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CONFERENCE TRAVEL AWARDS The Minorities and Women Section, of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences is accepting applications for the Conference Travel Awards. These two student awards are designed to encourage the participation of undergraduate and master's level minority and women students in ACJS and will permit students to attend and make a presentation at the 2000 ACJS annual meeting. Each award will be a maximum of $400. Recipients shall be required to submit receipts to receive reimbursement for their expenses. To be eligible for an award, an applicant must meet the following criteria for this year's award: 1. Be a woman or a member of an under represented minority group in the criminal justice/criminology discipline, including African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans 2. Be enrolled in an undergraduate program of criminal justice/criminology
The Presentation may be either a roundtable, research paper or poster session. Four copies of the presentation proposal must have previously been submitted. Paper proposals should not exceed ten typewritten double-spaced pages and should discuss (a) nature and importance of the research, (b) methodology, (c) findings, and (d) theoretical and practical implications of the research. This proposal should have already been submitted to the Program Committee for the Conference. If available, completed manuscripts may be submitted in place of a research paper proposal.
The deadline for submitting applications is November 1, 2001.
All applications should be sent to: , MWS Student Travel Awards Committee,
The MINORITIES AND WOMEN SECTION reserves the right not to make an award.
Date: July, 2003
To: Minorities and Women Section Members Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
From: Zina McGee
Chair
RE: Call for Nominations
The Nominations and Awards Committee of the Minorities and Women Section is soliciting nominations for the following Section Awards: Leadership Award, Excellence Award, and Unsung Hero Award.
The Section shall present one Leadership Award. To be considered for the highest honor of the Section, Leadership Award, a person must meet the following minimum criteria:
1. Active Member in good standing of the Section for at least 2 consecutive years prior to being recommended
2. Possession of the Ph.D. for at least 2 years
3. Contributor to ethnic and racial diversity in criminal justice education
4. Endeavors to advance critical thinking concerning women and which have made substantial contributions to the emerging body of knowledge about gender issues in criminology and criminal justice
The Section may present up to two Excellence Awards. To be considered for the Excellence Award, a person must meet the following minimum criteria:
1. Active member in good standing of the Section
2. Enhancement of women's status through contributions to professional organizations, academic institutions, and/or the criminal justice system
3. Conceptual or empirical contributions to the study of minorities as victims, professionals in criminal justice, or offenders
The Section shall present one Unsung Hero Award. To be considered for the Unsung Hero Award, a person must meet the following minimum criteria:
1. Active member in good standing of the Section
2. Through service activities, the person has made outstanding contributions to the Section
3. Enhancement of the status of minorities and women as criminologists, criminal justice academics, and professionals
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS IS Chairperson, Minorities and Women Section Nominations and Elections Committee
Chairperson, Minorities and Women Section Nominations and Elections Committee
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SECTION AWARDS
The Nominations and Elections Committee of the Minorities and Women Section is soliciting nominations for the following Section Awards: Leadership Award, Excellence Award, and Unsung Hero Award
USE THE NOMINATIONS FORM TO PROVIDE THE NAME, ADDRESS, HOME AND OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE PERSON NOMINATED. THE NOMINATION WILL BE CONSIDERED INVALID IF THIS INFORMATION IS NOT INCLUDED.
LEADERSHIP AWARD: _______________________________________
Phone(Home)___________(Office)______________(FAX)_______________
Address ______________________________________________________
EXCELLENCE AWARD: _______________________________________
Phone(Home)___________(Office)______________(FAX)_______________
Address ______________________________________________________
UNSUNG HERO AWARD: ______________________________________
Phone(Home)___________(Office)______________(FAX)_______________
Address ______________________________________________________
Signature of Nominator: _______________________________________
DEADLINE: ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
Those who nominate persons for Section Awards are expected to contact nominees to ensure their willingness to be nominated for an award.
Send all nominations to:
Chairperson, Minorities and Women Section Nominations and Elections Committee |