Contents
ANS FELLOW
1.3
PROCEDURES
DIVISION
SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL
2.3
SCHEDULE
3.3
SCHEDULE
RADIATION
PROTECTION AND SHIELDING DIVISION
5.2
PROCEDURES
ATTACHMENT
1: FELLOWS
ATTACHMENT 2: PAST RECIPIENTS OF
DIVISION SERVICE AND
PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS
ATTACHMENT
3: PAST
BEST PAPER AWARD RECIPIENTS
ATTACHMENT 4: PAST DIVISION CHAIRMEN
ATTACHMENT 5: ROCKWELL AWARD RECIPIENTS
ATTACHMENT 6: Everitt P. Blizard Memorial Scholarship
The American Nuclear Society established
in 1954 the honor of Fellow of the Society.Ý
The objective was to recognize members for distinguished contributions
to the advancement of nuclear science and engineering or of applied arts and
science.Ý Elevation to the status of
Fellow is attained through peer recognition and election by the Board of
Directors.Ý Newly elected Fellows are
formally inducted into ANS Fellowship by the President of the Society.Ý The Fellows are presented with a certificate
at the Awards luncheon either at the Annual or Winter Meeting of the Society.
The honor of being accorded the highest
membership grade of the Society is reserved for senior members of good
reputation who shall:
1.
be
at least thirty-five (35) years of age;
2.
have
served as an active voting member of the Society for five (5) or more years;
and
3.
Have
compiled a professional record of experience marked by significant contribution
to the advancement of one or more of the various technical disciplines served
by the society.
The promotion of Fellow requires a
willingness and formal acceptance on the part of the candidate to be designated
as an ANS Fellow.Ý In addition, members
of the Society Honors and Awards Committee, under whose purview the Fellowship
program is conducted are excluded as nominators of, as
well as candidates for, Fellow during their respective terms of office.Ý Radiation Protection and Shielding Division
(RPSD) members who are fellows are listed in attachment 1.
Nominations are made on a standard form
"Nomination For Fellow Member," available
from the Executive Office of ANS.Ý Five
sponsors ofÝ Member
or Fellow grade are required, one of which must be a Fellow.Ý One sponsor shall be designated as the
principal sponsor.Ý Sponsors of a given
candidate should be broadly dispersed geographically and only one should
normally be from the home institution of the candidate.
The worthiness of a given candidate for
advancement to Fellow grade is determined by a critical review and assessment
of submitted credentials and qualifications.Ý
Thus, the nomination package should be carefully prepared.Ý In the process of review and selection,
emphasis is placed on excellence of achievement.Ý The documentation should include:
1.
Notable
original research or invention;
2.
ÝScientific or technical leadership in a
nuclear enterprise of substantial scope;
3.
ÝSuperior teaching or contributions to improve
education which is marked by high intellectual accomplishments, effective
consulting of students, and recognition by colleagues and students;
4.
Outstanding
leadership in engineering design, construction, and operation of major
equipment or facilities; or
5.
Distinguished
contributions in areas of health, safety, and regulation.
Evidence of the candidate's contributions
shall be submitted by a written recommendation
from the sponsors and others
as appropriate.Ý The recommendation
should specify the candidate's outstanding accomplishments and contributions to
the nuclear science.Ý A bibliography of
major publications and documentation of participation in symposia and
conferences should be included.
At least annually, the Honors and Awards
Committee of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division should screen the
list of Division members and selects one or more members for nomination.Ý A suitable individual, preferably a Fellow,
is solicited to become principal sponsor and take responsibility for the
nomination that includes preparing the nomination forms. The committee may
provide blank forms to the sponsor.Ý Such
a procedure can also be initiated upon request for a nomination originating
outside the committee if, in the judgment of the committee, the nominee is
sufficiently qualified.
The chair of the RPSD Executive Committee
prepares a letter of endorsement for each candidate and would be endorsed by
the RPSD Honors and Awards Committee.
1.4Ý SCHEDULE
Nominations are screened by the ANS
Honors and Awards Committee, and its favorable recommendations are forwarded to
the Society's Board of Directors for election. To be eligible for
consideration, approval, and subsequent recognition at the ANS Annual Meeting,
complete information must be submitted to ANS Headquarters by February 1.Ý Similarly, to be eligible for recognition at
the ANS Winter Meeting, complete nominations must be received by August 1.
DIVISION
SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL
Divisions should stimulate members to
participate in Society and Division activities.Ý
They should also recognize excellence in such participation.Ý One means for such recognition (and
stimulation) is awards to individuals.Ý
Awards can be in recognition of excellence in professional accomplishment,
including submission of outstanding technical papers to meetings or to the
Society's journals.Ý Awards can also
recognize outstanding support of or participation in Division or Society
activities.Ý The following awards are
given annually by the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division:
This award may be presented to one or
more persons in the Division on an annual basis. The award is in recognition of
outstanding past or current service to the Society and/or Division by a member
of the Division.Ý This award may be
characterized as a distinguished service award or outstanding service award.
This award may be given to one or more
individuals in the Division each year on the basis of outstanding past or
current professional contribution.Ý The
basis for this award would usually be a major contribution to the state of the
art, an important publication, a major technical achievement, or a sustained
record of significant accomplishment and technical excellence.
The award will be a citation and either a
plaque, or other appropriate memento, with a pertinent inscription such as the
name of recipient, name of award, ANS logo, and Division name.Ý Awards have been made to the individuals
listed in Attachment 2.
The Honors and Awards Committee will
solicit the Division membership annually for names for both of these
awards.Ý The solicitation will be
announced in the Division Newsletter and members of the Honors and Awards
Committee may also make direct solicitations of individual Division
members.Ý Sufficient information
supporting the nomination must be provided by the nominator both to inform the
Division Executive Committee of the nominee's qualifications as well as to
serve as the basis for an appropriate citation.
Documentation for the nominees (at a minimum, draft citations) will be transmitted to the
Honors and Awards Committee.Ý The
Executive Committee makes the final selection of a nominated individual.Ý The awards and certificates with appropriate
citations will be procured by the Honors and Awards Committee and presented
by the Division Chairperson,
usually at the Society's annual or winter meeting.Ý The awards will be announced in the Division
column in RPSD Newsletter and ANS News.
1.ÝÝÝÝ Nominees
are to be obtained by the Honors and Awards Committee by first of March.
2.ÝÝÝÝ Nominations
(including supporting documentation) are presented to the RPSD Executive
Committee for approval at the Annual meeting.
3.ÝÝÝÝ The
Chair of the RPSD then notifies the selected recipients and preparesÝ an announcement for ANS News.
4.ÝÝÝÝ The
Honors and Awards Committee prepares citations, certificates, and either
plaques, or other suitable mementos for the recipients.Ý Figures 2.1 and 2.2 are examples of citation
certificates.
5.ÝÝÝÝ The
awards are presented at the next appropriate meeting.
The Honors and Awards Committee is
charged with the development of procedures for the selection of the
ìOutstanding Technical Papersî and the ìBest Technical Paperî
.Ý The selection applies to any
ANS Annual, or Winter, or TopicalÝ meeting in which the RPSD sponsors a
full complement of sessions.Ý Both invited
and contributed papers are to be considered.Ý
The authors of the best paper are awarded $100, to be divided equally
among the authors.
It is the responsibility of the members
of the Program Committee who review the papers for each of the RPSD sponsored
technical sessions to select at least three outstanding paper.
The Chair of the Program Committee is responsible for providing as soon as
possible to the Chair of the Committee the names of the selected papers.Ý These papers are the candidates (Outstanding
Papers) for the selection of the best paper.
The Chair of the H&A Committee
appoints a panel of judges and a chief judge to hear the presentation of each
of the outstanding papers.Ý Each judge
must evaluate all of the presentations according to the established
criteria.Ý The H&A Committee will
determine the recipient(s) of the Best Paper award based on the evaluation and
recommendation of the judges. The RPSD chairperson will award the recipient(s)
the monetary award when practicable.Ý At
the annual meeting, the Chairperson will also present the Best Paper Citation
and the Outstanding Paper Citation to the first listed authors or to a
designated representative of each of the papers.Ý The award will be announced in the Division
column in the Division Newsletter. The name of previously selected Best Paper
awards is listed in Attachment 3.
1.
At
each Winter Meeting Paper Review and selected Topical Meeting Paper Review, the
Paper Review Committee nominates at least three ìoutstandingî papers from the
Division sponsored technical sessions. The Program Review Committee also
recruits session chairs. After the paper-review meeting ,
the Chair of the RPSD Program provides to the H&A Committee chair the list
of papers, the name of the session chairmen and a copy of each selected
outstanding paper.
2.
The
Honors and Awards chair advises the lead author of each paper by letter.Ý The Chair also advises the lead authors that
the list of the papers willÝ
be published in RPSD Newsletter unless the authors would object
to the announcement.
3.
The
Honors and Awards chair appoints at least three division personnel to serve on
the judging panel and a chief judge about 6 weeks before the meeting.Ý The H&A Committee chair provides to each
of the judges a written evaluation instruction and a copy of each Outstanding
Papers.ÝÝ An example of the evaluation
form is shown in Fig. 3.1.
ÝThe Chief Judge collects and compiles the
evaluations from each of the judges. Then based on consultation with the other
judges, the Chief Judge recommends to the H&A chair the name of the authors
and the title of the selected best paper. The chief judge will send the
documentation for the selection to the H&A Committee chair for archiving of
the results.Ý
If the Chief Judge
could not achieve consensus among the judges for the selection of the Best
Paper, then the Chair wouldÝ
select the Best Paper after consultation with the Chief Judge and
a careful review of the evaluations.
4.
The
H&A Committee chair informs the RPSD chairperson the name of the award
winner. The chairperson then informs the winner by telephone.Ý The monetary award will be mailed or
presented when practicable.
5.
The
H&A Committee chair informs the lead authors of the outstanding papers
(non-winning papers) of the name of the winner within 4 weeks following the
meeting.
6.
The
H&A Committee chair sends thank-you letter to judges within 4 weeks of
meeting.
7.
TheÝ Committee chair obtains engrossed certificates
from ANS headquarters and provides them to the RPSD chairperson for signature
prior to the annual or winter meeting.Ý
Figure 3.2 shows as an example a copy of the certificate.Ý Each of the authors of the Outstanding
Papers, nominated for the Best Paper Award, would receive a citation and a
letter of appreciation from the H&A Committee chair.
RADIATION PROTECTION AND SHIELDING
DIVISION
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