AWARD FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SURFACE IRRIGATION

Instructions for Preparing a Nomination

Please use the nomination form for submitting a nomination. The nominator of the candidate for the Award for the Advancement of Surface Irrigation 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: surface.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: surface.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 recognized and publicize those efforts that enhance the acceptance and efficient use of surface irrigation methods.

It is anticipated that the Award and associated publicity will further the recognition of surface irrigation methods as practical, efficient, economical, and not labor intensive when properly applied in conjunction with an adequately large flexible water supply, adequate equipment, and adapted condition. The Award shall be international in scope since about 75% of the irrigated area in the world is surface irrigated. In the U.S. nearly 60% is irrigated with surface methods. Thus, surface irrigation is and will continue to be one of the predominant methods for applying water to irrigated lands.

The Award

The name of the Award shall be the Award for the Advancement of Surface Irrigation. The Award is sponsored by the Fund for Furthering Flexible Irrigation (4FI) under the Merriam Endowment for Irrigation and Water Management at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

The recognition item shall consist of a hardwood plaque that includes the depicition of surface irrigation and a metal plate engraved with the honoree or honorees name and award citation. The Award shall be presented annually at the Annual International Meeting of the Society.

The M-159 Award for the Advancement of Surface Irrigation Committee will be responsible for the selection of the award recipient or recipients with final approval by the M-102 Awards Coordinating Committee of ASABE.

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

Awardees, may be an individual, group, or a project that successfully demonstrates and publicizes the value and procedure of upgrading surface irrigation methods to gain their efficient use and acceptance. The Award may be given for a research project or paper; for a popular article or book; or for the design or construction of an effective surface irrigation system that advances surface irrigation recognition as an effective and efficient system. Preference will be given to activities that encourage the use of adequately large flexible water supplies essential for optimum use of water, land, and labor with surface methods.

Administration of the Award

The M-159 Surface Irrigation Award Committee will be responsible for the selection of a recipient for the "Award for the Advancement of Surface Irrigation". The selection committee shall consist of the five most recent past-chairman of SW-242, Surface Irrigation Committee of ASABE, or its successors. If the number of past-chairman willing or able to serve the committee is insufficient, award members may be appointed by the chairman of SW-242. The immediate past chairman of SW-242 shall chair the Surface Irrigation Award Committee.

Past Recipients of the Award