The Great Plains Catalysis Society seeks nominations for the 2021 Great Plains Catalysis Society Award. The Award will be presented at the Annual Symposium of the Great Plains Catalysis Society, to be held virtually during September 2021. The Award winner will give a plenary lecture at the Symposium.

The Award will be given to an individual, preferably from the Great Plains area, who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of catalysis. Such advancement can be scientific, technological, or in organization leadership. The Award will be presented at the annual symposium and consists of a scroll and memento and a cash prize. Nominees must confirm in advance their virtual attendance at the annual Symposium and their intent to deliver a plenary lecture if chosen to receive the Award.

A full nomination package should include the following:

1.     Name, occupational address, phone, and e-mail of the nominator, who must be a member in good standing of the Society

2.     Name, occupational address, phone, and e-mail of the nominee

3.     Nominee’s short-form curriculum vitae (3 pages maximum)

4.     Nomination statement  800 words maximum)

5.     Two letters of support (800 words maximum)

6.     An award citation of 100 words that could be used for publicity

The nomination package must be received by April 15, 2021 and should be e-mailed as a single pdf document to:

Bala Subramaniam

President, GPCS

University of Kansas

bsubramaniam@ku.edu

It is the intent of the Society to notify the Award winner by May 15, 2021.

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you for being a member of the GPCS, and for joining us during our virtual symposium and our monthly webinars this year. It is time to elect the next president of our growing society. The person elected this cycle will serve as President-elect in 2021, and President in 2022. 

Please feel free to volunteer (nominate yourself)  or a fellow member for this position.  Updates regarding the election as well as other information pertaining to our society may be found on our webpage.  http://www.greatplainscatalysis.org/

Officers to be Elected and Terms

1. President–elect (will be president in 2022)

Timeline for Election

1. Call for Nominations                                                     November 7, 2020
2. Last date to send nominations                                      November  21, 2020
3. Candidate names finalized by Exec Cmte                    November 23 2020
4. Candidate bios (100 words)                                          November 30, 2020
5. Start of Voting                                                                December 1, 2020
6. End of Voting                                                                 December 14, 2020
7. Announcement of Officer                                               December 15, 2020

Nomination Procedure

1. All current GPCS members can nominate another member for an Officer’s position.  Please note that a prospective candidate should become a member before being nominated. 
2. Please check with the candidate if s/he is willing to be nominated before submitting the name
3. Self-nominations are welcome
4. A person can be nominated for only one position
5. Submit the nominee’s name and the position for which s/he is being nominated to Steven Crossley, GPCS Secretary,  at stevencrossley@ou.edu   

Please contact me at stevencrossley@ou.edu  if you have any questions.