Howdy!! It’s that time of the year where we ALL need to begin nominating individuals for consideration as a recipient of the Texas Branch AALAS Recognition Awards. These awards are intended to recognize any outstanding individual including Animal Care Technicians, Animal Health Technologists, Laboratory and Research Technicians, Animal Care Supervisors, Facility Managers, Clinical Veterinarians and Vendors. PLEASE take this opportunity to recognize and honor outstanding employees and colleagues as an integral member of your research team. The following are the six recognition awards offered:
Get your form here. Deadline for nominations is February 1, 2008
Technician Recognition Award
This award consists of three levels. The qualifications for each level are as follows:
Level I, Rookie: 1-2 years employed
Level II, Non-Supervisor: 2+ years employed
Level III, Supervisor: 2+ years employed
Each level's award recipient will receive a plaque, $100 honorarium and a one year membership to TBAALAS. The nominee does not need to be a TBAALAS member. However, the nomination must be submitted by a TBAALAS member. If your nominee is a supervisor or a training specialist, primarily responsible for other technicians, please include him/her Level III, ASupervisor.@ If you have any questions concerning what level to use, please call Andy Pesek, (979)845-4522. Please cover each area in the suggested criteria for nominations. Each nomination is graded objectively. If any criteria are not addressed in the nomination and support letters, the nominee will receive a score of zero in that category. Please do not overlook previous nominees that may not have been selected in previous years. Resubmit names if you feel they deserve another opportunity.
Allentown Facility Manager's Award
This award, sponsored by Allentown Caging Equipment Company, is intended to recognize outstanding performance at the managerial level. To qualify, a candidate must be a facility manager, oversee the daily operation of an animal facility. He/she must be a TBAALAS member in good standing and be nominated by a TBAALAS member. AALAS certification is preferred but not mandatory. The recipient of the award will receive a plaque and $250 honorarium. The nomination packet should include a letter of nomination, curriculum vitae, and two letters of support. Please be sure to address each item in the suggested nomination criteria.
Charles River Outstanding Clinical Veterinarian Award
This award, sponsored by Charles River Laboratories, is intended for those individuals who are employed to practice the art of clinical veterinary medicine as it applies to laboratory animal medicine or science. The award excludes senior management staff and directors of animal facilities who carry strong administrative responsibilities. The nominee must currently be practicing clinical laboratory animal medicine and/or surgery for at least 75% of his/her professional time, and who has sustained superior clinical performance, or who achieved recognition for a single contribution. Recognition may be in the workplace or for exemplary service to the Branch. All nominees must be members of TBAALAS. Individuals may only be nominated by the veterinarian=s facility director, or in the case of Branch service, a member of the TBAALAS Board of Directors. Letters of support may be from the facility of employment or other animal facilities. A letter from the senior veterinarian or facility director acknowledging the nomination must be received for eligibility. Each nominee must be a graduate of an AVMA recognized school of veterinary medicine, must have been out of school for at least one year and must have been employed as a clinician at his/her institution for a minimum of one year. Please be sure to address each item in the suggested nomination criteria.
The Helen Jordan Vendor’s Award
This award is presented each year to one of our Allied Trades friends for their support and involvement in the Texas Branch of AALAS. The Awards Committee is responsible for judging and selection of the Helen Jordan Vendor’s Award sponsored by Dr. Charles A. Montgomery, Jr.. The name and the nomination packet of the recipient are forwarded to a representative selected by Dr. Montgomery for presentation of a plaque each year at the TBAALAS annual meeting. To qualify, a candidate must be a TBAALAS commercial member for the past 5 years and be nominated by a TBAALAS member. This award recognizes individuals who have through their support advanced the TBAALAS goals and purposes of continuing education, training and knowledge exchange. An individual may achieve this award only once.
SUBMIT NOMINATIONS BY FEBRUARY 1, 2008 TO:
Dr. Cindy Buckmaster, TBAALAS Awards Committee Chairperson
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
BCM - 145
Houston, TX 77030
(713)798-4843
TBAALAS Technician Recognition Awards Criteria
I. Member of TBAALAS? How long?
II. Experience in the field?
III. Percentage of time a member of AALAS while in the lab animal field?
IV. Educational background?
V. AALAS certified? What level?
VI. Contribution to the lab animal field?
A. Responsibilities of employment
B. Technical performance
C. New ideas, creativity
D. Special techniques
VII. Teaching in the field?
A. Participation in additional learning or information programs for others (career days, touring groups through facility, etc.)
B. Teaching others animal techniques (specific techniques).
VIII. Managerial performance (if applicable)?
A. Special motivational skills
B. Special training techniques
C. Outstanding contributions toward better lab animal care at their facility
IX. Individual accomplishments?
A. Membership in other veterinary field associations and participation
B. Personal projects and achievements which have benefited AALAS or their community.
X. Recognition by peers?
A. Leadership
B. Job performance
C. Motivational skills and misc.
TBAALAS Allentown Caging Manager's Award Criteria
I. Member of TBAALAS? How Long?
II. Percentage of time a member of AALAS while in the lab animal field?
III. Educational background?
IV. AALAS certified? What level?.
V. Personal participation in AALAS?
A. State and/or branch level: holding office, making presentations, serving on committees, etc.
B. National Level: holding office, making presentations, serving on committees, etc.
VI. Teaching in the field?
A. Participation in additional learning or information programs for others (career days, touring groups through facility, etc.)
B. Teaching others animal techniques (specific techniques).
VII. Managerial performance?
A. Special motivational skills: techniques used to reward and motivate employees
B. Special training techniques: seminars, workshops, etc.
C. Outstanding contributions and improvements
VIII. Individual accomplishments?
A. Membership in other management and/or other veterinary field associations
B. Personal projects and achievements which have benefited AALAS or their community.
IX. Recognition by peers
A. Leadership
B. Job performance
C. Motivational skills and misc.
X. Individual work performance?
TBAALAS Charles River Outstanding Clinical Veterinarian Award
I. Experience in the field? Number of years in Clinical Lab Animal Medicine.
II. Surgical and clinical skills?
A. Knowledge of lab animal medicine
B. Clinical skills (diagnostic, therapeutic, etc.)
C. Surgical skills
III. Participation in AALAS?
A. State and/or branch level (positions held, presentations, committee service, etc.)
B. National Level (positions held, presentations, committee service, etc.)
IV. Teaching in the field?
A. Participation in additional learning or information programs for others (career days, touring groups through facility, etc.)
B. Teaching and participation in training programs at the facilities (veterinarians, technicians, investigators, etc.)
V. Administrative performance?
A. Motivational skills
B. Improvements/other contributions
C. Interpersonal skills
VI. Individual accomplishments?
A. Membership/participation in other veterinary associations ( years of service, positions held, special activities/awards)
B. Personal projects and achievements which have benefited AALAS or their community.
VII. Recognition by peers?
A. Leadership
B. Technical skills and miscellaneous
VIII. Individual work performance? .
IX. Miscellaneous. Use this to address any topics not covered above.
TBAALAS Helen Jordan Vendor’s Award Criteria
I. TBAALAS Commercial Member/Representative? How long?
II. TBAALAS leadership involvement?
A. Elected Office
B. Committee Chair
C. Metro Coordinator
D. Committee membership, ad hoc or standing committee
III. Branch involvement? (past 5 years)
A. Annual Meeting - speaker/presentation
B. Annual Meeting – facilitator/volunteer, Learning resources, registration desk, slide coordinator, session moderator, program preparation, event coordinator, etc.
D. Metro Meeting – Speaker/Presentation
E. Submission of Articles to Branch Newsletter
IV. Contributions to the Laboratory Animal Science field? (past 5 years)
A. Participation in adjunct learning or information programs (career days, personal projects that benefited AALAS, new ideas)
B. Teaching in the Laboratory Animal Science field
V. TBAALAS Meeting Attendance (past 5 years)
VI. Recognition by peers? (letters of endorsement)
TBAALAS Award Nomination Packet Format- All nomination packets must contain the following three parts. First, a completed nomination form. This form can be found in select TBAALAS newsletters or by contacting the awards chairperson. Second, the nomination document, which addresses how the nominee fits the criteria listed for each award. This document must not exceed three pages, doubled spaced. Third, additional letters of endorsement, limited to 2 pages each. For the Helen Jordan Vendor’s Award, letters of endorsement should address how this individual’s efforts has significantly contributed to the goals of TBAALAS in continuing education, training and knowledge exchange by demonstrating personal outstanding service to the branch. Letters should identify volunteer efforts outside those identified within the capacity of a vendor. The level of financial support should not to be deciding criteria.
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