Distinguished service awards recognize ASPEN members who have made substantial, exceptional leadership and service contributions to ASPEN, which have significantly supported and enhanced the vision and mission of the Society over a sustained period of time.
Nomination Criteria for the Distinguished Nutrition Support Physician Service Award
1. Must be a physician and current member of ASPEN.
2. Nomination must demonstrate nominee’s: Leadership activities in ASPEN at the national (including sections) and/or chapter levels, including committees, task forces, and other activities; Contributions to ASPEN programming (speaking, providing hands on workshops, planning committees, etc.); Volunteer publication activities for ASPEN at the national or chapter levels
3. Past award recipients, current Section Leaders and current ASPEN Board of Director Members are ineligible for nomination.
To submit a nomination, please complete the form below. The nominator must also submit to colleenh@nutritioncare.org two letters of support from colleagues which describe the nominee’s contributions in detail. The nomination form and letters must augment, not copy, the nominee’s resume, and provide convincing evidence of the nominee’s suitability for the award. While the nominee’s CV is a required part of the application packet, the Membership Committee will use only the nomination form and letters of support when scoring the nomination packets.
Submissions (including letters of support and the nominee's CV) are due: September 30, 2017