Purdue issues callout for nominations for top research awards

The Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships is requesting nominations for Purdue's most prestigious University-wide distinguished research awards.

Purdue bestows three awards of distinction each year to colleagues from the West Lafayette campus who have made recent extraordinary research, scholarly or creative contributions in their field. The awards are:

• The Lu Ann Aday Award for excellence in research, scholarship, and creative work in the humanities and social sciences.
• The Arden L. Bement Jr. Award for extraordinary contributions in pure and applied sciences and engineering.
• The Herbert Newby McCoy Award for extraordinary contributions in the natural sciences.

An individual can be nominated only for a single award in any year. Past winners of one of the awards are not eligible for another award in any of the categories. The deadline for each award is March 10.

External supporting letters must accompany all nominations. Nominators or their representatives will be invited to make a 10-minute presentation and answer questions during a selection committee meeting.

Visit the links above for details. For questions or additional information, contact Shelley Burton at slburton@purdue.edu.