MASSEY-FERGUSON EDUCATIONAL GOLD MEDAL AWARD

Instructions for Preparing a Nomination

Please use the nomination form for submitting a nomination. The nominator of the candidate for the Massey-Ferguson Gold Medal Educational 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: massey.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: massey.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 honor those whose dedication to the sprit of learning and teaching in the field of agricultural engineering has advanced with distinction our agricultural knowledge and practice and whose efforts serve as an inspiration to others.

The Award

The name of the award shall be the Massey-Ferguson Educational Gold Medal Award. A tribute to Daniel Massey, pioneer-innovator and agricultural machinery manufacturer; and Harry Ferguson, inventor whose unique educational approaches made a lasting contribution to worldwide agricultural mechanization. The selection of recipients for the Massey-Ferguson Gold Medal Educational Award is made by the M-112 Massey-Ferguson Gold Medal Educational Award Committee, with final approval by the M-102 Awards Coordinating Committee.

The award shall consist of a gold medal that has the likeness of Daniel Massey and Harry Ferguson, co-founder of Massey-Ferguson, Inc. appearing on the front of the medal. 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 year if not selected the year nominated.

Eligibility for the Award

The recipient shall be a member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. The recipient shall have made noteworthy contributions to learning and teaching in the field of agricultural engineering and advanced agricultural knowledge and practice and whose efforts have served as an inspiration to others, as described above under "Purpose of the Award".
 

Past Recipients of the Award