2011 SRA International Awards
SRA 2011 Awards
SRA International acknowledges individuals who inspire others and serve as a model for the profession of research administration.
SRA Award Categories
The Technology Innovation and Application Award
To showcase and recognize innovations and applications in using technology tools in promoting, processing or advancing research administration work. Regardless of the media, innovations significantly move an office forward using the technologies that best reflect the goals proposed. Nominee may be an individual or team.
The Partnership Award for International or Inter-collegiate Collaboration
To honor and recognize a partnership across institutions, national, or international borders. Nominee(s) demonstrates leadership and cooperation in overcoming barriers to work together as equal partners and in ways that serve as a model for collaborating with others toward shared and commonly held goals in research administration.
The Herbert B. Chermside Award for Distinguished Contribution to Research Administration
To showcase distinguished contributions in the development of research administration as a profession. The contributions may be in the form of any of the following: 1. publications in management and research administration journals, 2. speeches concerning research administration before major organizations, 3. service on committees or agencies which have had a direct and positive impact upon research administration, or 4. any other activity which has contributed to the development of research administration as a profession. Nominations for the award are solicited from leaders in colleges and universities, industry, government and the SRA International membership. Nominee must have been involved in research administration for at least 15 years.
Excellence Award
Recognizes up to three SRA members who have excelled in meeting the Society's purpose of expanding the knowledge and tools of research administration as a newcomer (less that 5 years), mid-career (5 – 10 years) or advanced professional (more than 10 years).
Hartford-Nicholsen Award
Established to recognize SRA members whose services demonstrate leadership in the Society, and who have made a major, distinguishable contribution which has been of benefit to the entire Society. Until 1973, this award was entitled the Distinguished Service Award and is still rooted in the critical importance of SRA International as a group of volunteers. Individuals who are nominated for this award have contributed their professional expertise to the Society in an important and fundamental way.
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