AWARDS: NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR ASCE AND SEI AWARDS

Nominations for papers should be submitted with the following: a cover letter, signed by the nominator; an Official Award Nomination form; and one copy of the paper. The nomination form can be found at http://www.asce.org/pressroom/honors/awards.cfm?prmid=3.

Alfred Noble Prize—Joint Engineering Societies competition for a technical paper of exceptional merit. The author must be $35\text{years}$ of age or younger. Papers by joint authors are not eligible. Papers published in the $12\text{month}$ period ending with June of the year preceding the year of award are eligible. Nominations are due October 1, 2005.

Arthur M. Wellington Prize—Profession-wide competition for papers related to transportation, foundations, or closely related subjects. Nominations are due November 1, 2005.

Collingwood Prize—Society-wide competition for papers describing an engineering work or recording investigations contributing to engineering knowledge. The author/s must be $35\text{years}$ of age or younger. Coauthors over $35\text{years}$ of age are eligible, provided they can attest by a signed letter that they had no part in the paper other than its review. Papers with coauthors over $35\text{years}$ of age, but submitted without the required letter, will be disqualified. Nominations are due February 1, 2006.

J. James R. Croes Medal—Society-wide competition for a paper of merit as a contribution to engineering science. Papers written jointly by members and nonmembers are ineligible. Nominations are due November 1, 2005.

Moisseiff Award—Profession-wide competition for a paper published in the field of structural design and analysis by ASCE. Papers published in the $12\text{month}$ period ending with June of the year preceding the year of award are eligible. Nominations are due November 1, 2005.

Norman Medal—Society-wide competition for a paper of merit as a contribution to engineering science. Papers written jointly by members and nonmembers are ineligible. Nominations are due November 1, 2005.

ASCE State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award—Society-wide competition for a state-of-the-art paper of exceptional merit. Nominations are due November 1, 2005.

T. Y. Lin Award—Society-wide competition for a paper of merit in the field of prestressed concrete. Papers published in the $12\text{month}$ period ending with June of the year preceding the year of award are eligible. Nominations are due November 1, 2005.

Nominations for achievement should be submitted with the following: a cover letter, signed by the nominator; an Official Award Nomination form; the nominee’s CV or biographical information and two or three letters of recommendation. The nomination form can be found at http://www.asce.org/pressroom/honors/awards.cfm?prmid=3.

Jack E. Cermak Medal—Profession-wide competition for outstanding contributions in wind engineering. Nominations are due November 1, 2005.

Ernest E. Howard Award—Society-wide competition to recognize an individual who has made a definite contribution to the advancement of structural engineering, be it in research, planning, design, or construction. Nominations are due November 1, 2005.

George Winter Award—Profession-wide competition to recognize a structural engineer who has consistently worked to advance the state-of-the-art of the profession through the practical application of design and/or research studies. Nominations are due November 1, 2005.

Nathan M. Newmark Medal—Society-wide competition to recognize an individual who has substantially strengthened the scientific base of structural engineering through contributions in structural mechanics. Nominations are due November 1, 2005.

Shortridge Hardesty Award—Society-wide competition to recognize an individual(s) who has contributed substantially in applying fundamental results of research to the solution of practical engineering problems in the field of structural stability. Nominations are due November 1, 2005.

Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize—Society-wide competition to recognize notable achievements in research related to civil engineering. Nominations are due October 1, 2005.

Submission of nominations electronically is encouraged. Please submit a complete nomination package to [email protected]. Paper submissions are also accepted, in which case, one copy of the complete nomination package should be received by the Honors and Awards Program at the ASCE Reston office by the deadline for each award. Mailed nominations should be addressed to

Jane Alspach

Senior Manager, Honors and Awards

ASCE

1801 Alexander Bell Drive

Reston, VA 20191

For complete information about all ASCE Honors and Awards, visit http://www.asce.org/pressroom/honors/

Gene Wilhoite Award—Society-wide competition to recognize an individual who has made significant contributions to the advancement of the arts and science of transmission line engineering. Nominations are due November 1, 2005.

Raymond C. Reese Research Prize—Profession-wide competition for a paper published by ASCE that describes a notable achievement in research related to structural engineering and how it can be used. Nominations are due November 1, 2005.

Walter P. Moore Jr. Award—Profession-wide competition to recognize a structural engineer who has demonstrated technical expertise in and dedication to the development of structural codes and standards. Nominations are due December 1, 2005.

Nominations for SEI Awards should be submitted to

Debbie Smith

SEI, TAD Coordinator

1801 Alexander Bell Drive

Reston, VA 20191

E-mail: [email protected]

The SEI TAD Awards Committee makes recommendations regarding who should receive these awards. However, they seek the opinions of the readers as to which papers are meritorious. If a reader encounters a paper that he or she believes is outstanding for any reason, please convey this information along with a statement as to why the paper is considered exceptional to the appropriate person listed. Please submit your nomination by the deadline listed after each award. Copies of the nominations will be forwarded to Mr. Robert Ratay, Chairman of the SEI Technical Activities Division Awards Committee.

Please visit the ASCE Web page at http://www.asce.org and/or the SEI Web page at http://www.seinstitute.org/inside/honorawards for additional information.