Guidelines for nomination for Gilruth Prize

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It is open to both members and non-members of the Association. The nominee must have brought great credit to the profession or made a major contribution to veterinary science in Australia over many years.

Only one award may be given in any one year and the award will not be given if a suitable recipient cannot be identified.

Nominations may be submitted by the Divisional and Special Interest Group Executive Committees.

Self-nominations will not be considered.

The AVA Awards Committee is responsible for receiving the nominations and ensuring that recipients have been judged as per the criteria.

The AVA Board ratifies the recipients before they are announced to ensure suitability of all recipients.

Secrecy should be maintained in relation to nominations.

It may be necessary to speak with the nominee to obtain information required for submitting but we ask that you do this discreetly and let them know that nominations do not guarantee success.

If not successful, the same nominee can be put forward for a further 2 years following their first nomination.

Please note that these nominations will not occur automatically. Subsequent nominations must be resubmitted to ensure that all relevant information is accurate and up to date.

After 2 years the nominator will have to apply to the Awards Committee (via Peta Bortfield) to request consideration to be able to submit another nomination.

The Awards Committee will not provide feedback on the nominations as they are confidential.

The Committee, Judges and Board will look at the outstanding service to veterinary science in Australia across:

  • Eminence
  • Quality of service
  • Duration of contribution
  • Impact on the Australian veterinary profession
  • 10-minute speaking opportunity at the next AVA Conference
  • Engraved trophy
  • Complimentary ticket to the AVA Conference on the day of their oration
  • One complimentary ticket to the AVA Gala Dinner where the award will be presented