JOHN DEERE GOLD MEDAL AWARD

Instructions for Preparing a Nomination

Please use the nomination form for submitting a nomination. The nominator of the candidate for John Deere Gold Medal Award shall submit a completed nomination form to headquarters by October 31.

All award nomination forms and letters of support are to be submitted to ASABE headquarters in the following electronic format only. Hard copy sent via regular mail will no longer be accepted.

The nomination form and required letters of support are to be sent as PDF files emailed to the attention of ASABE Awards Administrator, Carol Flautt - flautt@asabe.org Nomination forms and letters of support submitted in this format will allow headquarters to send the documents electronically to the award selection committee. It is the responsibility of the nominator and authors of the support letters to verify that the PDF file appears as intended.

The required letters of support can be included with the nomination form or sent separately as a PDF file emailed to the attention of ASABE Awards Administrator, Carol Flautt - flautt@asabe.org by October 31.

Nomination Form in MS Word format: deere.doc Word document to be completed, converted to a PDF file, and emailed to the attention of ASABE Awards Administrator, Carol Flautt – flautt@asabe.org

Free PDF converters are available such as - CutePDF Writer

Nomination Form:  deere.pdf.  It is recommended that you first fill out the PDF form, review, and then email to the attention of ASABE Awards Administrator, Carol Flautt – flautt@asabe.org

Purpose of the Award

To recognize distinguished achievement in the application of science and art to the soil. The award is to honor achievement through engineering ways and means for improved manipulation, use and conservation of the soil-water resources. The achievement resulted in applications of a new concept, product, art, or science that advanced the development of agriculture.

The Award

The name of the award shall be the John Deere Gold Medal Award. The award is sponsored by the John Deere Foundation, Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois. The selection of recipients for the John Deere Gold Medal Award is made by the M-111 Jury of Awards Committee, consisting normally of the five immediate active past presidents of the Society, with final approval by the M-102 Awards
Coordinating Committee.

The award shall consist of a bronze medal and a gold medal with the likeness of John Deere who appears on one side of each of the medals. In 1837, John Deere forged a piece of saw blade into a plow-form, creating the world's first all-steel moldboard. A century later, his descendants established the John Deere award to recognize "Distinguished Achievement in the Application of Science and Art to the Soil". It will be presented to an individual and presented annually at the Annual International Meeting of the Society.

NOTE:  Those nominating a candidate will be advised only if their candidate is selected. Each nominee will be considered by the award committee for two additional years if not selected the year nominated.

Eligibility for the Award

Only ASABE members in good standing may sponsor candidates for the Society's medal awards. The recipient shall be a member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. The recipient shall have made noteworthy contributions of achievement in the application of science and art to the soil as described above under "Purpose of the Award."    

Past Recipients of the Award