ROBERT E. STEWART ENGINEERING-HUMANITIES AWARD

Instructions for Preparing a Nomination

Please use the nomination form for submitting a nomination. The nominator of the candidate for the Robert E. Stewart Engineering-Humanities Award shall submit a completed nomination form to headquarters by October 31.

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

Nomination Form in MS Word format: stewart.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

Paper Nomination Form in PDF format:  stewart.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 outstanding contributions to the advancement of the interaction of the profession and the humanities.

The Award

The name of the award shall be the Robert E. Stewart Engineering - Humanities Award. The award was established in 1986 by Bonnie Stewart as a tribute to her husband, a McCormick Medalist, past president and Fellow of ASABE. The award acknowledges and perpetuates his lifelong dedication to the social and cultural contributions that agricultural engineering makes to the quality of life and to the application of the humanities to engineering research, design, developments and teaching.

The M-122 Robert E. Stewart Engineering - Humanities Award Committee will be responsible for the selection of the award recipient with final approval by the M-102 Awards Coordinating Committee.

The award shall consist of an appropriately engraved plaque and will be presented at the Annual International Meeting of the Society.

NOTE:  Those nominating a candidate will be advised only if their candidate is selected. Each award nominee will be considered by the award committee for two additional years if not selected the year nominated, as long as the candidate remains an ASABE member in good standing.

Eligibility for the Award

Individual graduate or undergraduate students who are Student Members of ASABE at the time of nomination are eligible. They may be citizens of any country and they must be willing to present themselves in person to receive the award at the Annual International Meeting of the Society.

Past Recipients of the Award