C A R E E R D E V E L O P M E N T November 2000 Anthropology News

A W A R D S A L E R T

Readers are invited to submit short descriptive announcements (maximum 200 words) of competitions that recognize anthropological expertise and contributions to: Bill Young, AN Managing Editor, byoungOaaanet.org. A cumulative list of past announcements is posted at www.aaanet.org.

Guidelines for Preparing and Submitting AAA Award Nomination Materials Each nomination packet should include a letter of recommendation in support of the nominee. The letter should provide a summary of the nom- inee’s accomplishments and should demonstrate (not merely assert) the nominee’s qualifications. The packet should include supporting materials, which should not be expected to stand on their own. In other words, these materials should sup- port the case being made in the nomination let- ter, demonstrating its assertions. The nomination packet should not exceed 25 pages.

The nominee’s accomplishments should be contextualized and put into perspective. Depend- ing upon the award in question, one may want to address the following types of questions:

rn Where does the nominee’s work fit within the discipline? What is its significance?

rn What is the extent of the nominee’s work and its impact on the field? On students? On the general public? On other disciplines?

rn How does the particular book or work upon which the nominee’s recommendation is based demonstrate excellence? Is it a matter of concep tual excellence, impact, creativity, or influence?

2001 Kidder Award The Alfred Vincent Kidder Award for Eminence in American archaeology has been awarded every three years since its establishment in 1950. In recognition of the two major areas in which Alfred Vincent Kidder made his contributions to American archaeology, the prize alternates between a Memamericanist and a Southwest US specialist. According to this tradition, the 2001 awardee will be a Southwestem archaeologist and will be presented with a medal at the AAA meet- ing. Nominations should be sent to Archeology Division Chair-Elect Patricia L Crown, Dept of Anthropology, U of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903 by Dec 31, 2000. Nominations are kept confidential and the nominee should not be informed by the nominator. Nominations should include the following: 1) name of nominee, address, phone, fax and email address; 2) the let- ter of nomination from the nominator; 3) other supporting letters; 4) the nominee’s curriculum vitae (obtained in confidence); and 5) other material or evidence documenting the nominee’s contributions to archaeology and intellectual impact on the field.

Call for 2001 AIME Award Nominations The AAA is pleased to announce the Anthropol- ogy in Media (AIh4E) Award for 2000. Established in 1987, the AIME Award recognizes successful communication of anthropology to the general

public through the media. It honors anthropolo- gists who have had a broad and sustained impact on the public beyond the local level, especially those who address a national and international audience. The award is designed to increase awareness of the significant contributions an- thropologists make to society. Please send us your nominations. We need the following materials:

4Nominee‘s name, address, phone, fax and e-

4 Letter of nomination; 4 Copy of nominee’s current curriculum vitae; 9 Examples of work done (eg, scripts, news arti-

9 Documentation of impact.

mail;

cles); and

Call for 2001 Boas Award Nominations The AAA is calling for nominations for the Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service to Anthropol- ogy (formerly the Distinguished Service Award). Established in 1976, the Boas Award recognizes Association members who have made exception- al contributions to anthropology, either by increasing and disseminating humanistic and sci- entific knowledge or through service to the pro- fession. To nominate, please provide the follow- ing information:

9 Nominee’s name, address, phone, fax and e-

9 Letter of nomination; *% Copy of nominee’s current curriculum vitae; 9 Other supporting letters; and *z Other material/evidence documenting contri-

mail;

butions.

Call for 2001 M a y f i e l d Award Nominations The AAA announces the AAA/Mameld Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching of Anthro- pology for 2001. This award was established in 1997 to recognize teachers who have contributed to and encouraged the study of anthropology. Without such teachers the growth of anthropol- ogy would be stifled. To nominate, please provide the following required information:

*:*Nominee’s name, address, phone, fax and e-

+:* Nominee’s current curriculum vitae; 9 Nominating letter addressing evidence of dis-

tinguished teaching at the undergraduate level (3 pages maximum);

0 Letters of endorsement from faculty members and students.

It is recommended that the nomination packet also include:

mail;

4 Additional letters of endorsement from deans or higher administration officials attesting to excellence in undergraduate teaching;

9 Any additional information or documentation which will assist the Awards Committee in assessing the nominee’s excellence in t e a m . Documentation can include media reports, newspaper or journal articles written about the teaching excellence, previous teaching awards, innovative syllabi or course descriptions, testi- mony of former students, or records of excel- lence via teachmg evaluations.

For all of these awards, nominators should sub- mit their materials to: AAA Awards committee, AAA, 4350 North Fairfax Dr; Suite 640, khg- ton,VA 22203-1620; 703/528-1902 ext 3027; fax: 703/528-3546. Note the New Deadline of March 1, 2001, to ensure the timely consideration of all nominations.

Textor Award for Excellence The Robert B Textor and Family Prize for Excel- lence in Anticipatory Anthropology is a new annual prize given by the AAA to encourage and reward excellent contributions in the use of anthropological perspectives, theories, models and methods in an anticipatory mode. Such con- tributions will allow citizens, leaders and govem- ments to make informed policy choices and thereby improve their society‘s or community‘s chances for realizing preferred futures and avoid- ing unwanted ones. The time frame for such anticipation will normally be the middle-range future (5-15 years).

Members of the AAA may nominate any mem- ber for the Textor Prize. A member may nominate him/herself without prejudice. Evidence of excel- lence in anticipatory anthropology might take the form of a book, article, government dtm- ment, document of a non-government organiza- tion, computer program, film, multimedia pres- entation, physical model, scientific invention or other suitable form of evidence that exists now or is developed in the future. Whatever the form, the evidence must be available to the public. The Awards Committee is free to award the prize on the basis of a slngle item of evidence, or a series of items through time. Thus it will be possible for an anthropologist to win the Textor Prize despite being less well known and junior in status-pro- vided only that the evidence of excellence is clear and compelhg.

Preference will be given to a contribution that is excellent in one or more of the following ways:

9 The contribution focuses compellingly on pro- tecting or enhancing quality of life or environ- ment.

*z It anticipates and deals with problems of true seriousness to substantial numbers of people.

<* It is based on sound data, rigorously analyzed yet imaginatively interpreted.

9 It makes sound use of the concepts of culture and sociocultural system.

+It opens new methodological, theoretical or substantive vistas.

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