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ASTE Award III – Honorary Emeritus Membership

Any science educator, entitle to the highest recognition within the power of ASTE to confer, shall be eligible for election as an Honorary Emeritus Members, providing that such as person shall have demonstrated a distinguished career in teaching, research, or service to and in the area of education of teachers in science.

Nominations for Honorary Emeritus Membership shall be proposed in writing by at least ten active members of ASTE. Such nominations shall be supported by appropriate bibliographical information.

Committee member’s initials: ______ Rank order of Nominee: _____

Nominee: _________________________________________

Criteria Awarded Score/Possible Points

1. Ten active members of ASTE have submitted written nominations for the person named above.	Yes	No
2. The nominee has demonstrated a distinguished career in teaching, research, or service to and in the area of education of teachers in science.	Yes	No
3. Appropriate bibliographical information has been supplied for the nominee.	Yes	No
4. I recommend that this nominee be forwarded to the board for consideration for Honorary Emeritus Membership.	Yes	No

Note: The Chair of the Awards Committee shall forward the list of nominees for Honorary Emeritus Membership to the Board of Directors. Duly proposed nominees for such membership, upon receiving endorsement of three-fourths of the Board of Directors voting, shall be declared elected. No more than five individuals will be elected to Honorary Emeritus status in a single year.