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YOUNG ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Instructions for Preparing a Nomination

Please use the nomination forms for submitting a nomination. The nominator of the candidate for of the 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 or letters of recommendation 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 or letters of recommendation can be included with the nomination form or can be sent separately as PDF files emailed to ASABE headquarters to the attention of Awards Administrator, Carol Flautt – flautt@asabe.org by October 31.


NEW HOLLAND YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD
Include five letters of recommendation from former or current students or peers reflecting the candidates' attributes, not listed as references.

Nomination Form MSWord format:  Y. Researcher.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

Nomination Form:  Y. Researcher.pdf 


YOUNG EXTENSION WORKER AWARD
Include three to five letters of support

Nomination Form MSWord format: 
 Y. Ext. Worker.docWord document to be completed, converted to a PDF file and emailed to the attention of ASABE Awards Administrator, Carol Flautt – flautt@asabe.org

Nomination Form:  Y. Ext. Worker.pdf  


A.W. FARRELL YOUNG EDUCATOR AWARD
Include up to 5 letters of recommendation

Nomination Form MSWord format:
  Y. Educator.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

Nomination Form:  Y. Educator.pdf   

 
SUNKIST YOUNG DESIGNER AWARD
Include three to five letters of support

Nomination Form MSWord format: Y. Designer.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

Nomination Form:   Y. Designer.pdf     

 

 

Recipients of:

| Sunkist Young Designer Award |

| A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award |

| New Holland Young Researcher Award |

| Young Extension Worker Award |


Purpose of the Awards

To recognize and honor members of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering under 40 years of age on July 1 of the year in which the award is presented, for outstanding contributions to the advancement of the profession and to stimulate professional achievement.

The Awards

Young Researcher Award was endowed by New Holland North America Inc., New Holland, Pennsylvania. The New Holland Young Researcher Award recognizes dedicated use of scientific methodology to seek out facts or principles significant to the agricultural engineering profession

Young Extension Worker Award, recognizes outstanding success in motivating people to acquire knowledge, skills and understanding towards the improvement of agricultural operations.

Young Educator Award was endowed by the family and friends of ASABE Past President and Fellow, A.W. Farrall, who was associated with Michigan State University's Agricultural Engineering Department. The A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award honors outstanding success in motivating others in the application of engineering principles to the problems of agricultural engineering.

Young Designer Award, is sponsored by Sunkist Growers, Inc. The Sunkist Young Designer Award honors the development of a technical plan that influences agricultural engineering progress, as evidenced by use in the field.

Selection

The following committees are responsible for selecting award recipients with final approval by the
M-102 Awards Coordinating Committee:
l M-114 - New Holland Young Researcher Award Committee;
l M-115 - A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award Committee;
l M-116 - Sunkist Young Designer Award Committee; and
l M-117 -Young Extension Worker Award Committee.

The award consists of an engraved walnut plaque to be presented to an individual for each young engineering award at the Annual International Meeting of the Society.

NOTE:  Those nominating a candidate will be advised if their candidate is selected. Each nominee will be considered by the award committee for two additional years if not selected the year nominated. If a candidate attains 40 years of age prior to July 1 of the year in which the award is to be presented, thus no longer complying with age criteria, he/she will be dropped from consideration.

Eligibility for an Award

The recipient shall be a member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. The recipient shall have made noteworthy contributions to agricultural engineering as described above under
"Purpose of the Award." The candidate must be under the age of 40 prior to July 1 of the year in which the award is presented.  

YOUNG ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
l Young Designer l Young Educator l Young Researcher and
l Young Extension Worker

The Young Engineering Achievement Awards were established in 1972 to honor members of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering under 40 years of age on July 1 for outstanding contributions to the advancement of the profession and to stimulate professional achievement. There are four separate Engineering Achievement Awards to honor individuals pursuing different lines of endeavor.

Sunkist Young Designer Award

The Sunkist Young Designer Award honors the development or creation of a technical plan which is materially influencing agricultural engineering progress, as evidenced by use in the field. The sponsor is Sunkist Growers, Inc. of Ontario, California.

Past Recipients of the Award

A. W. Farrall Young Educator Award

The A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award honors outstanding success in motivating others to apply engineering principles to the problems of agricultural engineering. It is endowed by the family and friends of ASABE Past President and Life Fellow, A.W. Farrall, who was associated with Michigan State University's Agricultural Engineering Department.

Past Recipients of the Award

New Holland Young Researcher Award

The New Holland Young Researcher Award recognizes dedicated use of scientific methodology to seek out facts or principles significant to the agricultural engineering profession. It is endowed by New Holland North American, Inc., New Holland, Pennsylvania.

Past Recipients of the Award

Young Extension Worker Award

The The Young Extension Worker Award, named in honor of crop drying pioneer, Nolan Mitchell, recognizes outstanding success in motivating people to acquire knowledge, skills, and understanding to improve agricultural operation. Aerotech, Inc., of Lansing, Michigan, is the sponsor.

Past Recipients of the Award

 

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