CSAS Awards

Award Descriptions
  Nomination Process
  2006 Award Winners
  Past Award Winners

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Call for Award Nominations 2008

The CSAS welcomes nominations for its six most prestigious awards:

Fellowship Award

Award for Excellence in Nutrition and Meat Sciences

Award for Technical Innovation in Enhancing Production of Safe Affordable Food

Young Scientist Award

Animal Industries Award in Extension and Public Service - Ruminants

Animal Industries Award in Extension and Public Service -
Non-Ruminants

All CSAS awards are open only to CSAS members (with the exception of the student awards). The CSAS also is calling for nominations for Honorary Lifetime Members of the society. Although the Executive does its best to recognize deserving members and nominate them as Honorary Lifetime Members, we appreciate your help in identifying deserving individuals.

Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2008.

Award Descriptions

Fellowship Award
Sponsored by: Alltech
This is the highest honour bestowed by the Society to members who have made an outstanding contribution in any field of animal agriculture.

Award for Excellence in Nutrition and Meat Sciences
Sponsored by: Shur-Gain
This award is made to recognize excellence in teaching, research, or technology transfer in the area of animal nutrition or meat science. CSAS and AIC fellowship recipients are ineligible.

Award for Technical Innovation in Enhancing Production of Safe Affordable Food
Sponsored by: Elanco
This award recognizes excellence in technical innovation and teaching with particular emphasis in the fields of biotechnology, genetics, physiology and animal behavior. The award requires a demonstration that the recipient had contributed to the production of safe and affordable food. CSAS and AIC fellowship recipients are ineligible.

Young Scientist Award
Sponsored by: Pfizer
This award recognizes the achievements of new members of the research community who have demonstrated excellence in any area of animal science. Nominees must have obtained their Ph.D. in the last 7 years.

Animal Industries Award in Extension and Public Service - Ruminants
Sponsored by: Dairy Farmers of Canada and Canadian Cattlemen's Association
Awarded to recognize outstanding service to the dairy and beef industries of Canada in technology transfer, leadership, and education in animal science.

Animal Industries Award in Extension and Public Service -
Non-Ruminants
Sponsored by: Canadian Pork Council and Chicken Farmers of Canada
Awarded to recognize outstanding service to the poultry and swine industries of Canada in technology transfer, leadership, and education in animal science.

Honorary Life Memberships
These awards recognize active members who have recently retired and have shown support of the CSAS aims and objectives. Note: Nominations are not required for Honorary Life Membership (selection of recipients is based on the CSAS membership list; however, the Honours and Awards Committee would appreciate members identifying potential recipients).

Graduate Student Paper Competition Awards
Sponsored by: Pfizer
These awards are made to the top three presentations during the Graduate Student Competition at the national Annual Meeting.

Graduate Student Poster Competition Awards
Sponsored by: Novus International
These awards are made to the three best poster presentations at the national Annual Meeting. Students must be a member of the society to be eligible for the award

CSAS Undergraduate Award
Sponsored by: Canadian Society of Animal Science
These are awarded by the Society to recognize superior academic achievement during the first three years of study within each of the Faculties of Agriculture at each Canadian university. The award consists of a framed certificate and cheque.

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Awards Nomination Process

Nominations (except for Honorary Life Membership) must be accompanied by four copies of the following:

Name of nominator(s).

Name of nominee(s).

Date and place of birth.

Home address of nominee.

Reason for nomination: a statement (approximately one-half to one page in length) of why this particular nominee is being proposed.

Education - Post secondary.

Record of employment.

Service to the profession (books and papers published, courses and number of students taught, industry activities, consolations, overseas involvement, etc.).

Honors and awards already held.

Summary of the important part of the documentation (maximum of 250 words).

For nominees for the Canadian Animal Industries Award in Extension and Public Service, letters of support from farm organizations on a local, provincial and/or national level is required.

Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2008.

Nominations should be submitted electronically, in MS Word or Corel Wordperfect, to Martin Nyachoti by April 15, 2008. Please remember that all awards, with the exception of the student awards, are open to CSAS members only.

Letters of support may be e-mailed, or printed copies may be sent by mail or courier.

Please send to:
Martin Nyachoit
Department of Animal Science
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
Email: martin_nyachoti@umanitoba.ca

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All CSAS awards are open only to CSAS members (with the exception of the student awards). The CSAS also is calling for nominations for Honorary Lifetime Members of the society. Although the Executive does its best to recognize deserving members and nominate them as Honorary Lifetime Members, we appreciate your help in identifying deserving individuals.

Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2008.

Award Descriptions

Fellowship Award
Sponsored by: Alltech
This is the highest honour bestowed by the Society to members who have made an outstanding contribution in any field of animal agriculture.

Award for Excellence in Nutrition and Meat Sciences
Sponsored by: Shur-Gain
This award is made to recognize excellence in teaching, research, or technology transfer in the area of animal nutrition or meat science. CSAS and AIC fellowship recipients are ineligible.

Award for Technical Innovation in Enhancing Production of Safe Affordable Food
Sponsored by: Elanco
This award recognizes excellence in technical innovation and teaching with particular emphasis in the fields of biotechnology, genetics, physiology and animal behavior. The award requires a demonstration that the recipient had contributed to the production of safe and affordable food. CSAS and AIC fellowship recipients are ineligible.

Young Scientist Award
Sponsored by: Pfizer
This award recognizes the achievements of new members of the research community who have demonstrated excellence in any area of animal science. Nominees must have obtained their Ph.D. in the last 7 years.

Animal Industries Award in Extension and Public Service - Ruminants
Sponsored by: Dairy Farmers of Canada and Canadian Cattlemen's Association
Awarded to recognize outstanding service to the dairy and beef industries of Canada in technology transfer, leadership, and education in animal science.

Animal Industries Award in Extension and Public Service -
Non-Ruminants
Sponsored by: Canadian Pork Council and Chicken Farmers of Canada
Awarded to recognize outstanding service to the poultry and swine industries of Canada in technology transfer, leadership, and education in animal science.

Honorary Life Memberships
These awards recognize active members who have recently retired and have shown support of the CSAS aims and objectives. Note: Nominations are not required for Honorary Life Membership (selection of recipients is based on the CSAS membership list; however, the Honours and Awards Committee would appreciate members identifying potential recipients).

Graduate Student Paper Competition Awards
Sponsored by: Pfizer
These awards are made to the top three presentations during the Graduate Student Competition at the national Annual Meeting.

Graduate Student Poster Competition Awards
Sponsored by: Novus International
These awards are made to the three best poster presentations at the national Annual Meeting. Students must be a member of the society to be eligible for the award

CSAS Undergraduate Award
Sponsored by: Canadian Society of Animal Science
These are awarded by the Society to recognize superior academic achievement during the first three years of study within each of the Faculties of Agriculture at each Canadian university. The award consists of a framed certificate and cheque.

Awards Nomination Process

Nominations (except for Honorary Life Membership) must be accompanied by four copies of the following:

Name of nominator(s).
Name of nominee(s).
Date and place of birth.
Home address of nominee.
Reason for nomination: a statement (approximately one-half to one page in length) of why this particular nominee is being proposed.
Education - Post secondary.
Record of employment.
Service to the profession (books and papers published, courses and number of students taught, industry activities, consolations, overseas involvement, etc.).
Honors and awards already held.
Summary of the important part of the documentation (maximum of 250 words).
For nominees for the Canadian Animal Industries Award in Extension and Public Service, letters of support from farm organizations on a local, provincial and/or national level is required.
Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2008.

Nominations should be submitted electronically, in MS Word or Corel Wordperfect, to Martin Nyachoti by April 15, 2008. Please remember that all awards, with the exception of the student awards, are open to CSAS members only.

Letters of support may be e-mailed, or printed copies may be sent by mail or courier.

Please send to:
Martin Nyachoit
Department of Animal Science
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
Email: martin_nyachoti@umanitoba.ca