Award
Description:
Presented to an evaluator who exemplifies outstanding evaluation
practice and who has made substantial cumulative contributions to
the field of evaluation through the practice of evaluation and whose
work is consistent with the AEA Guiding Principles for Evaluators.
The
award is give to an evaluator whose contributions to the field of
evaluation have been substantial, sustained over a number of years,
and cumulative.
The
award is not intended as recognition for a single achievement.
Outstanding evaluation practice is defined as conducting
evaluations, as would be evident in publications including technical
reports, as well as influencing the field in which evaluations are
performed.
This award is open to an evaluator in any area of evaluation (Examples: Human
Services, Non-Profits, Independent Consulting).
Required
Nomination Materials:
For hardcopy
submissions, five copies of each of the following materials must be
sent via landmail to the AEA office in a SINGLE package. Electronic
submissions must contain each of the following materials combined
into ONE electronic file.
Submitted materials are not returned.
Nomination Form: Please review all
of the required nomination materials before completing the
Nomination Form which can be found on the Submission Instructions
page (See below).
Nomination Justification:
A statement from either the nominee or nominator justifying the
award nomination. This should illustrate the nominee’s consistent
utilization of the
AEA Guiding
Principles for Evaluators.
Letters of Support:
At least two and no more than five statements from colleagues,
focusing on the criteria for the award, and in support of the
nomination.
Supporting Documentation:
A
vita or resume (maximum of 10 pages).
Up to three publications and reports. The committee asks that
nominators balance quality and brevity
balance quality and brevity when considering documents for
submission. Please select publications and reports that
demonstrate the quality of the nominee and avoid submitting
documents that duplicate the contribution of other documents.
Publications and reports provided should illustrate the
nominee’s consistent utilization of the AEA Guiding
Principles for Evaluators.
Submission Instructions: Once you have review
the Required Nomination Materials above please review the award
Submission Instructions.
