G.B. GUNLOGSON COUNTRYSIDE ENGINEERING AWARD 

Instructions for Preparing a Nomination

Please use the nomination form for submitting a nomination. The nominator of the candidate for the Gunlogson Countryside Engineering 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: gunform.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: gunform.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 encourage and to recognize outstanding engineering contributions which have resulted in significant progress for the development of Countryside USA.

The Award

The name of the award shall be the G.B. Gunlogson Countryside Engineering Award. The award was endowed by ASABE Life Fellow, G.B. Gunlogson, founder of The Countryside Development Foundation, Inc. of Racine, Wisconsin.

The award shall consist of an appropriately engraved and mounted plaque.

The award normally will be presented to a single individual at the Annual International Meeting of the Society.

The M-155 Gunlogson Countryside Engineering Award Committee will be responsible for the selection of the award recipient with final approval by the M-102 Awards Coordinating Committee.

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

Principal criteria for selection of the recipients shall include: ASABE membership for present and at least three previous years; Engineering practices resulting in enhancement of techniques or technology for countryside development, or plans, programs, or other leadership activities which promoted development of the countryside. Emphasis will be on:

• specific contribution and its impact;
  
• other career-long countryside engineering contributions;
  
• professional accomplishments in ASABE;
  
• relevant activities beyond professional employment; and
  
• documentation of contributions.

Administration of the Award

• Policy:  The award shall be handled by and processed through regular ASABE channels in the
  conventional manner.
  
• The M-155 Gunlogson Award Committee shall evaluate all nominations and select the recipient to be recommended for M-102 Awards Coordinating Committee approval.

Past Recipients of the Award