2007 SEAALAS Awards Recipients:

Clinton S. Smith Scholarship -
  Amy Phillips
 University of Georgia
Linda Hazel Memorial Award -
  Robin Kavanaugh
 University of Georgia
Purina Pro Lab -
  Vicki Ellis
 University of Georgia
Sally Papp Participation Award -
  Christopher Carter
 University of Georgia
Technician of the Year -
  Marsha Howard
 Emory University
Technician Tips Best Presentation -
  Andrea Gipson
 Georgia Tech
Technician Tips Best Presentation -
  Koya Alford
 Emory University

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Award Nomination Information:

TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR

This award will consist of a plaque and a minimum of a $500 honorarium to be presented to one SE/AALAS technician each year for outstanding accomplishments in the field of animal care, research and/or technical education.

Charles River Laboratory Linda Hazel Memorial Award

This award is sponsored by Charles River Laboratories and consists of a $200 honorarium and a plaque.  Those eligible for the award include supervisors in the field of laboratory animal care/research; administrative/office staff; managerial staff and laboratory technicians.  Criteria for nomination are:
1.  Minimum duration of employment within the field of laboratory animal science of 10 years.
2.  Has consistently worked to promulgate investigator satisfaction while promoting animal welfare and maintaining regulatory/institutional compliance.
3.  Innovative approaches to job related duties should be cited.
4.  All considerations being equal, candidates having current membership with the local AALAS Brach or National AALAS will be given priority.
5. All considerations being equal, candidates having current AALAS certification(s) will be given priority.

SALLY NEWEL PAPP MEMBER PARTICIPATION AWARD

This award will consist of a plaque and a minimum of a $300 honorarium to be presented yearly to the SE/AALAS technician deemed most active in the local, regional, and national organization.

PURINA PROLAB AWARD

This award will consist of a plaque and a $300 honorarium to be presented each year to a person whose primary responsibility is the husbandry (feeding, handling) of laboratory animals. Purina will donate an additional $50 to the AALAS Foundation in the award recipient's name. Criteria for nomination are as follows:

1) Daily contact with animals of one or more species in the form of handling, feeding, watering, changing bedding, etc.

2) Demonstrates a positive attitude toward the welfare of animals.

3) Demonstrates performance in completing animal care related duties as well as or better than the expected level of performance for the facility.

4) Demonstrates pursuit of knowledge in the field of animal care (i.e. any course work or formal training).

5) Innovative approaches to animal husbandry related problems should be cited.

6) All considerations being equal, candidates having current membership with the local AALAS Branch or National AALAS will be given priority.

NOTE, Supervisory responsibility and formal degrees are not important considerations for this award.

Clinton S. Smith Scholarship Information: Clinton S. Smith Scholarship Application

Nominations for the 2008 SEAALAS Awards should be sent to:
SEAALAS Awards Chair at awards@seaalas.org

Or

Awards Chair c/o Robin M. Kavanaugh, RLATG
Southeastern American Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences(SEAALAS)
P.O. Box 80336
Athens, GA  30608

Nomination packets should include a nomination letter and any additional supporting letters. Deadline for nominations for the 2008 awards is October 1, 2008