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Honors and Recognition Committee
2008–2010 term
Chair
Torrence Johnson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Council Representative
Dennis Lettenmaier, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Members
Robert Dickinson, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Brian Evans, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Rana Fine, RSMAS, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
Eiji Ohtani, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Nigel Roulet, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Staff Liaison
Brenda Weaver
Committee Charge
The Committee on Honors and Recognitions is charged with maintaining oversight of the Union's honors and recognition programs at all levels Union, Section, Focus Group, committee and with recommending changes to the policies that will enhance the effectiveness of these programs in meeting the various objectives set for them as well as the traditional objectives a high-quality honors program. This Committee contributes to the long-term strategy for success of the Union by assuring that the AGU Honors Program is superior in all aspects and by fostering a planet-wide network of individuals in the Earth and space sciences who epitomize unselfish cooperation in research.
Activities the Committee may wish to undertake in their oversight role are to assure that the objectives of the medals and awards are well defined; to review the honors ceremony and supporting or related activities and to suggest enhancements that would increase their effectiveness; to review the policies and procedures for the nomination and selection of Fellows, medalists and awardees and make recommendations to assure that the Union, Section, and Focus Group programs are coherent and that sufficient and appropriate nominations are received; to assure that medals, awards and certificates for all types of honorees are appropriate and current; to review Section, Focus Group, and committee awards and recognitions; to review proposals for new recognitions and suggest other recognition possibilities. The Committee will also help assure that Earth and space scientists are nominated for appropriate external awards.
During the 2008–2010 term, the Committee is asked specifically to examine whether the numbers of qualified candidates nominated for the medals and awards calls for any change in the frequency, scope, or even continuation of each.
–June 2008