KISHIDA INTERNATIONAL AWARD

Instructions for Preparing a Nomination

Please use the nomination form for submitting a nomination. The nominator of the candidate for Kishida International Award shall submit a completed and signed copy of the nomination form to headquarters by October 31. The required, signed letters of support can be included with the nomination or e-mailed to the attention of flautt@asabe.org by the October 31 due date. If you are unable to email a signed electronic copy of the nomination form or support letter, please mail or fax a signed copy by Oct. 31.

Nomination Form MSWord format:  kishform.doc ( you must have Microsoft Word to view or edit).  This form may be saved, edited and attached in an e-mail.

Paper Nomination Form:   kishform.pdf
It is recommended that you first fill out the .pdf form, review and then you have three ways to submit:

Fax:  269-429-3852 Attn: Carol Flautt

Mail:  Attn: Carol Flautt, 2950 Niles Road, St Joseph, MI 49085

Electronic Nomination Form:   Nomination. 
(This form cannot be saved; once you have filled in the form and hit submit - it will be sent directly to ASABE headquarters.)

Past Recipients of the Award

Purpose of the Award

To recognize outstanding contributions to engineering, mechanization, and technology related programs of education, research, development, consultation, or technology transfer that have resulted in
improved food production, living conditions, and/or education for people living outside the
United States of America.

The Award

The name of the award shall be the Kishida International Award. The Kishida International Award, initiated in 1978, was endowed by the Shin-Norinsha Co., Ltd. of Japan - publisher of Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America magazine and other publications - in honor of
Yoshikuni Kishida, founder of the firm.

The award shall consist of an engraved plaque and a check in the amount of $1,000.

The M-156 Kishida International 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

The recipient must be an ASABE member in good standing. He or she may be a citizen or non-citizen, resident or nonresident of the United States of America. The recipient shall be a living member who is able and willing to be present in person to receive the award at the time and place of the designated Annual International Meeting of the Society.

Administration of the Award 

The M-156 Kishida International Award selection jury shall consist of six members of ASABE, as follows: Chair and immediate Past Chair of the International Affairs Committee (INTL611), Chair and immediate Past Chair of the Meetings and Conferences Committee (INTL-612), and two other ASABE members, serving staggered two-year terms. The immediate Past Chair of the International Affairs Committee (INTL-611) shall serve as Chair of the Jury.

Kishida International Award
The Kishida International Award serves to "recognize outstanding contributions to engineering-mechanization-technological related programs of education, research, development, con- sultation, or technology transfer that have resulted in significant improvements outside the United States." Initiated in 1978, the award is endowed by Shin-Norinsha Co., Ltd. of Japan - publisher of Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America magazine and other publications - in honor of Yoshikuni Kishida, founder of the firm. Kishida, whose signature appears in the upper-right corner of the plaque, earned worldwide recognition from his pioneering agricultural mechanization developments. The award consists of a plaque and a cash award of $1,000. Mounted on American walnut, the plaque is a metal reproduction of a certificate on which the international character of the award is graphically indicated, and which carries the inscription: "For outstanding contributions toward food and fiber production, improved living and education of people outside the United States of America."
1978	Ralph C. Hay		1994	Gerald E. Thierstein
1979	Bruce H. Anderson		1995	Loyd Johnson
1980	G. Wallace Giles		1996	John S. Balis
1981	Emmanuel U. Odigboh		1997	Giuseppe Pellizzi
1982	Merle L. Esmay		1998	Pierre F.J. Abeels
1983	Bryon L. Bondurant		1999	No Recipient
1984	William J. Chancellor		2000	Abdel Ghaly
1985	Harry D. Henderson		2001	Osamu Kitani
1986	Bill A. Stout		2002	Brian G. Sims
1987	Lyle G. Reeser		2003	John L. Merriam
1988	Amir U. Khan		2004	Ronald T. Noyes
1989	Gilbert L. Corey		2005	James W. Jones
1990	Gajendra Singh		2006	Yasushi Hashimoto
1991	Jaw-Kai Wang		2007	R. Paul Singh
1992	Do Sup Chung		2008	K. C. Ting Fedro S. Zazueta
1993	Ravindra N. Kaul		2009