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ASE Special Service Award
The Association recognises particular contribution
and achievement in a number of ways. Honorary membership
of the Association is conferred annually to a handful
of people who have made significant and lifelong contributions
to both the ASE and to Science Education on a national
and international stage. Honorary regional membership
is a way of recognising long service at local level
and is conferred on a few members usually towards the
end of their active involvement, often at retirement.
This Special Service Award is designed to recognise
the contributions, mainly voluntary, by the many 'active'
members who work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep
the ASE network of committees, events, publications
and meetings moving forward.
Nominations.
Nominations must be supported by two ASE members, the
supporters, who are familiar with the contributions
made by the nominee. One supporter must be an office
holder at regional or national level.
All nominations should be made on the Special Service
Award nomination forms click
here. Supporters will be required to identify
the areas of major contribution and include a brief
supporting statement.
Criteria
The nominee should have made a significant contribution
to the work of the Association. Contributions may take
a number of forms for example:
1. Active service on a region or section committee
for at least five years. Service which this award recognises
would assume regular participation at meetings coupled
with an officer position carried out diligently and
effectively.
2. Delivery of workshops or presentations at
local, regional or national events over a period of
at least five years. Such contributions would be expected
to be regular and varied and also well-received.
3. Organisational contributions to conferences,
meetings and other events. This category recognises
the 'behind the scenes'
hard work which is given voluntarily but without which
ASE events, particularly at a local level, would not
run.
4. Regular and significant contributions to
ASE publications or projects. We want to recognise those
who write or review for journals and other publications,
or make other substantive contributions to projects
in other ways.
Process.
Nominations should be made on the Special Service Award
nomination form Click
here and sent to Suzanne Dickinson at ASE HQ,
College Lane, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AA and clearly marked
Special Service Award.
The deadline date for receipt of nominations is 1st
November.
All nomination forms will be scrutinised by the Chair
of Guidance Division and one other member of Council.
Where nominations have clearly met the criteria, the
award will be agreed. In cases where further evidence
is required or where there is doubt as to the significance
of the contribution, the nomination will be considered
by Guidance Division. Guidance Division will monitor
all procedures for the Special Service Award and make
suggestions to refine and develop the process and criteria
as needed.
Successful nominees will receive confirmation by post
with a letter of recognition signed by the Chief Executive
and ASE Chair, a certificate and a lapel badge. The
names of persons in receipt of the Special Service Award
will normally be listed in the Annual Conference Handbook
and acknowledged at the Annual Conference members' reception.
A person may be nominated for a special service award
more than once. On the second occasion a certificate
only will be presented.
Tel: 01707 283000
Fax: 01707 266532
Email: Info@ase.org.uk
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