2011 APHL Lifetime Achievement Award
The Association of Public Health Laboratories invites its membership to nominate a member for
the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. This award recognizes individuals who have
established a history of distinguished service to APHL, made significant contributions to the
advancement of public health laboratory science or practice, exhibited leadership in the field of
public health, and/or positively influenced public health policy on a national or global level.
Nominations should be made from a broad field of candidates. This is not a retirement award, but a
true Lifetime Achievement Award.
Nomination Requirements
Nominees must be a member of APHL.
Three or more members of APHL must nominate the individual confidentially.
An individual may not be self-nominated.
Members of the Membership and Recognition Committee and Board of Directors may
nominate, second or be a candidate for the Lifetime Achievement Award. Neither
nominators nor nominees may participate in deliberations for these awards.
The Membership and Recognition Committee will review all nominations; its
recommendation will be considered and decided upon by the Board of Directors.*
Nominations are judged solely on the material submitted.
Formal recognition of the APHL Lifetime Achievement Award will be made in the form of a letter
from the President and a plaque, and will be presented at an awards luncheon at the Annual
Meeting, which will be held June 5-8, 2011, in Omaha, Nebraska.
Submit Nominations by April 1, 2011 to:
APHL Lifetime Achievement Award
ATTN: Membership
8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 700
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Email: membership@aphl.org
*APHL awards are granted upon the recommendation of the Membership Committee and approval by the
Board of Directors and may not be awarded every year.
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Past Recipients of APHL Lifetime Achievement Award
1998 Carl H. Blank, DrPH 2003 E. Charles Hartwig, ScD
1998 William J. Hausler, PhD 2004 George Anderson, DVM, MPH
1999 Stanley L. Inhorn, MD 2008 Nancy Warren, PhD
2000 Arthur F. DiSalvo, MD 2008 Harry Hannon, PhD
2002 J. Mehsen Joseph, PhD 2009 Charles Sweet, DrPH
2010 Ronald Laessig, PhD
2011 APHL Lifetime Achievement Award
Nomination Guidelines
Please provide a description of the nominee’s accomplishments that addresses the four questions
below in a thorough manner. The Membership and Recognition Committee invites specific details
on the work history of the nominee. The committee cannot consider any qualification or
achievement that is not included in the nomination materials.
Important Nomination Details
The deadline for submission of nominations is April 1, 2011.
Include the complete name, address, email and phone number of the nominee.
Include the complete name, address, email and phone number of the three APHL members
supporting this nomination.
CVs are welcomed by the committee, but not required.
All four questions must be addressed.
Questions to Address
Directions for questions 1-3: These questions seek specific information. Bullet points are
acceptable. There is no space limit.
1. Discuss the nominee’s history of service to APHL. In particular, address positions of leadership
held within the association, such as terms on the Board of Directors or as a committee chair.
Include any other known association history, such as participation on committees and workgroups,
and any examples of the nominee representing APHL officially as a liaison to other organizations or
at national meetings.
2. Discuss the nominee’s significant contribution(s) to the advancement of public health laboratory
science or practice. Be as specific as possible by including teaching positions or academic
appointments; awards or honors from professional or scientific organizations or institutions
(provide name of award/honor and date given, if known); citations of scientific papers, book
chapters, etc., in which the nominee was a principle author; or positions as editor or author of a
scientific or public health periodical(s) or book(s).
3. Provide examples of the nominee’s leadership in the field of public health including, but not
limited to, examples of positively influencing public health policy on a national or global level.
(Government committees and workgroups, advocacy for public health laboratories and science,
senior positions in health fields, other public health committee participation.)
Directions for question 4: Please respond in an essay-style format. Do not exceed one page
of text.
4. In your evaluation, how did the nominee’s contributions support the advancement of public
health laboratories?