AFA-NIET Distinguished Service Award

Call for Nominations


The AFA-NIET Vice Chair, and the four Regional Representatives comprise the standing committee known as the AFA-NIET Distinguished Service Award Committee. The purpose of the committee is to recommend to the entire NIET Committee each year the faculty member(s) deserving of this recognition. The award is presented annually at the AFA-NIET.

The criteria used by the AFA-NIET Distinguished Service Award Committee in making its recommendation(s) are:

  1. Present or past association with the AFA-NIET
  2. Contributions to the advancement and development of the AFA-NIET
  3. Leadership in forensics
  4. Innovations in forensics
  5. Scholarly investigation of forensics (not necessarily publications per se, but a scholarly approach to development)
  6. Qualities as a forensic educator

The Committee needs your input.

The nomination package includes a one-page summary of the nominee’s accomplishments, a nomination letter, and supporting letters of recommendation.

Please submit all nominations to:

Dr. Peter Pober
Department of Communication
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030

ppober@gmu.edu
Phone - 703-993-4119
Fax - 703-993-1096

Deadline for nominations is October 1

Previous Recipients of the AFA-NIET Service Award