You have until the extended deadline of this FRIDAY (Nov. 8) to submit a
nomination for a 2002 SIGAda Award.  This is the ideal year to champion
that worthy as-yet-unrecognized Ada hero from the past or present because
of low submissions so far this year; we will make at least one award in
each of the two categories.  Follow the link to
http://www.acm.org/sigada/exec/awards/awards.html to see past winners'
names and for the online submission form(s).

NOV. 8 will be the definite final date to accept Awards nominations because
yours truly undergoes a total knee replacement (no big deal, just something
that had to be done sooner or later and I have unspent Medical Spending
Plan $$ this year) on Nov.12 with return to action predicted to be about
Dec. 1.  Therefore, I must compile submissions and put them in the hands of
Awards Committee voters (past winners) by Nov. 11.

   -hh


<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 19:09:50 -0700
>From: <[log in to unmask]> (SIGAda Awards Committee)
>Subject:  2002 SIGAda Awards - Call for Nominations (due 11/5)
>
>
>In approximately 2 months, the 2002 SIGAda Awards will be presented in a
>special plenary session at the SIGAda 2002 conference in Houston.  (See
>http://www.acm.org/sigada/conf/sigada2002/ if you have somehow missed
>announcements of this year's annual SIGAda international conference.)
>
>Nominations for 2002 SIGAda awards are currently open and will be accepted
>until November 8.  We welcome nominations of deserving recipients from
>anyone in the Ada community.  The nomination form is at the end of this
>message and on the SIGAda website at
>http://www.acm.org/sigada/exec/awards/awards.html  --  including a new
>feature for online submissions recently added by SIGAda Secretary Clyde
>Roby (also a 2001 SIGAda Award winner!).  You need to visit this website to
>see past award winners' names so you don't nominate someone who has already
>won an award in a category.
>
>The ACM SIGAda Awards recognize individuals and organizations who have made
>outstanding contributions to the Ada community and to SIGAda.  The two
>categories of awards are:
>
>  (1) Outstanding Ada Community Contribution Award
>        -- For broad, lasting contributions to Ada technology & usage.
>
>  (2) ACM SIGAda Distinguished Service Award
>        -- For exceptional contributions to SIGAda activities & products.
>
>Your participation in the nominations process will help maintain the
>prestige and honor of these awards.
>
>Please consider who should be nominated this year.  You may nominate a
>person for either or both awards, and as many people as you think worthy.
>One or more awards will be made in both categories.
>
>Please visit http://www.acm.org/sigada/exec/awards/awards.html#Recipients
>and peruse the names of past winners.  This may help you think about the
>measure of accomplishment that is appropriate.  You may be aware of people
>who have made substantial contributions that have not yet been
>acknowledged.  Nominate them!  Consider what you believe to be the best
>developments in the Ada community or SIGAda in the last year; the last 5
>years; since Ada's inception.  Who was responsible?  Nominate them.
>
>Please note that anyone who has received either of the two awards remains
>eligible for the other.  Perhaps there is an outstanding SIGAda volunteer
>who has won our Distinguished Service Award and who has also made impactful
>contributions to the advance of Ada technology, or visa versa.  Nominate
>him or her!  There have been no dual winners in the 8-year history of the
>SIGAda Awards Program, and perhaps it's time to change that.
>
>The ACM SIGAda Awards Committee, comprised of volunteers who have
>previously won an award, will determine this year's recipients from your
>nominations.
>
>Call our attention to the people who are most deserving, by nominating
>them.  And please nominate by NOVEMBER 5!
>
>Thank you,
>
>
>Edward Colbert       Hal Hart
>Co-Chair             Co-Chair
>
>ACM SIGAda Awards Committee
>
>
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>          2002 SIGAda AWARDS NOMINATION FORM
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>Name of Nominee:
>Category of Nomination:  (mark one or both)
>        (1) Outstanding Ada Community Contribution
>        (2) ACM SIGAda Distinguished Service Award
>
>Name/Address of Nominee's Employer (if known):
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>
>Accomplishments supporting this nomination: (attach additional sheets if
>necessary) Note: Please be thorough in your description, since the awards
>committee will use these narratives as the primary basis for selection.
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>Affiliation(s) and position at time of accomplishments (if known):
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>Name of member submitting nomination:
>Address/Phone/E-mail of member submitting nomination:
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>Please send completed nomination forms by 5 Nov 2002 to [log in to unmask]
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>=================END OF SIGAda AWARDS NOMINATION FORM===================