Please see the attachments for the full solicitation and nomination form.
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Tennessee Section presents annual awards to recognize significant technical accomplishments, outstanding achievements, and support to AIAA Section activities. This solicitation is an opportunity for you to take a few minutes to recognize colleagues, peers, mentors and co-workers. The award criteria allow you to acknowledge the craftsman whose specialized skills fabricated your design into state-of-the- art precision instrumentation, the engineer whose innovative ideas and analysis approach resulted in significant cost savings and improved data quality, the administrative support personnel that assisted in organizing AIAA meetings and conferences, and the scientist that directed research efforts which contributed to the understanding of physical phenomenology. Membership in AIAA is not a requirement for the recipient for two of the award categories (the Griffith Award and the Special Award). For all of the award categories, the nominators need not be AIAA members.
The form accompanying this announcement should be used to submit the nomination. It includes the following items:
1. Award Category
2. Name and contact information for the nominee(s)
3. Your name and contact information
4. Proposed citation
5. A description of the accomplishment, focusing as much as possible on the award criteria. If the Awards Committee requires any additional information, you will be contacted.
Please send award nominations and address any questions to the contact below. Also if desired, call or email to briefly discuss the nomination before taking time to write it:
Dustin Crider
AIAA Tennessee Section Awards Committee
dustin.crider.ctr@us.af.mil
931-454-3457
The deadline for submitting nominations is COB Friday, April 13, 2019.