Call for Nominations for AIR Awards
AIR Office
(air@airweb.org)
AIR recognizes its most outstanding members through a
collection of awards sponsored by various committees. We announce the opening of
nominations for three awards.
The AIR Sidney Suslow Award
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Sidney
Suslow Award was created in 1987 to honor the contribution of Sidney Suslow to AIR
publications and scholarship. While it may be awarded based on a single piece of
work (e.g., monograph, book, software package) that makes a significant contribution
to the development of institutional research, planning, or administrative decision-making,
the Suslow Award is primarily in recognition of distinguished scholarly contributions
to institutional research over a period of time. Nomination reviewers pay careful
attention to a nominee’s cumulative scholarly efforts to keep institutional research
on the cutting edge of practice, policies, and procedures in higher education.
The Suslow Award, although not necessarily an annual award,
is presented at the AIR Forum.
For more information on eligibility/criteria for selection
and procedures for nominations and selection, please visit http://www.airweb.org/sidneysuslowaward
The AIR John E. Stecklein Distinguished
Membership Award
The AIR John E. Stecklein Distinguished Membership Award
is awarded to AIR members or former members who have made distinguished contributions
to institutional research. Distinguished Membership should be a meaningful recognition
given only to those who have made significant and substantial contributions to the
IR field. Distinguished Membership is not used to recognize persons retiring from
active service in institutional research who may have earned "emeritus" rather than
"distinguished" membership. Distinguished Membership status is awarded for the lifetime
of the individual.
Nominations for Distinguished Membership are made to the
Membership Committee Chair. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Board of Directors
is required for awarding Distinguished Membership.
For more information on criteria for selection and procedures
for nominations and selection, please visit http://www.airweb.org/membershipawards.
The AIR Outstanding Service Award (OSA)
The Outstanding Service Award differs from the Distinguished Membership Award in
that it is restricted to members/former members who have exhibited outstanding service
to the Association. The Distinguished Membership Award is awarded to members or
former members who have made distinguished contributions to the broad field of institutional
research. A member can be eligible for both awards.
The AIR Outstanding Service Award (OSA) was created to
recognize members or former members who have provided exemplary service and professional
leadership to the Association for Institutional Research, and who have actively
supported and facilitated the goals and constitution of AIR for a period of at least
five years. The OSA may be awarded posthumously.
Nominations for OSA are made to the Membership Committee
Chair of the Association. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Board of Directors
is required for the award.
For more information on criteria for selection and procedures
for nominations and selection, please visit http://www.airweb.org/outstandingserviceaward.