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SERVICE AWARDS AND PAPER PRIZES

Two prizes will be awarded by the Aids and Anthropology Research Group at the 2009 American Anthropological Association Meeting, one for senior researchers and one for student research. The submissions are due by October 15th, 2009

The Clark Taylor Prize:

2005 Kathleen Erwin, PhD -- The Circulatory System: Blood Donation, AIDS and ‘Gift’ Exchange in China.
2007 Andrew Irving, Ph. D (University of Manchester) -- Ethnography, Art and Death*
The full paper will appear in The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Volume 13 Issue 1 Page 185-208, March 2007

The Student Paper Prize:

2007 Shana Hughes, Ph.D./MPH Student (University of South Florida) - An Epidemic Contextualized: HIV/AIDS in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Prize Committee:

The 2005 Prize Committee consisted of Rose Jones, Jodi Nettleton and Amanda Diers Schall
The 2007 Prize Committee consisted of Delia Easton, Alexander Rödlach and Kathleen Erwin

Criteria for Prize Awards:
Student and professional papers should be evaluated according to the following criteria:

Potential contributions to the literature/policy/direct impact on HIV/AIDS prevention and/or treatment.

Originality of argument and/or data analysis

Relevance of cultural, ethnic, gender and/or sexual orientation issues

Justified use of methods (when applicable)

Theoretical approach (when applicable)

Attention to previous research

Presentation--grammar, style, etc.

Suitability for submission to peer reviewed journals or other professional publications (including newsletters, monographs, etc.)

While all papers are judged in terms of the same criteria, judges will exercise reasonable judgment in separately assessing undergraduate student, graduate student and professional level submissions. In other words, undergraduate student submissions will not be judged against graduate student or professional submissions, and so forth. The goal of these criteria is to support the development of the highest quality submissions at all levels, while fairly judging each level of submission in terms of reasonable standards for years of experience in the field.

Please send in your paper, and encourage a colleague or encourage a student to send in a paper. We encourage interested persons to join AARG and send in a paper.

The chair of the paper committee is Delia Easton. The two other members, all three of whom will judge the papers, are Alexander Rödlach and Kathleen Erwin (past recipient).

Please send an electronic version of your paper to Delia Easton at: delia.easton@gmail.com on or before midnight of October 15, 2009. Delia will distribute the papers to the other two judges.

AARG DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
NOMINATIONS DUE OCTOBER 15, 2008

The AARG Distinguished Service Award is given every two years to a living anthropologist in recognition of her or his exceptionally meritorious contributions to the improvement of the health of people infected with or at risk of infection with HIV. It honors anthropologists' work in care and treatment, prevention, counseling, community organizing, and/or other activities that contribute directly to the well being and quality of life of persons infected with HIV or at risk of becoming infected with HIV.

The nominee must be an anthropologist and AAA member. Criteria for selection include the impact of the service work and the duration of the service work. The degree to which the service work promotes anthropology as a field concerned with improving the quality of human life is considered, as is the nominee's expected further contribution in the area of service, but neither promotion of anthropology nor the intent to remain in service are essential qualifications. Members of the AARG Steering Committee and previous winners of the AARG Distniguished Service Award will not be eligible for consideration.

Previous recpients of the AARG Distinguished Service Award and the AARG Member Recognition Awards are:

Norris Lang
Distinguished Service 1998 “Norris Lang exemplifies the AARG criteria for service excellence through his community work and his social work practice. He has extended his anthropological training beyond the realm of academic work to reach out to the community, specifically seeking additional training in order to become a social worker providing direct services to the local community of HIV positive persons. He has undertaken this service as SERVICE, with no professional rewards, within anthropology or the academy, expected.”

Raymond Bucko, S.J.
Member Recognition 2002 "In acknowledgement and deep appreication for excellent service in building the AIDS and Anthropology Research Group as a vital force in the promotion of AIDS research, service, policy formation, and advocacy, the Steering Committee of the AIDS and Anthropology Research Group honors Ray Bucko"

Alfredo Gonzalez
Distinguished Service 2002 "In recognition of his exceptionally meritorious contributions to the improvement of the health of people infected with or at risk of infection with HIV"

Ralph Bolton
Distinguished Service 2006 "In recognition of his outstanding scholarly and personal response to the AIDS crisis from its very beginning and his meritorious contributions in educating colleagues and communities on HIV/AIDS issues."

Nominations, due by October 15 2008, must consist of a letter providing an account (no longer than 300 words) of the specific service(s) performed by the nominee, including the time frame and outcomes of his or her efforts. This statement should make the case for why the nominee should be recognized for their significant service contribution. The statement must begin with the nominee's name, affiliation, and full current contact information. A copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae (CV) should be attached when possible; otherwise, a copy of the CV will be requested of the nominee by the chair of the Paper Prize and Service Award Committee Chair at the time the nomination is received.

The Service Award Committee will meet to consider all nominations and vote by simple majority to determine the recipient of the AARG Service Award. Members of the AARG Steering Committee will be informed of the results of the vote, following which the recipient of the award will be notified of the pending award presentation prior to the November AARG business meeting. In the case of a tie, criteria for re-evaluation of the tied nominations will be agreed upon and recorded by the Paper Prize and Service Award Committee.

The 2008 Service Award Committee is made up of Ralph Bolton (2006 prize recipient -Chair), Pat Whelahan, Raymond Bucko, and Fred Bloom.

The AARG Distinguished Service Award is funded by the AIDS and Anthropology Research Group (AARG), a special committee of the Society for medical Anthropology (SMA), which is a unit of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). The AARG Service Award will consist of a $100 honorarium, a plaque signifying the receipt of the award, and a presentation ceremony at the business meeting of the AARG at the annual meeting of the AAA in November. The Service Award was instituted in 1998 and is awarded every other year (in alternation with AARG's paper prizes).

The AARG Service Award will be made annually to a living anthropologist in recognition of her/his exceptionally meritorious contributions to the improvement of the health of people infected with or at risk of infection with HIV. It honors anthropologists' work in care and treatment, prevention, counseling, community organizing, and/or other activities that contribute directly to the well being and quality of life of those persons infected with HIV or at risk of becoming infected with HIV. Individuals nominated and considered for the award should be at a point in their career where they can reasonably be expected to make further contribution.

The AARG Service Award is funded by the AIDS and Anthropology Research Group (AARG), a special committee of the Society for medical Anthropology (SMA), which is a unit of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). The AARG Service Award will consist of a $100 honorarium, a plaque signifying the receipt of the award, and a presentation ceremony at the business meeting of the AARG at the annual meeting of the AAA in November.
The recipient of the AARG Service Award will be selected by the AARG Paper Prize and Service Award Committee. A call for nominations for the AARG Service Award will be announced in the Fall issue of the AARG Newsletter along with criteria and deadline for submission to be determined by the Paper Prize and Service Award Committee. Nominations will include a description of the nominee's work and why they deserve to have their service recognized. A copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae (CV) will be requested of the nomination by the chair of the Paper Prize and Service Award Committee Chair at the time the nomination is received, however, receipt of CV is not a necessary condition for nominations to be considered.
The Paper Prize and Service Award Committee will meet to consider all nominations and vote by simple majority to determine the recipient of the AARG Service Award. Members of the AARG Steering Committee will be informed of the results of the vote, following which the recipient of the award will be notified of the pending award presentation prior to the November AARG business meeting. Criteria for evaluation will be agreed upon and recorded by the Paper Prize and Service Award Committee.
Members of the AARG Steering Committee and previous winners of the AARG Service Award will not be eligible for consideration.

Send your nominations to:

Professor Ralph Bolton
7344 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505

E-Mail: professorbolton@aol.com

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Norris Lang Distinguished Service	1998	“Norris Lang exemplifies the AARG criteria for service excellence through his community work and his social work practice. He has extended his anthropological training beyond the realm of academic work to reach out to the community, specifically seeking additional training in order to become a social worker providing direct services to the local community of HIV positive persons. He has undertaken this service as SERVICE, with no professional rewards, within anthropology or the academy, expected.”
Raymond Bucko, S.J. Member Recognition	2002	"In acknowledgement and deep appreication for excellent service in building the AIDS and Anthropology Research Group as a vital force in the promotion of AIDS research, service, policy formation, and advocacy, the Steering Committee of the AIDS and Anthropology Research Group honors Ray Bucko"
Alfredo Gonzalez Distinguished Service	2002	"In recognition of his exceptionally meritorious contributions to the improvement of the health of people infected with or at risk of infection with HIV"
Ralph Bolton Distinguished Service	2006	"In recognition of his outstanding scholarly and personal response to the AIDS crisis from its very beginning and his meritorious contributions in educating colleagues and communities on HIV/AIDS issues."