Australasian Plant Pathology Society
| Achievement Awards of APPS |
| Previous Award Recipients |
APPS has four honorary awards that recognize special contributions
and achievements of
members. Nominations for each award are made by a proposer and
seconder who must be current members of APPS. Nominations are
submitted as a PDF document to the Chair, Awards Sub-committee and
the President of APPS. The nomination will be submitted without the
knowledge of the nominee and will be strictly confidential to the
nominators and Awards Sub-committee and the President. Nominations
close 16 weeks before the next biennial conference so that the
presentations can be made at a general meeting of the society
normally held at its Biennial Conference.
All evaluations
and decisions will remain confidential. While the number of
nominations received is not limited, the Management Committee
reserves the right to determine the suitability of any nominee for
the selected award. Nominators should take into consideration the
Society’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion policy.
The three
categories of award are listed below.
General Notes
for the Preparation of Nominations
Nominations
should be prepared as follows and submitted as a single PDF document
to the Chair, Awards Sub-committee, Prof. Andre Drenth
a.drenth@uq.edu.au before
the closing date - to be announced.
The
documentation must include:
Additional
documentation specified for the particular award as described below.
The deadline for nominations will be announced soon.
Submissions to be sent to Prof. Andre Drenth (a.drenth@uq.edu.au.)
This award recognizes the outstanding contribution made to the Society by
Peter Williamson. Recipients of this award are selected on the basis of their
exceptional contribution to
the Society while also gaining significant achievements in the science of plant pathology.
This award is the equivalent of the previous Honorary Member
Award which has been renamed to more accurately indicate that the
recipient has made an outstanding contribution to APPS through
service, office-holding or other activity which
can be considered to be beyond the normal expectations of their
employment or duties.
This award honours the scientific achievements of members. This
can be interpreted to mean that a nominee has made original
discoveries in one or more areas of plant pathology and that their
work has been peer reviewed as shown by their list of publications.
Text books, reviews, grant income and community service can be
considered in addition to scientific publication but in themselves
are not of sufficient status for an award to be made.
Specific requirements:
To allow comparison and
selection of nominees to be simplified, proposers and seconders must
describe the nominee’s contributions to the science of plant
pathology, list 10 of their most significant papers, and provide
electronic (.pdf) versions of 5 of these. Where a nominee is not the
first author of any paper, it is suggested that their role be
indicated.
This award recognises exceptional
contributions in the fields of diagnostics and extension, or
research communication. An award can be made to an individual or
group (team). It is envisaged that successful nominees will have
made exceptional contributions in one or more of these fields over a
significant period of their career(s). While a significant
publication record is desirable the primary focus of the award is on
contributions to the diagnosis of plant diseases in public or
private laboratories, extension to clients (in field crops and
horticultural industries as well as in forestry, natural ecosystems,
and amenity plants), or research communication to such clients and
the general community as public or private advisors. The
inscriptions on the medal would read ‘Diagnostics and Extension’ or
‘Research Communication’ as appropriate.
Specific
requirements:
Include four letters of support from
clients and/or industry bodies with brief details of the measurable
impact of the nominee’s work on their activities (operations).
Provide appropriate examples of extension materials (submitted in
digital form) or reference to such materials on websites. Such
examples could include some materials prepared by a team where the
nomination is for an individual. Indicate details of citations or
award(s) that the nominee or team has received from (or for which
they have been nominated by) industry groups, research and
development agencies, or similar examples that demonstrate
exceptional contributions. It is recognized that such awards may not
be available to nominees working in some sectors. Other information
that nominators consider supports the case for nomination.
This award recognizes the outstanding contribution
made by Allen Kerr AO to the field of plant pathology. This prize is
awarded by the Society for the best piece of original research
relevant to Australasia by a postgraduate student in the field of
plant pathology. The prize is awarded on the basis of publication(s)
in refereed journal(s). The prize consists of a medal inscribed with
the name of the recipient, a certificate, and $500 cash. On rare
occasions where there are joint winners, the prize money is split.
Nominees are normally nominated by a supervisor, but non-supervisors
may also submit a nomination. Candidates may not nominate
themselves.
Specific requirements:
Only
nominees who are financial members of the Society at the time of
nomination will be eligible for the award. Nominees must have
submitted their degree in the 4 year period prior to the closing
date for nominations. Research papers that form the basis of the
nomination must be accepted for publication within 2 years of
submitting their degree. Electronic copies (.pdf) of all papers must
be submitted, together with a .pdf copy of the thesis indicating the
date of submission. The same piece of work cannot be considered
twice for the award.