AFHVS Awards

Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in Agriculture, Food, and Human Values

Purpose: To honor a person who has made outstanding career contributions pertinent to the goals of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society through research, teaching, extension, public service, or public policy.

Nomination Procedure: Submit by April 10, 2009:

• A cover letter from the principal nominator(s) that details the member's contributions and explains why the candidate should be given the award.
• A recent version of the nominee's vita.
• Two or three letters of support from AFHVS members familiar with the nominee’s contributions.
• Selected publications, student or peer evaluations, and/or other professionally relevant materials (optional).

Excellence in Research

Purpose: To recognize an AFHVS member who has made outstanding research contributions to a specialty related to the field of agriculture, food, and human values.

Nomination Procedure: Submit by April 10, 2009:

• A cover letter from the principal nominator detailing the member's contributions to substantive areas of research and/or theory and other qualifications for the award.
• An updated version of the nominee's vita.
• Two or three letters of support (at least one of the letters from an AFHVS member).
• No more than three examples of the nominee's research (optional).

Excellence in Instruction

Purpose: To recognize an AFHVS member for outstanding teaching related to agriculture, food, and human values at the graduate and/or undergraduate level.

Nomination Procedure: Submit by April 10, 2009:

• A cover letter from the principal nominator describing the member's innovations and commitment to teaching and learning related to a particular course, thematic area, population of students or pedagogical approach or technique.
• A current version of the nominee's vita.
• Two or three letters of support (at least one letter from another faculty member and one from a student).

Excellence in Public Service

Purpose: To honor an AFHVS member, working at a university, college, government agency, CBO, NGO, or as a consultant, who has made academic or non-academic contributions that have had a significant public service impact on the advancement of agriculture, food and human values.  

Nomination Procedure: Submit by April 10, 2009:

• A cover letter from the principal nominator detailing the member's significant contributions in extension, policy, program development, and/or other areas as they pertain to this award.
• An updated version of the nominee's vita or resume.
• Two or three letters of support (at least one of the letters from an AFHVS member).

Send all nominations to:
Douglas H. Constance, AFHVS Awards Committee Chair
Department of Sociology
Sam Houston State University
Campus Box 2446
Huntsville, TX   77341

PH: 936.294.1514
FAX: 936.294.3573
Email: soc_dhc@shsu.edu

Awards Committee:

Douglas H. Constance, Chair
Daniel Block
Nadine Lehrer